The daily union., 1846-09-25

first day Of January In the year one thousand eigf
hundred and forty seven, and thereafter, all duties
taxes, sales Of public lands, debts, and sums 0
money aecruing or becoming due 10 the Unite
States, and also all sums due for postages other
wise, 10 the General Post Office Department, shal
be paid in gold and silver coin only, or in treasur!
notes issued under the authority Of the Unite'
States: Provided, That the Secretary Of the Treas
ury shall publish, monthly, in two newspapers a
the city of Washington, the amount Of specie at tn
several places Of deposite the amount OF treasury
notes or drafts issued, and the amount outstanding
on the last day OF each month.
SEC. 10. .4ad bs IL further enacted, That on th'
first day Of April, one thousand eight hundred ant
forty-seyen, and thereafter, every offcer or sgen
engaged Ia making disbursements on account OF ths
United States, or Of the General Post once, shal
make all payments in gold and silver CON, or "
treasury notes. II the creditor agree 10 receive saiu
notes 10 payment; and any receiving or disbnrsins
officer or agent who shall neglect, eyade, or violate
the provisions OF this and the last preceding section
of TINS act shall by The Secretary OF Treasury, be
Immediately reported the President Of the United
States with the facts Of such neglect, evasion, on
violations and also To Congress, II IN session. and II
not in session, at the commencement OF It's session
next afler the violation takes place.
SEC 90 .9id De Il further enacted, That no ex-
change of funds shall be made by any dlsbursing Of
fcers or agents of the government, of any grade or
denomination whatsoever, or connected win any
branch ofthe public service other than on exchange
for gold and silver and every such dsbursng oifeer
when the means for his disbursements are furnished
TO him in gold and silver, shall make his pay
menls in the money furnished; or when those
means are furnished 10 him in drafts, shall cause
those drafts 10 be presented at their place OF pay.
ment, and properly paid according to the law; and
shall make his payments in the money so received
for the drafts furnished, unless, IN either case, he
n. he m hIa hand fnF al
silver Al par And it shall be, and is hereby, made
che dsiS OF the head of the proper department i'm,
medisely TO suspend from duty any disbursing Off
Ger who shall violate the provisions Of this section,
and forthwi To report the name OF the othcer or
agent to the President with the fact Of the violation,
and all the circumstances accompanying the same
and within the knowledge Of the said secretary, TO
the end that such officer agent may be promptly
removed from Office or restored TO his trust and the
performance OF his duties, as to the President may
seem just and proper: Providsd, hOtosrr, That
those disbursng officers having, at present, credits
IN the banks, shall until the first day OF January
next, be allowed 10 check on the same, allowing the
public creditors to receive their pay from the banks
either in specie or bank notes.
SEC 81. .1nd be further enacted, That il shall be
the duty Of the Secretary Of the Treasury to issue
Bnd publish regulations To enforce the speedy pre-
ssntaton Of all government drafts for payment al
the place where payable, and 10 prescribe the time,
RES from the seat Of government, within which
all drafts upon them, respectively, shall be pre-
sened for payment and, in default Of such pre-.
sentation, 10 direct any other mode and place OF
payment which he may deem proper but IN all
these regulations and directions, It shall be the
duty Of the Secretary OF the Treasury to guard,
as far as may be, against those drafts being used
or thrown into circulation as paper currency, or
medium of exchange. And no officer of the
United States shall, either directly or indirectly,
sell or dispose to any person or persons, or cor
porations, whatsoever, for premium, any treasury
note, draft, warrant, other public security, not
his private property, sell dispose of the avails
or proceeds Of such note draft, warrant, security
in his hands for disbursement, without making
return Of such premium, and accounting therefor
by charging the same in his accounts the credit
OF The United States; and any officer violating this
section shall be forthwith dismissed from office,
Src % .1nd be il further enacted That the assist
ant ueRsurers duecied by this act TO be appointed
snail receive respectively, the following salaries per
annum, to be paid quarter-yearly at the treas
ury Of the United States TO wIt the assistant treas
urer at New York shall be paid salary Of four
thousand dollars per annum; the assistant treasurer
at Boston shall be paid salary of two thousand
five hundred dollars per annum the assistant treas
urer at Charleston shall be paid salary Of two
thousand FIVE hundred dollars per annum the assist
ant treasurer at ST. Louis shall be paid a salary OF
wo thousand FIVE hundred dollars per annum; the
of the mint at Philadelphia shall, IN ad-
dtion to his present salary, receive five hundred
dollars annually, for the performance OF the duties
imposed by this act the treasurer Of the branch mint
at New Orleans shall also receive five hundred dol
lars annually, for the additional duties created by
this act; and these salaries respectively, shall be in
full for the services of the respective officers,
shall either of them be permitted to charge or re-
celVe any commission, pay, or perquisite, for any
official service ofany character description what
soever; and the making of any such charge, or the
receipt Of any such compensation, is hereby de-
clared to be misdemeanor, for which the officer
convicted thereof, before any court of the United
States Of competent jurisdiction, shall be subject to
punishment by fine or imprisonment, or both, at
the discretion Of the court before which the offence
shall be tried ..s H."
SEC. % find be further enacted, That there shall
be, and hereby is appropriated to be paid out of
any money in the treasury not otherwise appro-
prated, the sum of five thousand dollars, to be ex
pended under the direction of the Secretary of the
Treasury, in such repairs or additions may be
necessary to put in good condition for use with as
little delay may be consistent with the public in
terests the Offices rooms, vaults and safes herein
mentioned, and in the purchase of any necessary ad
ditIonal furniture and fixtures, in the purchase of
necessary books and stationery, and in defraying
any other incidental expenses necessary to carry
this act into effect ..... .a. .-...r... ... .
SEC. "a. find be IL further enacted, That all acts
or paris OF acts which come in conflict with the
provisions Of this act be- and the same are hereby
repealed. .....
Approved, August 6th 1546.
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