The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-03
any one clerk SO appointed exceed one thousand dollars

OF tie Treasury may ct his tran fer the bslsn.
snv o.her of Inc nresent depostares IA he NAV deem
In safety of the public money the public convenience
NAV require Provided That nothing in this act shall be
construed auhoriz the Secretary Of the Treasury
TO transfer the balances remaining with any of the pre-
sent depositres to the deposares construed by this
act before the FIRST day OF January next And provided
that for the purpose of pay ments public account out
OF balances remaining with the present depositaries it
draw upon of the said depostaries he think
most conducive TO the public interest to the con-
venience OF the public creditors, or both
src 10 And be il further enacted, That all marshals
district attorneys and others having public money to
pay TO the United States and all patentees wishing to
make for patents to be issued may pay all sneh
moneys to the treasurer OF the United States 10 the
treasurer Of either Of the minis in Philadelphia or New
Orleans to either of the other assistant reasurers or 20
such other eposry constituted 10y this act as SHAH be
designa,"db the secretary OF the Treasury IN other parts
OF he Unite States 10 receive such payments and give
receipts tii 'atcs of deposit therefor
SC II sni he itfurher enacted. that all officers and
other charged by this any other act with the
ssfeI ping transfer and disbursement of the public
moneys other than those connected with the Post Office
Department are hereby required to Keep an accurate en-
try of each received, and of each pay trans
fer and that any Of the said officers of
connected with tAe Post Office Department shall convert
10 his use, in any way whatever shall use, by
way of investment in any kind property merchan
disc shall loan. with without interest or shall
poste in any bank shall exchange other funds
cept as allowed by this act any portion of the public
moneys intrusted to him for safekecpng
transfer for any other purpose every such shall
be deemed and adiudged to be embazzlement of so
much OF the said moneys as shall be thus taken convert.
ed, invested used oaned deposited which
is hereby declared TO be felony and any failure pay
over or TO produce the public money nrusted such
person shall he held and taken be prima ace evidence
oil suca emhezzlement aud II any officer charged with
the disbursement of public moneys shall accept
ceve or transmit TO tho Treasury Department, to be al
lowed in his favor. any receipt voucher from cred
tor OF the United States without having paid to sush
creditor in such funds as the sad ofhcer may have
ceved ior dsbnrsem"nt or such other funds as he NAV
he authorised by this act TO take in exchange, the full
amount specified IN such receipt or voucher h
act sh" tie deemed to be CONVEX. ion by ~ officer
his own OF III" amount Ned in such receipt
voucher and an, Off 'er agent # tho United STATES
and ali persons advising participating such beng
convicted thereof before Of Unite Staes
OF competent jursiicuon shall he
ment for a tern OF not less than six months nor
than ten years ana to fine equal 10 the amount OF the
money emhezllrd
SIC 10 And be it further enacted, That until the
rooms Offices vaults and safes directed by the hrst four
sections OF this act to be constructed and prepared for
the use OF the treasurer OF the States the easurers of
the minis at Philadelphia and Orleans AMI the assistant
easurers at Now York Boston, Charleston Detroit and
St Louis, can be constructed and prepared use it
shall be the duty Of the Secretary the Treasury
procure suitable for Offices for those officers at
their respective locations and contract such
vaults and safes may be required for the
OF the public moneys in the charge and custody of those
oicers respectively; the expenses to be paid by the
And whereas, by the thirtieh section of the act ent
tied An act to regulate the collection of duties impo
sed by law on the tonnage of ships vessels, and
goods wares and merchaDdses imported into the United
States and approved July hiry-one hundred
and eighty nine provided that all fees and dues col
eced by virtue of that act should DO received gold and
silver coin only and whereas also, by the fifth section
amend the act entitled An act providing for the sale Of
the lands OF the United States n the rrory northwest
OF the Ohio. and above the mouth of the kentucky ri
YER" it provided that pay for said lands
shall be made ny all purchasers in specie eviden
ces OF tie public debt; and whereas experience has
proved that said provisions ought be revived and
forced according to the true and wise intent
stuton of the United States
SIC H. And be 1t further enacted That the LIST day
OF January IN the year ls47 and thereafter, all duties
taxes sales Of public lands, debts and of money
accruing becoming due to the United States and also
all sums due for posages otherwise, to the General
Post Office Department shall be paid in gold and silver
coin only.
See 20 And be further enacted That on the LIST day
OF April is47 and thereafter every officer agent
States of the Post Office shall make al pay.
ments in gold and silver coin ony and receiving
violate the provisions Of this and preceding sec
ton Of this act shall by the Secretary of the Treasury
be Immediately reported to the President of United
States with the facts OF such neglect evasion viola
ton and also to Congress, if in session; and if in
session. at the commencement Of its session next after
SEC 81 And be it further enacted, That no exchange
OF funds shall be made by any disbursng officers
whatsoever connected with any branch of the pub-
lie service, other than an exchange for gold silver
and every such discussing officer when the for
his disbursements furnished him in gold and sill
YER, shall make his in the money furnished;
or when those means are furnished to him in drafts shall
cause those drafts to be at their place of pay
men and properly paid according to the law; and shall
make his payments in the money received for the
drafts furnished unless in such he exchange
means in his hands for gold and silver at par And
shall be- and is hereby made the duty of head of the
proper department Immediately to suspend from duty
any disbursng officer who shall violate the provisions Of
this section and forthwith report the name of the off.
agent the President with the fact of the viola
ton and all the circumstances accompanying same
and within the knowledge of the said to the
end that such officer agent may be promptly removed
from office, restored TO his trust the
OF his duties as to the President may seem lust and pro-
per-Provded, however. That those discussing officers
having at present, credits in the banks shall until
hrs day OF January neat, be allowed check the
same slowing tne pueiic creditors to receive their pay
from the banks either in specie or bank notes
Sac - Aud be IT further enacted hat IL shall be the
duty OF the secretary Of the Treasury issue and pub
sh regulations to enforce the speedy presentation all
government Drafts Tor pay ment at the place pay
aoie anu ~ prescribe the Tine, according uer
ent us ances oil the deposaries govern
men witiin watch all drafts upon them respectively,
snail be esrnted Tor pay and default Of such
pre'en'aon to direct an, other mode and place of pay
nent when ne may deem proper but in ali Iegu
lations and du ectons shall be the duty OF the Sec
tay OF tue Treasury to guard far may be- against
those drafts being used or thrown into circulation
payer currency medium exchange.
SIC - And be 1t further enacted, That the assistant
treasurers directed by this act to be appointed shall
ccive respectively, the following per annum to
be paid quarterly early at the treasury of the United
staes wit assistant at New York shall
be paid salary of thousand dollars per annum the
assistant treasurer Boston shall be paid salary of
fv hundred dollars per anuum the assistant
treasurer Charleston shall paid salary otwo thou
sand hive hundred dollars per assistant trea
surer at 81 Louis shall be paid salary Of two thousand
hve hundred dears per AMMAN the treasurer OF the
mint at Philadelphia shall addition his present sala
ry, receive five hundred dollars annually, the per-
surer Of the branch mint New Orleans shall also re-
ceive five hundred dollars annually, for additional
duties created by this act and these salaries
y shall be iu the OF the respective off.
GERS, nor stall either Of them be permitted to charge
receive any commission pay, or perqui, te for any Off
,ia service, OF any character whatsoever
and the making OF such charge receipt any
'uch compensation Is hereby declared to be misde
neanor for which the officer convicted thereof before
any Of the United States of competent ursdic
shall be subject to punishment by fine imprisonment
OF ooth at the discretion OF the court before which the
offence shall be tried.
src "a And be it further enacted, That there shall
Pc ana Is hereby appropriated to be paid Of any
money IN the easury not otherwise appropriated the
sum OF Twelve Thousand dollars expended under
the direction oil the Secretary Of the Treasury such
repairs OF sduions as may be necessary to put in good
coniiion Tor USE with as little delay as NAV be
ent with the public interests, the Offices rooms vaults
and sales herein mentioned and purchase of any
necessary additional furniture fixtures IN the nue.
chase OF necessary books and stationary and in det,av