State journal & flag. [volume] (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 1843-1846, 1846-11-20

Ger or agent engaged in making disbursements
on account of the United States, or of the Gen.
eral Post Office, shall make oil payments in
gold and silver coin, or in Treasury notes. if; The
creditor agree TO receive said notes in payment;
and any receiving or dlsbursing officer or agent
who shall neglect, evade, or violate the prov-
sions of this and the last preceding section of
this act, shall, by the Secretary of the Treasury,
be Immediately reported to the President of the
United States, with the facts of such neglect.
evasion, or violation and also to Congress, if
in session and if not in session, at the com :
mencement of its session next after the viola
| ton takes place.
SEC. 90. Ard b. il t1rlher enacted THAT no
exchange of funds shall be made by any dis
bursting officers or agents of the Government, of
any grade or denomination whatsoever. or con
nected with any branch of the public service,
other than on exchange for gold and silver and
every such discussing officer, when the means
for his disbursements are furnished to him in
gold and silver, shall make his payments in the
money SO furnished or when those means are
furnished to him in drafts shall cause those
drafts to be presented at their place of payment,
and properly paid according TO the law, and
shall make his payments in The money so res
ceived for The drafts furnished, unless. in either
case, he can exchange the means in his hands
for gold and silver at par And it shall be and
is hereby made the duty Of the head of the prop.
er Department Immediately to suspend from dI.
ty any dsbursing officer who shall violate the
provisions of this section, and forthwith to re-.
port the name of the officer Or agent TO the Pre-
sdent, with the fact of the violation, and all the
circumstances accompanying the same and with
in the knowledge OF the said Secretary, to the
end that such officer or agent may be promptly
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the performance of his duties, as 10 the President
may seem just and pr oper: Provided, hopeuer,
That those disbursing officers, having at pres
ent credits IN the banks, shall, until the first day
Of January next, be allowed 10 check on the
same, allowing the public creditors 10 receive
their pay FROM the banks either in specie or bank
notes.
SEC. 81. And be il further enacied That it
shall be the duty ofthe Secret ry of the Urea.
sury to issue and publish regulations 10 enforce
the speedy presentation of all Government drafts
for payment at the place where payable, and to
prescribe the time, according TO the different dis
tances of the deposiiarles from the seat of Cow
eminent, within which all drafts upon them, res
pectively, shall be presented for payment and,
in default of such presentation, to 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 a9er 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 corporations, what
sOeyer, for premium, any Treasury note, draft,
warrant, or other public security. not his pr-
vate property, or sell dispose of The avails OR
proceeds of such note, draft, warrant or secu-
rity in his hands for disbursement, without ma
king return of such premium, and accounting
therefor by charging the same in his accounts TO
the credit Of the United States and any officer
violating this section shall be forthwith dismiss
ed from office.
Sec. o. And6e il further enacted, That the
assistant treasurers directed by this act to De
appointed shall receive, respectively, the follow.
ing salaries per annum, 20 be paid quarter
yearly al the Treasury ofthe United States, to
wit : the assistant treasurer at New York shall
be paid salary OF four thousand dollars per n
nun the assistant treasurer at Boston shall be
paid salary of two thousand five hundred dol.
lars per annum; the assistant treasurer at
Charleston shall be paid salary of two thou>
sand five hundred dollars per annum, the asss.
tant treasurer at St. Louis shall be paid salary
of TWO thousand five hundred dollars per annurn;
the treasurer of the mint al PhiIa delphia shall,
IN addition 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 dollars annually, for the
additional duties created by this act and these
salaries, respectively, shall be in full for the ser
vices of the respective officers nor shall either
Of them be permitted TO charge or receive any
commission, pay, or perquisite, for any othcial
service. ofany character or description whatso>
ever; and the making of any such charge, or
the receipt of any such compensation is hereby
declared to be misdemeanor for which the Of,
ficer convicted thereof, before any court of the
subject to punishment by fine and Imprisonment,
or both, at the discretion of the court before
which the offence shall be tried.
Sec. %. And be 1t further enacted, That
tie G shall be and hereby is appropriated, to be
paid out Of any money in the Treasury not 9TH
erwlse appropriated, the sum OF five Thousand
dollars. TO be expended, under the direction OF
the Secretary Of the Treasury, in such repairs
or additions as may be necessary to put in good
condition for use, with as little delay as may be
consistent with the public interests, the Offices,
rooms, vaults, and safes herein mentioned, and
in the purchase ofany necessary additional fur
niture and fixtures, in the purchase of necessary
books and stationery, and in defrayng any other
incidental expenses necessary TO carry this act
into effect.
SEC. "a. find be il further enacted, That al
acts or parts Of acts which come in conflict with
the provisions of ills act be, and the same are
hereby, repealed.
Approved, August 6, 1916.