The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-09-05

competent jurisdiction, shall be sentenced 10 I
imprisonment for a term Of not less than six 7
months nor more than ten years, and to a hne
equal to the amount Of the money embezzled.
Transfers are only to DO made by the order
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, or If it be
Post Office money, "a separate account Of which
is to be keptO by the Post Master General
Transfers from the present depositares to the
Branch Treasures cannot be ordered before the
LIST Of January next. The Treasurer is em-
powered, however, to draw as usual upon those
repositories for such sums as may be necessa
ry for the payment Of the public accounts,
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorised
to cause examinations TO be made Of the books,
accounts and money on hand, Of the several
depositaries constituted by the act; and for
that purpose TO appoint special agents, as oc-
caslon may require, with such compensation,
not exceeding six dollars per day, and travel
ling expenses as he may think reasonable, to
be fixed at the timo Of each appointment
The agents selected to make these exumina-
tons shall be instructed to examine as we'll
the books, accounts, and returns of the officer,
as the money on hand, and the manner of its
being kept, in order that uniformity and accu-
racy in the accounts, as well as safety TO the
' public moneys, may be secured. And as a
further guard over the public moneys, it Is made
the duty Of each naval officer and surveyor to
act, as a check upon the assistant treasurer, OF
the collector Of the customs, of their respec.
tive districts; Of each register Of a land office,
as check upon the receiver Of his land Office
' and of the director and superintendent Of each
mint and branch mint, when separate offices
~ as a check upon the treasurers respectively, o
the said minis, or the persons acting as such
at the close of each quarter Of the year, ant
as much more frequently as they shall be di
rected by the Secretary Of the Treasury to d.
so, to examine the books, accounts, returns
and money on hand, Of the assistant treasu
:, rers, collectors, receivers Of land Offices, trea
:. surers Of the mint and each branch mint, an
!. persons acting as such; and to make a full, &C
!. curate, and faithful return to the Treasur
~ Department of their condition.
a. Receivers Of public moneys and patenteC
II. wishing to make payment for patents, may pa
in to any of the Branch Treasures or to tn
,rs Secretary Of the Treasury, or into such oth'
,sd depository created by the act as the secretar
of the Treasury may designate.
4. On the LIST of January, l847, and therealte
all duties, taxes, sales Of public lands, deb
- . and sums Of money a%ccruing or becoming dV
to the United States, and also all sums due f
postages, or otherwise, to the Post Office D
u. partment, shall be paid in gold and silver co
only.
1t is made the duty of the Secretary Of Il
Treasury to issue and publish regulations
- enforce the speedy presentation of all Cover
ment drafts for the payment at the place whe
NJ payable, and to prescribe the time, aCcordiI
to the different distances Of the depositori
from the seat of government, within which
=. drafts upon them, respectively, shall be presel
g.. ed for payment; and in default of such prese
-. tation, 10 direct any other mode and place
payment, which he may deem proper, but,
all those regulations and directions, he sh
!, :, guard, as far as may be, against those dra
being used or thrown into circulation as a pal
currency or medium Of exchange.
Twelve thousand dollars are appropriated
carry the bill into operation. Quarterly p,
LEGATIONS Of the state Of the sub-treasuries
the treasury, specie on hand, drafts out, e
it is provided shall be made.