State journal & flag. [volume] (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 1843-1846, 1846-11-20
PUDLIc.-No. 80.

SESSION OF THE TWENTY NINTH CONGRESS.
PUBLIc.-No. 80.
AN ACT to provide for the better organization
OF the Treasury, and for the collection. safe
keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the pub
lie revenue.
Whereas, by the fourth section of the act emit.
tied "An act to establish the Treasury De-
partment," approved September Two, seven
teen hundred and eighty-nine, it was provided
that it should be the duty of the Treasury to
receive and keep the moneys of the United
States, and to disburse the same upon war.
rants drawn by the Secretary of the Treasury,
countersigned by the Comptroller, and recor-
ded by the Register, and not otherwise and
whereas it is found necessary to make further
provisions to enable the Treasury the better
to carry INTO effect the intent of the said Sec
ton in relation to the receiving and disburs-
ing the moneys of the United States: There
fore
[SEc. IL Be 1t enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives. of the United
States of America IN Congress assembled,
That The rooms prepared and provided in tho
new Treasury building at the seat of Govern
ment for the use of the Treasurer of the United
States, his assistants, and clerks, and occupied
by them, and also the fire. proof vaults and safes
erected in said rooms for the keeping ofthe pub.
lie moneys in the possession and under the inn
mediate control Of said. Treasurer, and such 9TH
er apartments as are provided tor in this act as
places of deposite of the public money, are
hereby constituted and declared to be, the Urea.
sury of the United States. And all moneys
paid into the same shall be subject to the draft
of the Treasurer, drawn agreeabIy to appropri-
atoms made by law.
SEC. 2. .1nd belt further enacted, That the
mint Of the United States, in the city of phila-
delphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, and the
branch mint in the city of New Orleans, in the
State of Louisiana, and The vaults and safes
thereof, respectively, shall be places of deposit
and safe keeping of the public moneys at those
points, respectively; and the treasurer Of the
said mint and branch mint, respectively. for the
time being shall be assistant treasurers under
the provisions of this act, and shall have the GUS
tody and care Of all public moneys deposited
within the same, and shall perform all the duties
required 10 be performed by them, in reference
to the receipt, safe-keepng, transfer, and dis
bursements of all such moneys, according to the
provisions hereinafter contained.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That the
rooms which were directed 70 be prepared and
provided within the custom-houses in the city Of
New York, in the State Of New York, and in
the city of Boston, in the State Of MassacIii-
setts for the use of receivers general of public
moneys, under the provisions of the &C. enti-
tied IAN act to provide for the collection, safe
keeping. transfer, and disbursement of the pub
lie revenue" approved July fourth, eighteen hun
dred and forty, shall be for the of the assis-
tant treasurers hereinafter directed to be ap-
pointed at those places respectively; as shall be
also the fireproof vaults and safes prepared and
provided within said rooms for the keeping of the
public moneys collected and deposited with them
respectively and the assistant treasurers, from
time TO time appointed at those points, shall have
the custody and care Of the said rooms, vaults.
and safes, respectively, and Of all the public
moneys deposited within the same, and shall
perform ali the duties required to be performed
by them, in reference to the receipt. safe-keep-
ing, transfer, and disbursement of all such mon-
eys, according to the provisions Of this act.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, with suitable and convenient rooms,
which were directed 10 be erected, prepared.
and provided for the use of receivers general of
public money, at the expense of the United
States, at the city Of Charleston, in the State Of
South Carolina, and at the city of st. Louis. in
the State of Missouri, under the act entitled
"An act to provide for the collection, safe keep
ing, transfer, and disbursement of the public
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revenue, approved 1uiy .ourtn' elgnseen nun
dred and iorty, soall DC Iol tne use OF Tue assls'
tant treasures hereinafter directed 10 oe appoint
ed At the places ABOVE. namee; as saal, oe also
Ihe nfe.Pfool vaults a"r o.,ee e'eo.eu ~' .n
said ofhces ana rooms ior the keeping OF the
public money collected ana dePosIed az nose
points respectively; ana Inc SAID assistant urea.
surers' from time TO time appointed at those
places, shall have Inc CUSTODY and care OF inc
said Offices, vaults, and safes' erected prepared
and provided as AFORESAID, ana oil all the PUBIC
moneys deposited within me same and shall per-
form OIL Inc duties required 20 Os Oy
transfer, and disbursement or all such moneys,
according 10 the provisions hereinafter contain
ed.
SEC. b. and De IL f4rther enacted That the
President shall nominate. and by and with the
advice and consent OF the Senate appoint, four