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lhe deposilor.cs hereby constituted consistently
With the other official duties imposed upon them.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
Treasurer Of the United States. the Treasurer Of
abe Mini Of the United States, the Treasurer OF
ihe Branch Mint Al New Orleans, and all the as
sislant troaNurers hereinbeiore directed To be ap-
pointed, shall respectively give bonds to the Uni
Ted States, faithfully 10 discharge the duties OF
their respective Offices according TO law, and Tor
such amounts as shall be directed by the Secreta-
~ of the Treasury, with sureues TO the satsiac-
lion Of the Solicitor of the Treasury: and shall,
from Time 10 time, renew, strengthen, and in-
crcase their official bonds, as the Secretary Of the
Treasury may direct; any law in reference To any
OF the official bonds Of any Of the said officers
% the contrary Notwithstanding.
See. 8. Aud Be il further enacted, That il shall
be the duty OF the Secretary of the Trcausry, at
as early day as possible after the passage of this
act. 10 require from the several repositories here
by constituted, and whose official bonds arc not
hcreinbelorc provided for, TO execute bonds, new
and suitable in their terms, TO meet the new and
increased duties imposed upon them, respective
w, by this act, and with surclies and in sums
such as shall seem reasonable aud safe to the So
llclor Of the Treasury; and, from time to time,
10 require such bonds to be renewed and increas-
od in amount, and strengthened by new surcles,
60 meet any increasing responsibility which may
grow out of accumulationSo of money inthe hands
of the depository, or out Of any other duty or
responsibility arising under this or any other law
of Congress.
Sec. .. Andbe il further enacted, Thai all col
Iectors and receivers of public money, of every
character and description, within the District Of
Columbia, shall, as frequently as they may be
directed by the Secretary Of the Treasury, or the
Postmaster General, 50 to do, pay over TO the
Treasurer Of the United States, at the Treasury,
all public moneys collected by them, or in their
hands; that all such collectors and receivers Of
public moneys within the cities of Philadelphia
and New Orleans shall, upon the same direction,
pay over TO the TreasuTcrs of the mnts in their
respective cities, at the said mnts, all public mo-
neys collected by them, or in their hands; and
that all such collectors and receivers of public
moneys within the cities of New York; Boston,
Charleston, and ST. Louis, shall, upon the same
direction, pay over to the assistant trcasurers in
their respective cities, at their offices, respective
w., all the public moneys collected by them, ol
in their hands, 10 be safely kept by the said res.
pcctlvc repositories until otherwise disposed o
according 10 law; and ii shall be- the duty of the
said Secretary and Postmaster General, rcspcc.
lively, 10 direct such payments by the said coIlcc,
tors and receivers at all said places, at least as
often rs once in each week, and us much more
frequently, IN all cases. as they in their discretion
may think proper.
Sec. 10. And be il further enacted, That it
shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Trcasu-
~ to nansIcr the moneys in the hands of any
depository hereby constituted to the treasury of
the United States, To be there safely kept, To the
credit Of the Treasurer of the United States, ac
cording to the provisions of this act; and, also
rotranscr moneys in the hands of any one de-
postory constituted by this act to any other de-
postory constituted by the same, at his discretion
and as the safety of the public moneys and the
convenience Of the public service shall seem to
him to require; which authority to transfer the
moneys belonging to the Post Office Department
is also hereby conferred upon the Post Master
General, so ilr as lbs exercise by him may be con.
siscnt with the provisions of existing laws; and
every depository constituted by hsact shall keep
his account Of the money paid or deposited with
him, belonging to the Post Office Department
separate and distinct from the account kept by
him of other public moneys 50 paid or deposited
And for the purpose of payments on the public
the United States to draw upon any Of the said
repositories, as he may think most conducive to
the public interests; or to the convenience of the
public creditors, or both. And each depository
SO drawn upon shall make returns to the Treas
try and Post Office Departments Of all money
received and paid by him, at such times and in
such form as shall be directed by the Secretary
of the Treasury OF the Postmaster General.
Sec. II. And be- it further enacted, That the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall be, and he is
hereby authorized to cause examinations to be-
made of the books, accounts, and money on hand
of the several repositories constituted by this
act; and Tor that purpose toappolnIspocla agents,
rs occasion may require, with compensation, not
exceeding six dollars per day and travelling cx.
pnnscs a5 he may think reasonable, to bo fixed
and declared at the time Of each appointment
Tho agent, selected tn make these examinations
shall be instructed to examine as well the books
accounts aud returns of the officer as the mon.
cy on hand, and the manner of its being kept, to
the end that uniformity and accuracy in the ac-
counts, rs well rs safety to lhcpublic money, may
be secured thereby.
Sec. 70. And be it further enacted, That in
addition 10 the examination provided for in the
last preceding section, aud as further guard oven
the public moneys, ii shall be the duty of each
naval officer and surveyor, as u check upon the
assistant treasurer, or the collector of the Gus
toms, of their respective districts; of each regis
ter Of land office, as a check upon the receiver
oi his land office; and Of the director and super
ntendent of each mint and branch MINT wher
separate offices, as a check upon the treasures
respectively, of the said mints or the persons ac
Ilng as such, al the close of each quarter of tn,
year, and as much more frequently as they shal
be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury /,
do so, TO examine the books, accounts, returns
and money on hand, of the assistant treasurers
collectors, receivers of land offices, treasurers O
the mint and each branch mint, and persons act
ing as such; and to make full accurate, am
faithful return TO the Treasury Department O