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quiTc: Provided, That nothing IN tins act shall I
be 50 construed as TO authorize the Secretary Of
the Treasury To transfer the balances remaining /
with any Of the present repositories, to the de- /
positories constituted by this act, before the first
day Of January next And provided, that, for the /
purpose Of payments Of public account, out Of
balances remaining with the present deposltories'
It shall be lawful for the treasurer Of the United
States TO draw upon any Of the said repositories
as he may think most conducive TO the public
interest, or 10 the convenience Of the public cred
iiors, or both.
Sec. Is. And be il further enacted, That all
marShals, district attorneys, and others having
public money to pay to the United States, aud all
patentces wishing to make payments for patents
to be issued, may pay all such moneys to the
treasurer Of the United States, TO the treasurer of
either Of the mints in Philadelphia or New Or
leans, to either Of the assistant rreosurers, or to
such other depository constituted by this act as
shall be designated by the Secretary of the Trea-
sury in other parts Of the United States TO re-
ceiye such payments and give receipts or certf-
Gates of deposit therefor.
| Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That all Of
icers and other persons charged by this or any
other act with the safe keeping, transfer and dis
bursement of the public moneys, other than those
connected with the Post Office Department, are
hereby required to keep an accurate entry of each
sum received, and of each payment or transfer,
and that if any one of the said officers of those
connected with the Post Office Department, shall
convert to his own use, in any way whatever, or
shall use, by way of investment in any kind of
property or merchandise, or shall loan, with or
without interest, or shall depOse in any bank, or
shall exchange for other funds except as allowed
} by this act, any portion of the public moneys en-
} trusted to him for safe keeping, disbursement,
transfer or for any other purpose, every such act
, shall be deemed and adudged to be an embezze-
r ment of so much of the said moneys as shall be
f thus taken, converted invested used, loaned, de-
| posted, or exchanged, which is hereby declared
TO be felony, and any failure to pay over or to
r produce the public moneys intrustcd to such per-
son shall be- held and taken to be prima lacie evil
denco Of such embczZlemeEt; and if any officer
; charged with the disbursement of public moneys
shall accept or receive, or transmit to the Treas
0 ury Department to be allowed in his favor, any
receipt or voucher from a creditor of the United
States, without having paid to such creditor in
7 such funds as the said officer may have received
for disbursement, or such other funds us he may
be authorized by this act TO take in exchange, the
g full amount specified in such receipt or voucher,
every such act shall be deemed to be n conversion
by such officer TO his own use Of the amount spe-
Gifted in such receipt voucher; and any officer
or agent of the United States, and all persons ad-
/ visng or participating in such act, being convict
ed thereof, before any court of the United States
I of competent jurisdiction, shall be sentenced TO
Imprisonment for term of not less than six
: months nor more than ten years, and to u fine
f equal To the amount of the money embezzled.
Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That until
the rooms, offices, vaults, and safes, directed by
the first four sections of this act be constructed
and prepared for the use of the treasurer of the
United States, the ucasurCrs Of the mints at Phil
adelphia and New Orleans, and the assistant trCa-
} slrcrs at New York. Boston, Charleston, Detroit
} and ST. Louis can be constructed and prepared
for use, il shall be the duty Of the Secretary Of
l the Treasury TO procure suitable rooms Tor Oh
ccs for those officers at their respective locations,
and to contract for such use of vaults and safes
us may be required for the safe keeping Of the
} public moneys in the charge and custody Of those
! officers, respectively; and the expenses TO be
, paid by the United States.
Andwhercas, by the thirlicth section of the act
entitled "An act to regulate the collection of du-
: ties imposed by law on the tonnage of ships or
, vessels, and on goods, wares, and merchandise
imported into the United Siates," and approved
July thrty-onc, seventeen hundred and eighty
nine, il was provided that all fees and dues col
locted by virtue of that act should be received in
gold and silver coin only; and whereas also, by
the fifth section of an act approved May ten, one
thousand eight hundred, entitled "Anact to amend
the act entitled AN act providing for the sale of
the lands of tho United States in tho territory
2 northwest of the Ohio, and above the mouth of
$ the Kentucky rivcr," it was provided that pay
. mcnt for the said lands shall be made by all the
purchasers in specie, or in evidences Of the pub
\ lie dcbt and whereas experience has proved that
said provisions ought to be revived and enforced,
according to the true and wise intent OF the con-
slitution of the United States
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That on
the first day of January, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and orty-sovcn, and thereafter, all
duties, taxes, sales of public lands, debts, and
sums of money accrulng or becoming due to the
United States, and also all sums due for pOstagCs,
OF Otherwise, to the General Post Office Depart
mcnt, shall be paid in gold and silver coin only.
Sec. 10. Andbo it further enacted, That on the
1 first day of April, one thousand eight hundred
g and forty y-sevcn, and thereafter, every officer or
! agent engaged in making disbursements on ac-
4 count of the United States, or of the General
g Post Office, shall make all payments in gold and
+ silver coin only; and any receiving or dsbursng
= officer or agent who shall neglect, evade or vio-
r late the provisions of this and the last preceding
section Of this act, shall, by the Secretary of the
n Treasury be Immediately reported to the Prosi-
$ dent of the United Sates with the facts of such
: neglect, evasion, or violation; and also to Con-
gess, if in session. and if not in session, at the
Il commencement of its session next after the vio-
o lation takes place.
}, Sec. 90. And be it further enacted, That no
}, exchange of funds shall be made by any dsbur-
II sing officers or agents of the government, of any
: grade or denomination whatsoever, or connected
d with any branch of the public service, other than
'i an exchange for gold and silver, and every such