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

iected, and to do and perform all other duties as
fiscal agents of the Government which may be
! imposed by this or any other acts of Congress,
| or by any regulation of the Treasury Depart
mont made in conformity to law and also TO
do and perform all acts and duties required by
law, or by direction of any of the Executive De-
partments the Government, as agents fer pay
ing pensions, or for making any other disburse-
ments which either of the heads of those De
parments may be required by law to make, and
which are of character TO be made by the de-
postarles hereby consti uted consistently with
the other official duties imposed upon them.
SEC. z. find be ii further enacted, That the
Treasurer of the United States, the treasurer of
The mint of the United States, the treasurer Of
the branch mint at New Orleans, and all the as.
sistant treasurers hereinbcfore directed to be
appointed, shall respectively give bonds 10 the
United States faithfully 10 discharge the duties
of their respective Offices according to law, and
! for such amounts as shall be directed by the
Secretary of the Treasury, with sureties 10 the
satisfaction of the Solicitor of the Treasury
and shall, from time 10 time renew, strengthen,
and increase their official bonds as the Secretary
ofthe Treasury may direct, any law in reference
10 any of the official bonds Of any of the said
officers TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. 8. .dnd be IL further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the Secretary OF The Treas.
ury, at as early day as possible after the pas
sage OF this act, TO require from the several de-
postaries hereby constituted, and whose official
bonds are not herelnbefnre provided for, to exc
cute bonds new and suitable in their terms, to
meet the new and increased duties imposed ups
on them respectively by this act and with sur.
cites and in sums such as shall seem reason able
and safe to the Solicitor of the Treasury and
from time TO time to require such bonds 10 be
renewed and increased IN amount, and strength
eneG by new suretles, to meet any increasing
responsibility which may grow out of accumue
latlons of money in the hands of the depository,
or out of any other duty or responsibility arising
under this or any ether law of Congress.
Sec. 8. And be il further enacted. That all
collectors and receivers of public money. of
every character and description, within the Dis
trict of Columbia, shall, as frequently as they
may be directed by the Secretary of the Treas.
ury, or the Postmaster General SO to do, pay
over to the Treasurer of the United State, at
the Treasury. all public moneys collected by
them, or in their hands; that all such collectors
and receivers of public moneys within sthe cit
les of Philadelphia and New Orleans SHALL upon
the same direction, pay over 10 the treasurers of
the mlnts in their respective cities, at the said
minis, all public moneys 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 10 the
assistant treasurers IN their respective cit es, at
their offices. respectively. all the public money
collected by them, or in their hands, to be safely
kept by the said respective deposilares until
otherwise disposed of according to law !; and it
shall be the duty ofthe said Secretary and Post.
master general respectively to direct such pay
ments by the said collectors and receivers at all
the said places, at least as often as once in each
week, and as much more frequently, in all cas-.
es, as they in their discretion may think props
er.
SEC. 10. .4nd be IL further enacted, That, it
shall be lawful for the Secretary ofthe Treasu.
ry to transfer the moneys in the hands Of any
deposi,ary hereby constituted to the Treasury
Of the United STATES, to be there safely kept, to
the credit of the Treasurer of the United States,
according to the provisions of this act; and also
to transfer moneys in the hands of any one de-
positary constituted by this act 10 any other de-
positary constituted by the same at his discrc
ton, 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
Postmaster General, SO far as its exercise by
him may be consistent with the provisions Of
existing laws; and every depository constitu-
ted by this act shall keep his account of the
money paid to OF deposited with him, belonging
to the Post Office Department, separate and
distinct from the account kept by him of other
public moneys so paid or deposited. And for
the pur pose Of payments on the public account,
it shall be lawful for the Treasurer of the Uni
ted States TO draw upon any of the said deposit.
tar;es, as he may think most conducive to the
public interest, or to the convenience of the
public creditors or both. And each depository
so drawn upon shall make returns to the Treas
ury and Post Office Departments OF all moneys
received and paid by him, at such times and in
such form as shall be directed by the Secre
tary of the Treasury or The Postmaster Gener-
al.
SEC. IL. And be il further enacted, That the
Secretary of the kTreasury shall be and he is
hereby authorized to cause examinations to be
made of the books, accounts, and moneys on
hand of the several depostaries constituted by
this act ; and for that purpose to appoint spe.
cia agents, as occasion may require, with such
compensation, not exceeding six dollars per day
and travelling expenses, as he may think rea-
sonable, to be fixed and declared at the time of
each appointment. The agents selected to
examine as well the books. accounts, and re-
turns of the officer, as the money on hand, and
the manner Of its being kept, to the end that uni
formity and accuracy IN the accounts, as well as
safety to the public moneys, may be secured
thereby
SEC. ~. .fnd be il further enacted, That, in
addition TO the examinations provided for in the
last preceding section. and as further guard
over the public moneys, it shall be the duty OF
each naval officer and surveyor, Us check upon
the assistant treasurers, or the collector of the
customs. of their respective districts Of each
register of a land Office, as check upon the re-
cever Of his land Office and of the director and
superintendent of each mint and branch mint,
when separate officers, as check upon the
treasnrers, respectively, OF the said mints, or
the persons acting as such. at the close of each
quarter of the year. and as much more frequent
ly as they shall be directed by the Secretary Of
the Treasury TO do so, to examine the books,
accounts, returns, and money on hand. of the
assistant treasurers, collectors, receivers of land
Offices. treasurers of the mint, and each branch
mint, and persons acting as such, and to make
full, accurate, and faithful return to the Treas.
ury Department of their condition.
SEQ. 10. And be il further enacted, That the
said officers, respectively, whose duty it is made
by this act 10 receive, keep, and disburse the
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