Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-05

OF those departments may be required by law
to make, and which are Of a character to be
made by the depositaries hereby constituted,
consistently with the other official duties i'm
posed upon them. Sec. 6. ort Of z,,gy,, q
| 1S46. .. .-.. --- =.
Sec. 2l5. 44aed be 1T further enacted, That
all collectors and receivers of public money,
OF efery 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, so 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 col
leetors and receivers of public moneys within
| the cities of Philadelphia and New Orleans
shall, upon the same direction, pay over TO
the treasurers of the mints 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 ef public
moneys within the cities Of New York, Boston
Charleston, and StSL0uis,, shall upon the
| same direction, pay over to the assistantrtrea-
surers, In their respective cities, at their
Offices, respectively, all the public moneys
collected by them, or In their hands, TO be
| safely kept by the said respective depositaries
until otherwise disposed of according to law
and il shall be the duty of the said Secretary
and POSTMASTER General respectively to direct
such payments by the said collectors and re-
ceivers at the said places, at least as often as
once in each week. and as much more fire.
quently, in all cases, as they in their discre-
ton may think proper. Sec 3, act Of AHgust
6, 1915. -
Sec. ZIG. dad Ee tt further eRactod, That
1t shall be lawful for the Secretary of the
Treasury to transfer the moneys in the hands
of any depositary hereby constituted to the
Treasury of the United States, to be there
safely kept, 10 the credi. Of the Treasurer OF
the nited States, according to the provisions
| y nj IN =. IL,
hands Of any one depOsitary constituted by
this act to any other depoSitary constituted by
l. the same, at mis- discretion, and as the safety
of the public moneys, and the convenience Of
the public service shall seem to him to re-
| quiTe; which authority to transfer the moneys
belonging TO the Post Office Departments is also
hereby conferred upon the Postmaster Gener-
al, So far as its exercise by him may be con
slStent with the provisions Of existing laws:
| and every depOSlJaTy constituted by this act
shalt Keep his account of the money paid to OF
| deposited with him, belonging to the Post
ohce department, separate and distinct from
the account kept by him Of other public mo-
neyS, 50 paid or deposited. And for the pur-
pose OF payments on the public account. it
shall be lawful for the Treasurer Of the United
States TO draw upon any Of the said deposta-
rleS, as he may think most conducive to the
public interest, or TO the convenience of the
public creditors. or both. And epch deposita-
1 - 80 NidHH Upoh sudil make returns TO the
Treasury and Post Office Departments of all
moneys rec eived and paid by him. at such
times and in such form as shall be directed by
the Secretary of the Treasury or the Post.
master General Sec. le, act Of august 6,
! 1916.
Sec. 2l7. ApdBe it further enacted, That
all inarshals, district attorneys, and others
having lubllc money to pay to the United
States, and all patentees wishing to make pay
ment 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 Orleans, or to either
OF the 0taer assistant treasurers, or to such
ether depositary constituted by this act rs
| shall DC designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury in other parts Of the United States TO
receive such payments and give receipts or
certificates of depOsite ther, fore. Sec Is. act
Of AHgHst s, l8i6.
Sec. 2lS. and he IL further enaetcy That
all officers and other persons charged by this
| act or any other act with the safe. keenino
transfer, and disbursement OF tie public
moneys, other than those connected with the
Post oflce department, are hereby required
| 70 keep an accurate entry Of each sum re-
| ceiVed, and Of ach payment OF transfer and
| that 1t any one OF those officers, or Of these
connected with the Post0fice Department, shall
convert 10 his own use IN any way whatever,
/ or shall use by way OF inTestm Mt in any kind
| OF property or merchandise, or shall loan, with
or without interest, or shall depOst in any
| bank, or shall exchange for other funds ex-
cept as allowed 10y this act, any portion of the
| public moneys intrusted to him fer safe keep
/ Ing, disbursement, transfer or for any other
purpose, every such act shall be deemed and
| adJUdged to be an embezzement of so much of
said moneys a. shall be thus taken, converted,
invested, used, loaned, deposited, or ex-
I changed, which is hereby declared to be fell
I ony and any failure 10 pay over or TO pro-
i dnee tie public moneys entrusted TO such per-
! son shall DC held and taken 10 bo prina facie
l. evidence OF such embezZiement; and IF any
l. otlcer charged with the disbursements of pub
l;c moneys shall accept or receive, or transmit
20 TIE treasury Department, to be allowed in
| ms favor, any receipt or voucher from q cred
ltor OF tho United States, without having paid
10 such creditor III such funds as the said Off |
/. Ger may have received for disbursement, or
| such other funds as he may be authorized by
this act to take in exchange, the full am cunt
| specified in such receipt or voucher every such
| act shall be deemed to be a conversion by such
| o!heer 20 his own u,e Of the amount specified
| IN such receipt or voucher; and any ofIicer or
| agent Of the United States, and all persons
| advising or participating in such act, being
convicted thereof before any court of the Unl-
ted States of competent Jurisdiction shall be
sentenced to Imprisonment for a term of not
less than six months nor more than ten years
and to fine equal to the amount of the money
embezzled. And upon the trial of any indict-
ment against any person for embc czzling pubic
| money under the provisions Of this act, it |
shall be sufficient evidence, for tho purpose of
showing balance against such person, to pro-
duce a transcript from the books and proceed |
ings Of the Treasury, as required in civil
cases, under the Provisions of the act entitled
An act to provide more efectually for the
settlement of accounts between the United
States and receivers of public money" ar-
proved March 3, 1897; and the provisions of
this act shall be construed as to apply to all
persons charged with the safe keeping, trans
fer, CT disbursement of the public money,
whether such persons be indicted as receivers
or depositareS of the same; and the refusal |
of such person, whether in or out of Office, to |
pay any draft order, or warrant, which may |
b. drawn upon him by the proper officer of the |
Treasury Department, for any public money |
in his hands belonging to the United States, no |