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

oees Z2O. And be 10 further enacted. That
on the frst day Of April, ono thousand eight
hundred and forty y-seven, aud thereafter. every
ofhcer or agent engaged in making disburse.
ments on account of the United States, or of
the General Post Office, shall make all pay
ments In gold and silver coin, OF in treasury
notes, If the creditor agree 10 receive said
notes in payment; and any receiving or die
oarsing officer or agent who shall neglect,
esaoe, or violate the provisions Of this and
the last preceding section Of this act, shall,
oy the Secretary Of the Treasury, be imme-
diately reported to the President Of the Uni.
ted States, with the facts Of such neglect,
evasion, or violation; and also to Congress. IL
IN session, and If not in session, ut the con-.
mencement of its session next after the VIC
8, 1916. 80 ~s "'s
Sec. 22l. zWa be it further enacted. Thar
no exchange or funds shall be made by any
dlsoursing oficer or agents of the government.
OF any grade or denomination Whatsoever. or
connected with any branch Of the public ser
wee, other than an exchange for gold and
silTer; and every such disbursing oficer.
when the means for, his disbursements are
furnished to him in gold and silver, shall
make his payments in the money so furnish
ed or when those means are furnished 10 him
In drafts, shall cause those drafts 10 be pre-
sented IN their place of payment, and prop
eriy paid according to the law, and shall
make his payments in the money so received
fer the drafts furnished, unless in either case
hc can exchange the means in his hands for
gold and silver at par. And it shall be and
Is hereby made the duty Of the head of the
pTGper department Immediately to SUSPEND
from duty any disbursing officer who shall
violate the provisions of this section. and
forthwith report the name Of the officer or
agent to the President with the fact of the
violation, and all the circumstances accom-
panying the same, and within the knowledge
of the said Secretary, to the end that such
othcer or agent may be promptly removed
from office, or restored to his trust or the per-
iormance of his duties, as to the President
may seem just and proper: PTOVided, hotc-
cter. That those disbursing officers, having at
present credits in the banks, shall until the
first day Of January next, be allowed to check
on the same, allowing the public creditors to
receive their pay from the banks either in
specie or bank notes. See. 20, act of 6th Aa-
gust, 1916.
See. ~. Agd be tt further enacted, That
It shall be the duty Of the Sec,etory of the
Treasury 10 issue and publish regulations 10
enforce the speedy presentation of all govern
ment drafts for payment at the place where
payable, and to prescribe the time, according
20 the different distances Of the depositaries
from the seat of government within which all
drafts upon them, respectively, shall be pre-
seHted for payment; and, in default of such
presentation, TO direct any other mode and
place of payment which he may deem proper !;
but in all these regulations and directions. IL
shall be the duty of the Secretary of the
Treasury to guard, as far as may be, against
those drafts being used or thrown into circula-
ton a paper currency or medium of ex-
change. And no officer OF the United States
shall, either directly or Indirectly, sell or dis
pose 10 any person or persons or corporations
what:oeyer, for a premium, any treasury note,
draft. warrant, or other public security, not
his private properly, or sell OF dispose Of the
avails or proceeds Of such note, draft, war
rant, or security in his hands for disburse-
ment, without making return of such premi-
uu, and accounting therefor by charging the
same in bis accounts to the credit of the Uni
ted States and any officer violating this Sec
ton shall be forthwith dismissed from Office.
Sec. q, act Of -fHgHSt 8, 1913.
Sec. 223. A5,l Be tt FURTHER enacted. Thai
all books, papers, documents, and records in
the War, Navy, Treasury, and Post Office De-
paftments, and the Attorney Generals Office.
may be copied and certified under seal in the
same manner as those in the State Department
may now by law be, and with the same force
and effect, anu the said Attorney General shall
cause seal to be made and provided for his
Office, with such device as the President of the
United States shall approve. Sec. 3, act of
February o. lS49.