The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-03
Pa [oTrIcrAL
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Passed al the First ssss,e. Of the Thirsy-
p. ninth Congress. ri.
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Ak Acr TO facilitate the settlement Of the
accounts Of the Treasurer Of the United
States, and to secure certain moneys to
the people OF the United States, or to per.
sons TO whom they are due, and who are
entitled TO receive the same. ..
Be- enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America IN Congress assembled, That all
amounts Of moneys that are represented by
certificates, drafts, or checks, issued by the
Treasurer Of the United States, or by any
disbursing officer Of any department Of the
government Of the United States, upon the
Treasurer or any assistant treasurer, or des-
ignated depository Of the United States, or
upon any national bank designated as a
depositdry Of the United States, and which
shall be represented on the books Of either
such Offices as standing to the credit OF any
disbursing officer, and bearing date prior to
July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-three,
and which were issued to facilitate the pay.
ment Of warrants, or for any other purpose
in liquidation Of debt due from the United
States, which may remain outstanding on the
first day Of July, eighteen hundred and sixty
six, shall be deposited by the Treasurer Of
the United States, to be covered into the
treasury by warrant, and to be carried to the
credit Of the parties in whose favor such GER
tifcates, drafts or checks were respectively
issued, or to the persons who are entitled TO
receive pay therefor, and into an appropria-
ton account to be denominated outstand-
ing liabilities"
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted That the
certificate Of the Register Of the Treasury,
stating that the amount of any draft issued
by the Treasurer Of the United States, to
facilitate the payment Of q warrant directed
to him for payment, and which may have so
remained outstanding and unpaid for three
years or more rs aforesaid, and which shall
have been thus deposited and covered into
the treasury, shall be, and the same is here
by authorized to be- when attached to any
such warrant, sufficient voucher in salts.
faction Of any such warrant or part Of any
warrant, the same as il the drafts correctly
Endorsed and fully satisfied were attached 10
such warrant or part Of warrant. And all
such moneys mentioned in this and in the
preceding section shall remain as q perma-
nent appropriation for the redemption and
payment Of all such outstanding and unpaid
certificates, drafts and checks as aforesaid.
SIC. 3. And be IL further enacted That the
payee, or the bona fide holder of any such
draft or check, the amount OF which has been
so deposited and covered into the treasury,
shall, on presenting the same to the proper
officer of the treasury, be entitled to have il
paid by the settlement of an account and the
issuing Of warrant in his favor according to
the practice in other cases Of authorized and
hquidated claims against the United States.
Sea-. And be a further enacted, That
at the, termination Of every fiscal year after
this act shall begin to operate, the provisions
thereof shall apply to all similar certificates.
drafts, and checks, which shall then have for
three years or more remained outstanding,
unsatistied and unpaid, and to all disbursing
officers accounts that shall have so remained
unchanged, as in the next section provided
for.
SEC. 5. And be 1t further enacted, That
the amounts, except such as are provided for
IN tho hFSt section OF thiS oct, of tho &c ounto
Of every kind Of disbursing officer of the
Government Of the United States, which
shall have remained unchanged, or which
shall not have been increased by any new de-
post thereto, nor decreased by drafts drawn
thereon, for the space of three years, shall in
like manner be covered into the treasury, to
the proper appropriation to which they may
belong, and the amounts thereof shall on the
certificate ofthe Treasurer ofthe United States
that such amount has been deposited in the
treasury, be credited by the proper account
ing oticers6f the treasury on the books of
the Treasury Department to the officer in
whose name it had stood on the books Of any
agency Of the treasury, II II shall be made to
appear that he is entitled to such credit.
SEC. 6. And be ii further enacted, That for
the purpose Of giving force and effect to the
full intent and meaning Of this act, il shall
be the duty Of the Treasurer and of all as
siStant treasurers, and of all designated de-
positaries Of the United States, and Of the
cashiers Of all national banks designated az
such repositories, to report to the Secretary
OF the Treasury, at the close of business on |
the thirtieth day of June next, and in like |
manner ut the close of business on every
thirtieth day Of June thereafter, the condi- |
ton OF every such account so standing, as in |
the preceding section specified on the books |
of their respective Offices, stating the name
Of each depositor, respectively, with his Off |
cial designation. the total amount so remain |
ing on deposit to his credit, and the dates |
respectively, Of the last credit and the last |
debit mqde to each of such accounts, respec- |
lively. And i shall be the duty of every and
each disbursing officer in any and every de- !
partment OF the government Of the United |
states to make like return Of all checks
issued by such officer, and which may then
have been outstanding and unpaid for three
years and more, stating fully in such report
the, name OF the payee for what purpose
given, the Office on which drawn, the number
Of the voucher received therefor, and the
date, number, and amount for which il was
drawn, and, when known, the residence of the
payee.
Approved, May 2, 1866.