Nebraska advertiser., 1866-11-29
(PubIic No, 10Y

An Act to facilitate tie settlement of the Accounts
of the Treasurer of the Unitei States, and to Sc
cure certain Moneys to the People of the United
States, or % Persons to whom Their are due, and
who are entitled to receive the same.
Be it enacted 5y the Senate and House Of Re pres
]enotices of Uaeted States of america an Congress
assembled,
That all amounts Of moneys that are represented
by certificates, drafts, or checks. issued by the
Treasurer of the Tinted States, or by any disbur-
sing officer of any department of the government
of the United States. upon the Treasurer or any
assistant treasurer, or designated as a deposltary
Of the United States. and which shall be Tepiesen-
ted 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 six
ty three, and which were issued to facilitate the
payment of warran9s, or for any other purpose IN
liquidation OF a.debt due from the United Jtates,
which may remain outstanding on the fret day of
July, eighteen hundred enJ s~ixty-six be deposited
by the Treasurer or theunited states, to be cover
ed into the treasurery by warrant, and to be car
ried to tkeereait of the parties in whose favor
such certificates, drafts or checks were respectively
issued, or to the persons who are entitled to reeeiv
pay therefor, and into an appropriation account TO
be denominatod Outstanding liabilities"
Sec.2 And be it furthOr enacted, That the
certificate of the Register of the Treasury, Stain g
that the amount Of any draft issued BY the Treas
ury of tho united states, to facilitate the paymen
Va a hdLEdub ulEBCL6U 10 Hlm ~ puy MOAA1 Civ
which may have so remained outstanding and mn
paid for three years or mare as aforesaid, and when
shall have been thus deposited and covered into
the treasury shall be. and the same is hereby au-
thorized to be, when attached to any such warrant
a sufficient voucher in satisfaction of any such war
rant or part of any such warrant, the same as II
the drafts correctly Endorsed Ind fully satisfied
were attached to such warrant or Part-ef warrant.
And all such moneys mentioned in this and IN the
proceeding section shall remain as a permanent ap
preparation for the redemption and payment Of all
such outstanding and unpaid certificates, drafts
and checks as aforesaid.
Sec. B. And be it further enacted, That the
payee, or the bona fde holder of any such draft or
check the anount of which has been so deposited
and covered into the treasury, shall on presenting
the same to the proper officer Of the treasury, b en-
titled to have it paid by the settlement of an ac-
count and the issuing of a warrant in his favor ae-
corning to the practice in other cases Of authorized
and Iiquidated claims against the Nnited States.
Sec. And be it further enacted. That at the
termination OF eAery fiscal year after ribs act shall
begin 20 operate, the provisions thereof shall apply
ito all similar certificates, drafts, and checks, which
shall then have for three years or more remained
outstanding, uDsatilied and unpaid and to all dis
bursting officers accounts that shall have so remain
ed unchanged, as in the next section provided Tor
Sec. 8 And be it further enacted, THAI the amounts
except such as are provided for N the nrst stVttOd u
THIS act, OF the ae cunts OF every kihu OF 81
dcer OF the Government Of the -lnlted Stases5 WIZ
shall have remained unchanged, or WHICH shdli uar
been Increased by any new depsslt theIoeo, nSt
creased by drafts drawn the reon, LOT lac $500 VI tutee
years, shall in like manner be covered int me treas
uTy, to the proper appropriation TO which they nay oe
long, and the amounts thereof shais on inc SeItAhcdts
Of the Treasurer OF the United states tnat So anloCue
has been deposited in the treasur!s be Cieul'et ~ 'nS
proper accounting eGjoOr of the treasury on DOCKS OF
the Treasuy Recruitment, to the officer IN whose name
HAD stood on the books OF any sSeIN'