New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-25

the Printing Bureau of the Treasury Department.
during the week ending to-day was $43l, 800 The
amount forwarded during the same period to the As.
sistant Treasurer at NewYork. 81 100000 To Charles
ton. $4,000. To the National Banks and others. $751;
49, United States notes forwarded during the week
To the Assistant Treasurer at NewYork $4,000. IN
the United States Depository at Cincinnati, s9OOOco
TO the United States Depository at Chicago $3l 0OO
and to the National Banks and others, $265,24s.
The Treasurer Of the United States holds in trust
for the National Banking Associations at this date az
security for circulating notes, $Si $4,000 and for
deposits for public moneys $S S4 $780, National Rank
notes issued during the week SIS 255 Total amount
issued TO date, ST. 2f INITIATED bills returned a.
4S 242 Notes ofinsovent banks redeemed and burned
by the United States Treasurer $50 94 leaving &C
tual circulation at this date $999 SO4OSO Fractional
currency redeemed and destroyed during the week.
$685. Internal Revenue receipts to-day, s6SS758
Receipts for the week 49, Total for the fiscal
year to date, $3.50 S69,6O3.
The following circular instructions concerning du-
plicate bounty checks has just been promulgated:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May is, 1868
In compliance with the third section OF the entitled
IAN Act TO facilitate the payment OF soldiers bountles
approved March 49, 1865 the following regulations
tabshed In regard to the payment OF duplicate checks OF
Paymaser for bountes under the act aforesaid by the
Assistant Teasurers of the United States in the cities Of
Immediately upon the loss Of check the owner. to
protect his interests must in writing notify the Assist
such loss describing the check and requesting that pay
ment OF the same be stopped In osasr 70 procure the
will be required by the PaymaserG General or the Pay
master acting under him who issued the original check
terest dc describing s the check, setting forth the
crcumstanSss attending s loss and s,ts that Z
the Psyee or any other person entitled to receive
and cOunfprSgned by the
Paymaster as having been submitted 70 him. and being
the proof and security upon which he has assd and are
check is issued and by said party forwarded TO the SEQ
ond Controller of the Treasury. The duplicate OF ths
dence upon which he has issued the check In executing
the affidavit, the first second and fifth OF the strac
tiOns appended TO the bond must be observed.
No duplicate check shall be issued prior TO the execu'
ton of bond in the form and according to the instruc
sfn as JhSTed ao 70 the for drsa
ton TO Paymasters authorized to issue checks IN pay
ssned pi unIess i an exact transcript Of the original
check especial pains be taken that the NUMBER ana oae
correspond with the original check -
The original affidavit the bond and the duplicate check
having been received by the Second Controuer ne VIII
CERTAIN dSpcae check is pending on receipt OF which
advice the Assistant Treasurer VIII inform the SECOND
ment Of the original thereof and whether the SAID
original has been paid or not II the reply OF the Assist
ant Treasurer is satisfactory the Second Controller viii
then decide on the suciency of the and the proof
for the issue of the duplicate check. and IL he ap
he will certify such approval In writing on the papers
also certifying upon the duplicate check the fact OF sue
approval fling the affidavit and the bond In his office
received. All duplicate checks issued In pursuance
these Instructions bearing such certificate OF the Secons
Controller, may II properly Endorsed be paid on present
alton at either Of the two Offices named but only at TN
one on which the original check drawn II suheen
funds to pay the duplicate SHALL on its presentauon re
main standing to the credit Of the officer who made IN
check but no such duplicate check shall be paid II thu
original shall already have been paid.
As these regulations and the law under which they ar
promulgated apply only to checks given for SPECIFIC
purpose exclusively it is indispensable that all Paymas
ters who give such duplicate checks should certify
either on the face back Of such check that IL IS
pcate for bounty under the Act Of July 49, 1885, ana
no event will duplicate checks be paid without suck In
dorsement HUGH McCULL0cH,
Secretary OF the Treasury.