New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-16
TPUBIC-No. $751;

AN ACT to provide for the appointment
of an assistant treasurer of the United
States at Baltimore.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
| of Representatives of the United States oil
America in Congress assembled, That in
addition to the officers provided for in the
fifth section of the act approved August
six, eighteen hundred and forty-six, emit
tied IAN act to provide for the better Or
ganization of the treasury. and for the
collection, bookkeeping, transfer, and dis
bursement of the public revenue" there
shall be appointed an assistant treasurer
of the United States, to be located in the
city of Baltimore, in the State of Mary
land, and such assistant treasurer shall
be appointed in like manner, for like time,
and be subject to all the provisions of law
to which the other assistant treasurers
provided for in said fifth section are sub
ject.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted
That there shall be prepared within the
Customhouse of the CRY Of Baltimore, in
the State of Maryland, suitable and con-
venient rooms for the use of the assistant
treasurer herein authorized, and sufficient
and secure fire-proof vaults and safes for
the keeping of the public moneys col
lected and deposited with him; and the
said assistant treasurer shall have the
custody and care of said rooms, vaults,
and safes, respectively, and of all the
public moneys deposited therein, and
shall perform all the duties required to be
performed by United States assistant trea-
surers in reference to the receipt, safe
keeping, transfer, and disbursements of
such moneys Provided, that the rooms
and vaults now used by the United States
designated depository at Baltimore shall
be set apart for the purposes named in
this section, as far as they may be ap-
plicable.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted.
That upon the appointment and qualifica-
ton of said assistant treasurer, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shall revoke the de-
signation as United States depositary of
the collector of customs at Baltimore, and
shall direct the transfer of all the books,
accounts, vouchers, property, and public
moneys in the Office Of said depositary to
the Office Of said assistant treasurer.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted,
That the assistant treasurer directed by
this act to be appointed shall receive
salary of five thousand dollars per annum,
% be paid quarter yearly at the treasury of |
The United States; which salary shall be |
n full for all his services. and sufficient |
to pay said salary until June |
hirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
'ne, is hereby appropriated.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted, That !
he United States assistant treasurer here
a provided for, with the approval Of the
Secretary of the Treasury, may appoint
ne same number of clerks and messengers
q his Office, and at the same compensation,
IS is now provided by law for the Office of
United States depository in Baltimore; and
III unexpended balances of moneys here
ofore appropriated, or that may hereafter
,e appropriated, for the payment of the
Jerks and messengers in the Office of said
lepositary, shall be applied to the payment
# the clerks and messengers appointed in
be office of the assistant treasurer under
bis act. '- s-'s'' +s-7s
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted,
That there shall be appropriated and paid,
ut of any money in the treasury not
therwise appropriated. the sum of one
thousand dollars, to be expended under
he direction of the Secretary of the
treasury in such repairs and additions as
aay be necessary to put in good con-
ition, for immediate use, the Office, rooms,
aults, and safes herein mentioned, and in
be purchase of any necessary additional
nrniture and fixtures, and in defraying
ny other incidental expenses necessary to
AIRY this act into effect.
Approved, June Is, 1870.
PUBLIC-No. 82]
N ACT to regulate credits to prisoners
for good behavior.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Representatives of the United States of
merica in Congress assembled, That pris- |.
aers who are now or who may hereafter be
,nfined in prisons of any of the States.
punishment for crimes of which thew
ave been convicted and sentenced by
,urts of the United States, shall hereafter 1
3 entitled to the same system of credits
T good behavior as other prisoners con.
ned in the same prison. And hereafter {
le act approved March two, eighteen !
undred and sixty-seyen, entitled IAN act (
relation to persons imprisoned under 9
'ntence for offenses against the United {
'ates," shall only apply to such persons I
are confined in prisons where no crdits +
r good behavior are allowed.
Approved, June IA, 1870.
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