Democratic Standard, 1840-08-06

States, with sureties according to tno pro provisions - visions provisions hereinafter contained, for the faithful discharge of the duties of their respective offices. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of tho United Slates, tho Treasurer of tho Mint of the United States, the Treasurers, and those acting as such, of the various Branch Mints, all collectors of the customs, all the survey surveyors - ors surveyors of the customs acting also as collec collectors, - tors, collectors, all receivers-general of public mo moneys, - neys, moneys, all receivers of public moneys at the several land offices, and all postmas postmasters, - ters, postmasters, except as if hereinafter particular particularly - ly particularly provided, be. and they are heteby, re re-qui'reo1 - qui'reo1 re-qui'reo1 (0 kVcp safely, without loaning, or using, all the public money collected by Ihem, or otherwise at any time placed in their possession and custody, till the same is ordered by the proper depart department - ment department or officer of the Government to be transferred or paid out; and when such orders for transfer or payment are re received, - ceived, received, faithfully and promptly to make the same as directed; and to do and per perform - form perform all other duties as fiscal agents of the Government, which may be imposed by this or any other nets of Congres or by any regulation of the Treasury De Department, - partment, Department, made in conformity to law; and also to do ad perforin all acts and duties required by law, or by direction of any of the Executive departments of tht) Government, as agents for paying nensiong, or for making any other dis disbursements - bursements disbursements tich either of the heads of those departments may.be required Ly law to make, rndwhich are of ahaiac ahaiac-Uj - Uj ahaiac-Uj I bq maH h the depositaries here hereby - by hereby constitute"- tonsistently with the oth er official duit'i 'B m posed upon them. Sec. 7. Arti be , further enacted, That the TrcasUor of the1 U tited States, the Treasurer of the Mint of the United States, the Treasurer ofthe Branch Mint at New Orleans, and tho receivers-general of public money hereinbefore directed to be appointed, .shall, respectively, give bonds to the United States, in such form, and for such amounts, as shall be directed by the Secretary of the Treasu Treasury, - ry, Treasury, by and with the advice and consent of tho President, with sureties to the satis satisfaction - faction satisfaction of the Solicitor ofthe Treasury; and shall, Irom time to time, renew, strengthen, and increase their official bonds, as the Secretary of the Treasury, with the consent or the President, may direct; any law in reference to any ofthe official bonds of any ofthe said officers to the contrary notwithstanding. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That il ahall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, at as early a day as pos sible after tho passage ot this act, to re ouire from the several depositaries here bv constituted, and whose official bonds are not hereinbefore provided for, to ex ecute bonds new and suitable in their terms to meet .the new and increased du duties - ties duties imposed upon them respectively by th'S act, and with sureties, and in sufls such as shall seem reasonable and safe to the Solicitor of the Treasury, and from time to time to require such bonds to be ionewed and increased m amount and strengthened by new Wr"eTies,-'to meet any increasing responsibility wh"ch may grow out of accumulations of msney in the hands of the depositary or out of any other duty or responsibility arising under this or any other law of Congress. Sec . And be il further enacted, That all collectors and receivers of pub public - lic public money, of every character and des des-crption, - crption, des-crption, within the District of Columbia, shall, as frequently as they may bo direc directed - ted directed by the Secretary of the Treasury, or tho Postmaster General, so to do, pay o o-ver - ver o-ver to the Treasurer ofthe United States at the Treasury thereof, all moneys col lected by thorn, or in their hands; ttiat an W9h.oie moneys wllhin the cities of Philadelphia and Now Orleans, shall, upon me same direction pay over to the Treasurers of the mints m their respective cmes, ai me said Mints, all public moneys collected bv them, or in their hands; and that all such collectors aim receiver ui puum- moneys within tho cities ot New lorn. Boston, Charleston, and St. Louis, shall, upon the same direction, pay over to me receivers general of public money in their respective citie, at their offices re spectively, all the puuiic.moneys cohbu- ted by them, or m wren uua, ... safely kept by tho said respective deposi deposi-taries, - taries, deposi-taries, until otherwise disposed of accor ding to law; and it shall bo the duty oi tne saia " - ---- eid to direct such payments, by the said collectors and receivers, at all the said pWes, at least as often as onco m each wfeeit, ana as mucu u-.uio ...1V...,7, aU cases-, as theyi in their discretion, may ail cases, i Uiink prop Tfi,,at U sh nop.'. I . ' .10, And; be it turner enacieu, shall bt liwful for the Secretary ofjUieasury fo Iranslef the moneys : A- - : ! nf niw Hnnnsitnnr horcOV con- ail .A.-?jr"reas-rv' oMhe United

others, having public money to pay to the United States, and art patten tees, wishing to make payment for patents to beissucd, may pay all such moneys to the Treasurer t tho United states at tho Ireasury, to the Treasurer of either of the Mints, in Philadelphia or New Orleans, to either of ie receivers-general of public money, or to such other depositary constituted by this act as shall be designated by the So- rotary of the Treasury, in other parts of ie United btales, to receive such pay- mint, and give receipts or certificates of deposit therefor. tEc: 17 And be it further enacted. Thl.a'l officers charged by this act with the' safekeeping, transfer and disburse ment of the public monevs, other than hose connected with the Post Office Department, are hereby required to keep an accurate entrey of each sum received and of the kind of money in which it is re ceived, and of each payment or transfer, and ofthe kind of currency in which it is made; and mat it any one ol the said of ficers, or of those connocted with the Post Office Department, shall convert to hi 3 own use, in any way whatever, or hall use by way of investment, in any kind of property or merchandise, or shall loan, with or without interest, any portion of the public moneys entrusted to him for salekeejng, disbursement transfer, or lor any otner purpose, every such act shall ho deemed and adjudged to be an embezzlement oi so much of tuo said moneys as shall be thus taken, converted, nvested, used, or loaned, which is here by declared to be a felony, and any offi cer or agent of the United States, and all persons advising or participating in such act, beinj! convicted thereof before any court of the United Stales of com petent jurisdiction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not loss than six mouths, nor more than five years, and to a hne equal to tiu; amount ol money embezzled. A Sec. IS. And be il further enacted, That until Ihe rooms, offices, vaults and safes, directed by the first lour sections ot 1'ms act to be constructed and prepar prepared - ed prepared Jr the use of the Treasurer of the United States, the treasurers ofthe mints at Philadelphia and New Orleans' and tho rectrivers-nenoral of public moty at New York, Boston, Charleston, and St. Louis, can be constructed and prepared fur use, it shall be the duty of the Secre Secretary - tary Secretary of the treasury to procure suitable rooms for offices for those officers at their respective locations, and to contract for such use of vaults and safes as may be required for the safe-keeping of the pub lic moneys in tho charge and custody of those officers respectively, the expense to be paid by tho United States. Sec. ID. And be it further enacttd, That from and after the thirtieth day of June, which will be in the year one thous and eight hundred and forty, the resolu tion of Congress ol the thirtieth day ot April, in the year ono thousand eight hundred and sixteen, so far as it authori authorizes - zes authorizes the receipt in payment ofthe duties, taxes, sales of public lands, debts and sums of moneyjaccruingjpr becoming pay payable - able payable to the United States, to be collected and paid in the notes of specie paying banks, shall be so modified as that one one-fourth - fourth one-fourth part of all such duties, taxesv sales of bublic lands, debts and sums of money accruing or becoming due tor tho United States, shall be collected-in the legal currency of the Unitedtates; and from and after the thirtieth day of June, which will be in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, one fourth part of all such duties, taxes, sales of public lands, debts, and sums of money, shall be so collected; and that from and after the thirtieth day of June, which will be in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, one other fourth part of all such duties, taxes, sales of public lands, debts, and sums of money, shall be so collected ; and that from and after the thirtieth day of June, which will be in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, the remaining fourth part of the said du ties, taxes, sales of public lands, debts and sums of money, shall be a'so collec ted in tho legal currency of the United States; and from and after the last men tioned day; all sums accruing, or becom becoming - ing becoming payable to the United States, for du ties, taxes, sales ot public lands, or otli cr debts, and also all sums due for pos tages, or otherwise to the General Post Office Dopartment, shall be paid in gold and sliver only. Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That from and after tho thirteith day of June, which will be in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty throe, every officer oi agent engaged in making disbursements on account of the United States, or ofthe General Post Office, shall make all payments in gold and silver coin only; and any receiving or disbursing of ficer, or ngont, who shall neglect) evade or violate the provisions of this and the last preceding section of this act, shall, by Aha Secretary of the Treasury, be immydiately reported to the President of

by any disbursing officers, or agents of i the Government of any grade or oenom oenom-iuation - iuation oenom-iuation whatsoever, or connected wilh any branch of the public services, other than an exchange for gold and silver; and cycry such disbursing officer when the means for his disbursements are fur nished to him in currency legally receiv able under the provisions of thb act, shall make his payments in the curncy j so furnished, or when those means are furnished to bim in draf's, shall cause these oralis to be presented at their place of payment and proper ly paid according to the law, and shall make his payments in the currency so received for the drafts furnished, unless, in each case, he can exchange tho means in his hands for gold and silver at par, and so as to faciliatS his payments, or otherwise accommodate tho public ser vice and promote the circulation of a rne rne-talic - talic rne-talic currency; And it shall be, and i3 hereby made, the duty ofthe head ofthe proper department immediately to us; pend from duly any disbursing officer who shall violate the provisions of this section, and forthwith to report ths name ofthe officer, or agent to the President, with the fact of the violation and all the cii cii-cumstauces - cumstauces cii-cumstauces accompanying the same and within the knowledge of the Secretary, to the end that such officer, or agent, may be promptly removed from office, or restored to his trust and the performance of his duties, as the President may seem just and proper. Sec. Zi. Aud be it furlucr enacted. That it shall not be lawful for the Secre Secretary - tary Secretary ofthe Treasury to make or continue iu force any general order, which shall create any difference between th differ different - ent different branches of the revenue, as to the funds or medium of payment, in which deblj or due3 accruing to the United Slates may be paid. Sec. 23. And be it further enacted. That it shall be the duly o"t!ic Scr.retary cf the Treasury to issue and publish reg ulations 'to enforce the sp-;edv pit-sc-it;. tion of all Government drafts for payment at the plate where payable, and to pro proscribe - scribe proscribe the time according to the differ different - ent different distances of the depositaries from tho seat of Government, within which all drafts upon them, respectively, shall be presented 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 those regu regulations - lations regulations and directions, it shall be tho du duty - ty duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to guard, as far as may be, against those drafts being used or throwu into circula tion as a paper currency, or medium of exchange. Sec. 2 1. And be it furtlier enacted, That the receivers-general of public mo money - ney money directed by this act to bo appointed, shall receie, respectively, the following salaries, per annum, to be paid quarter yearly, at the Ireasury ot the United Stales, to wit: the receiver-general of public money at New York shall be paid a salary of tour thousand dollars per an annum; - num; annum; the roceiver-geneial of public mo ney al Boston shall be paid a salary of two thousand five hundred dollars per annum; the receiver-general of puhlic money at Charleston shall be paid a sala ry of two thousand live hundred dollars per annum; and the receiver-genoral of public money at bt. Louis shall be paid a salary of two thousand five hundred dol lars per annum; the treasurer of the mint at Philadelphia shall, in addition to his present salary, receive five hundred dol dollars, - lars, dollars, annually, for tho performance of the duties imposed by this act; the treasurer of the branch mint at New Orletns shall also Tcceive. one thousand dollars annu annually, - ally, annually, for the additional duties created by mis act; uuu uicsu salaries, respectively, shall be in full for tho services of he re respective - spective respective officers, nor shall either of them bo permitted to charge, or receive any commission, pay, or perquisite, ior anv official service, of any character or des description - cription description whatsoever; and the making of any such charge, or the receipt ot any such compensation, is hereby declaied to be a misdemeanor, for which the officer convicted thereof, before any court ofthe United States of competent jurisiiction, shall be subject to punishment br fine, or imprisonment, or both, at the discre discretion - tion discretion of the court before which the officer shall bo tried. Skc. 23. And be it further enacted, That the Treasurer ofthe United Slates be. and he is hereby authorized to re ceive at the Treasury, and at such other prints as ho may designate, payments in advance for public lands, Ihe payments so made, in all cases, to be evidenced by the, receipt of the said Treasurer ot tue United States which receipts so given shall be receivable for public lands, at anv public or private sale of lands, in the

Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the moneys in the hands, care and custody, of one of the depositaries constituted bv this act. shall bo consider ed and held as deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United (states, and shall be at all times subject to his draft, whether made for transferor disbursement in the same manner as though the said moneys were actually in the Treasury of the United Slates, and each depositary shall 'make returns to tho treasury and Post Office Department of all moneys re ceived and paid by him, at such times, and in such form, as shall be directed by die Secretary of the Treasury or Post master General. Sec. 12. And be ife further enacted. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall be, and is hereby authorized to cause ex aminations to be made ot the books, ac counts, and money on hand, of tho sev eral depositaries constituted by this act; and for that purpose to appoint special a- gents, as occasion may require, with such compensation as he may think reasonable to be fixed and declared at the time ot each annointment. The agents selected to make these examinations shall be in structed 'to examine as well the books accounts and returns of the officer, as'the money on hand, and the manner of being kept, to the end that uniformity and accuracy in the accounts, as well as sale ty to the public moneys may be secured inereey. Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That in addition to the examinations pro provided - vided provided for in the last preceding section and as a further guard over the public monovs, it shall be the duty of each naval officer and surveyor; as a check upon the receiver-general ot the public moneys or collector of tho customs, of their re spoctive districts; of each register of land office, as a check upon the receiver ofhislandoffice;&.oftlio director & super intendent of each mint and Branch Mint when sepera to offices, as a check upon the Treasurers,respectively, ot said Mints, or the persons acting as such, at the close of each quarter ofthe year, and as much .noro frequently as they shall be directed by the Secretary ot the 1 rcasury to do so to examine the books, accounts, returns and money on hand, of the receivers-gen e ral ef public money, collectors, receivers of land offices, Treasurers, and persons actini: as sueh, and to make a full, accu rate and faithful return to the Treasury Department of their condition. Ssc. 14. And be it further enacted. That the said officers respectively, whose dutv it is made by this acf to receive keep, and disburse the public moneys as of the Government, may be allowed any necessary additional expen ses for clerks, fire proof chests or vaulls,or other necessary expenses ofsaleKeeping, transferring, and disbursing, said moneys all such expenses of every character to be first expressly authorized by the Se crctary ofthe Treasury, whose directious upon all the above sul jocts, by way ot reg regulation - ulation regulation and otherwise, so far as authori authorized - zed authorized by law, are to be strictly followed by all Mie said oincers: froviaeu, mat tne whole number of clerks to bo appointed bv virtue of this section of this act, bhall not exceed ten, and that the aggregate compensations of the whole number shall not exceed eight thousand dollars, nor shall the compensathn of any one clerk, so appointed, exceed eight hundred dol dollars - lars dollars per annum. . . Sec. la. Ana be it Jurtucr enactca, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall with as much promptitude as the conven convenience - ience convenience ofthe public business, and the safe safety - ty safety of the public funds will permit, with withdraw - draw withdraw the balances remaining with the pre present - sent present depositaries of the public moneys, and confine tht safekeeping, transfer, and disbursement of those moneys to the 'depositaries established by this act.

ceivers general ol the public money, by this let directed to be erected at Charles ton, hoiitn Carolina, and at St. Louis, Missouri, there shall be, and hereby is, appropriated; to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropria appropriated, - ted, appropriated, the sum of ten thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, who is hereby required to adopt plans for the said offi offices, - ces, offices, and the vaults and safes connected therewith, and to cause the same to bo constructed and prepared for use with as little delay as shall be consistciit.Tirn the " public interests, and the conven cnt loca loca-tijjn - tijjn loca-tijjn and securiiy cf the buildings to be erected: Provided, however, TLil if the Secretary of the Treisury shall dud op op-on - on op-on inquiry and examination, that suitable rooms forThe use ofthe receiver general at CharletjRxian be obtained in the -custwTjprJTnow owaccUiy he Viited Staler tft that place; -atiS thaP secure vaults and safes" can be. cistructed In . that building for the saf;kepingfl public money, then he shaltausey sucii sucii-rooms - rooms sucii-rooms to bo prepared and ffifcdlip "and such vaults and safes.-.to be ajwastrected in the custom-house at CharSstcn, and no independent, office shall be thero erected. k Sec. 27. And 1e it furthee enacted, That for the payment of the! expends authorized by th's.act, other.jhan those hereinbefore provided for,- ,af sufficient sum of money be. and the sattFe id hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any mo mo-nepin - nepin mo-nepin the Treasury not otherwise appro appropriated. - priated. appropriated. Sec. 23. Andbe it further enacted, That all acts or parts of acts which come in conflict with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby, repeal repealed. - ed. repealed. R. M. T. HUNTER, Socager of the Huse of Rep. RII. M- JOHNSON, Vice President of the. United States, and President ofthe SenaU. Approved, July 4h, 1S40. M. VAN BUREN. From the Ohio Eagle. ANOTHER FALSEHOOD NAILED. Mr. Si fiord has performed an act of justice, and contributed to expose a foul slander, by eliciting the following note from Hon. B. Tafp.ix, in contradiction of the notoriously forged language put into his mouth by the Gazette -and other federal prists. We call upon the Editor ofthe Gazette to publish this note and recant bis false falsehood. - hood. falsehood. Lancatter, O., July 20,1840. Dear Sir In justice to Mr. Tatpak, I am induced to have the accompanying letter published. Shortly after the pub- lication of the Gazette and Express, which contained the forged article, I ad addressed - dressed addressed Mr. Tappan a letter, at the samo time enclosing bim the paper, with a re quest that he would inform mo whether he had used the language attributed to him by that paper or not. The reply is satisfaotory, and will consign to the tomb of the Capulets another specimen of whig honesty. With respect, aic. W. W. SIFFORD. Washington City, JuIyHS, 1840. . Dear Sir The extract you sent me from the Gazette and Express, begining "The price of labor is entirely too high," &c, is a piece ot whig lorgery. 1 nev never, - er, never, on any occasion, used language of that import. Yours respectfully, BENJ. TAPPAN. BEAUTIES OF WHIGGERY. Tho Harrison Almanac for 1841, by J. P. Grif fin. New York. says: "In 1793. Harrison loujht the ceioDruied OR tie of Tippecanoe, by wnich achievements t machinations of Tecumseh and tho Prophet were defeated." - ' So much for the vetacity of Jiuwison Alma Almanacs. - nacs. Almanacs. It is mors probable, thstja 1798bw& assisting John Adams to flight the Alien 4i Se Sedition - dition Sedition Law battles --ChilicoCu Advtrlii"-

of Representatives of the United Slates of America, tn Congress Assembled, fhat there shall be prepared and provi- "ded, within the New Treasury building now eracted at the seat of Government, ..Suitable and convenient rooms forth use '-of the Treasurer of the United Slates, his assistants and clerks; and sufficient and 8ecure lire-proof vaults and safes, for the keeping of the public moneys in the pos possession - session possession and under the immediate control of the said Treasurer; which said rooms, vaults and safes, are hereby constituted and declared to be, the Treasury of the btales. And the said I reasurer'of te United States shall keep all tho pub- c moneys which shall come to his hands yt the Treasury of the United gtates, as reby constituted, until the' same are . drawn therefrom according to law. , Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Mint of tht United States, iri Jie city of Philadelphia, in the State of J. Pennsylvania, and the Branch Mint, in t', Ijo city of New Orleans, in the State of ' Louisiana, and the vaults and safes thereof respectively, shall be places of ( deposite and safe keeping of the pubjic n moneys at those points respectively; and ! the .Treasurer of the said Mint and Ilranch mint respectively, for the time be be-in?, - in?, be-in?, shall have tho custody and care of all public moneys deposited within tho same and shall perform all the duties required , "jtQ be performed by them, in reference to . the receipt, safe-keeping, transfer and disbursements of all such moneys, accor according - ding according to the provisions hereinafter contain contained. - ed. contained. "Sec. .3. And be it further enacted, That there shall bo prepared and provi provi-i - i provi-i ded, within the custom-houses now erect erect-' - ' erect-' ing in the city of New York, in the Stato of New York, and iu the city of Boston, Ma the State of Massachusetts, suitable V convenient rooms for the use of the 1 j-titivers-general of public moneys, here- inafter directed to be appointed, at those places, respectively; and sufficient and Becure fire-proof vaults and safes for the ? l:finino of the oublic monevs collected Viand deposited with thfrn, respectively;

tho Branch Mint at New Orleans; or to the offices of eillier of the receivers gen general - eral general of public moneys, by this act direct directed - ed directed to be appointed; to be there safely kept, according to the provisions of this act; and also to transfer moneys in the hands of any one depositary constituted by this act to any other depositary con constituted - stituted constituted by tho same, al his discrelion, and as the safety of the public moneys shall soem to him to require; which au authority - thority authority to transfer tho moneys belonging to the Post Office Department is also hereby conferred upon the Postmaster General, so far as its exercise by him may bo consistent with tho provisions of existing laws; and every depositary con constituted - stituted constituted by this act shall keep bis ac account - count account of the money paid'to, or deposited with him, belonging to tho Post Office Department, separate and distinct from the account kept by him of other public moneys so pat J or deposited. And for the purpose of payments on the public account, it shall bo lawful for the Treas Treasurer - urer Treasurer of the United States to draw upon any of the said depositaries; as he may think most conducive to the public inter interests, - ests, interests, or to tho convenience Cf the public creditors, or both.

surr.e mmner as the currency authorized ly law to be received in payment for the public lands. Profiled however, That the receipts given by the Treasurer of the United States pursuant to the author authority - ity authority conferred in this section, shall not be negotiable or transferable, by delivery, or assignment, or any other manner whatsoever, but shall, in all cases, be presented in payment for land by or for the person to whom the receipt was given as shown upon its face. Sr.c. 23. And be it furtlier enacted, That for the purchase of sites, and for the construction of the offices of the re-