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TWENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS . Sjsss. I. Ch.41. 1840.

U.S.Mint, andthe branch mintat N. Orleans,to be places ofdeposite.

Rooms to beprovided in thecustom-housesat N. York andBoston , for thereceivers-gene-ral.

The receivers-general to havecustody of saidrooms, vaultsand safes.

Rooms to beprovided for thereceivers-gene-ral at Charles-ton and St.Louis .

Four receivers-general to beappointed.

One at N.York ,one at Boston ,one at Charles-ton , and one at@t. Louis.

All required togive bonds.

Officers charg-ed with the cus-tody of the pub-lic moneys-—their duties,

and declared to be, the Treasury of the United States . And the saidTreasurer of the United States shall keep all the public moneys whichshall come to his hands in the Treasury of the United States , as herebyconstituted, until the same are drawn therefrom according to law.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Mint of the UnitedStates, in the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania , andthe Branch Mint, in the city of New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana ,and the vaults and safes thereof, respectively, shall be places of depositeand safe keeping of the public moneys at those points respectively; andthe Treasurer of the said Mint and Branch Mint respectively, for thetime being, shall have the custody and care of all public moneys de-posited within the same, and shall perform all the duties required to beperformed by them, in reference to the receipt, safekeeping, transferand disbursements of all such moneys, according to the provisions here-inafter contained.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be prepared andprovided, within the custom-houses now erecting in the city of NewYork, in the State of New York, and in the city of Boston , in theState of Massachusetts , suitable and convenient rooms for the use ofthe receivers-general of public moneys, hereinafter directed to be ap-pointed, at those places, respectively; and sufficient and secure fireproofvaults and safes for the keeping of the public moneys collected and de-posited with them, respectively; and the receivers-general of publicmoney, from time to time, appointed at those points, shall have the cus-tody and care of the said rooms, vaults, and safes, respectively, and ofall the public moneys deposited within the same; and shall perform allthe duties required to be performed by them, in reference to the receipt,safekeeping, transfer, and disbursement of all such moneys, accordingto the provisions of this act.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That there shall be erected, pre-pared, and provided, at the expense of the United States, at the city ofCharleston, in the State of South Carolina, and at the city of St. Louis ,in the State of Missouri , offices, with suitable and convenient rooms forthe use of the receivers-general of public money hereinafter directed tobe appointed at the places above named; and sufficient and secure fire-proof vaults and safes for the keeping of the public money collected anddeposited at those points respectively; and the said receivers-general,from time to time appointed at those places, shall have the custody andcare of the said offices, vaults, and safes, so to be erected, prepared, andprovided, and of all the public moneys deposited within the same; andshall perform all the duties required to be performed by them, in refer-ence to the receipt, safekeeping, transfer, and disbursement of all suchmoneys, according to the provisions hereinafter contained.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the President shall nomi-nate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate , appointfour officers, to be denominated “ receivers-general of public money,”which said officers shall hold their respective offices for the term of fouryears, unless sooner removed therefrom; one of which shall be locatedat the city of New York, in the State of New York ; one other of whichshall be located at the city of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts ; oneother of which shall be located at the city of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina ; and the remaining one of which shall be located atthe city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri ; and all of which saidofficers shall give bonds to the United States , with sureties according tothe provisions hereinafter contained, for the faithful discharge of theduties of their respective offices.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of the UnitedStates, the treasurer of the Mint of the United States , the treasurers, andthose acting as such, of the various Branch Mints, all collectors of the