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ADVERTISEMENTS•
Trial List—August Term.
Commonwealth vs. Wm. Laub and others.
Do. vs. do.
Wm. E. Camp vs. Wm. M'Clellan.
Jacob Ernst, Esq. vs. Executors of Mary Jacob,
deceased.
George Trestle vs. James Freeland.
T. C. Miller vs. James D. Paxton.
Jacob Settle vs. Freeland and Bailey.
Gettysburg & Petersburg Turnpike Company vs.
Reeside, Slaymaker, M'Clellan, and others.
Simon Melhorn vs. Philip Kohler.
Edolph Pohlman vs. John Garvin.
Adam and John Livingston vs. John Brotherton
and John Brotherton, Jr.
Michael Galaugh vs. Michael Degroff.
Eer. of Thomas Lindsay, dec'd. vs. M'Clellan,
Roesido, and Sloymaker.
Simon Melhorn vs. Philip Kohler.
John Me!horn vs. do.
County of York vs. Small and Beck.
Stephen Holt & Son vs. Jacob Ketterer.
David Bishop vs. Adm'r. of Dietrick Bishop.
P. A. & S. Small vs. County of York.
John M'Knigbt & Wife vs. Adm'r. of Charles
Stewart, deceased.
William 1). !limes' use vs. Jacob A. Winrott and
Thomas C. Miller.
Shriver & Welsh vs. The County of York.
Charles Weiser vs. do.
Yon
John Slentz vs. John Werner.
Harvey D. Swoney vs. Hamilton Longwell.
Sweney & Itivens vs. do.
Michael Louver vs. John Clay.
Peter Griffon vs. Hamilton Longwell.
John Musser and Wife vs. Executors of Anthony
Deardorff, deceased.
Grand Jury—August Term.
Franklin touniship.—D. Will, Esq. Ephraim
Newman.
Freedovi.—Daniel Sheets, Samuel M'Nnir.
ilamillonban.—Joseph J. Kerr.
Straban.—lsaac Brinkerhoff, John Gulden, Jr.
Conowago.—Abraham Keagy,David Schwartz,
Thomas M'Clean, Daniel Gitt.
Hamilton.—John Dellono, Isaac Trimmer.
Moue/joy.—John Wilson.
Libtrly.—Jacob Iloke, Robert Irwin.
Huntington.—William Brandon.
Borough.—Georgo Little, Hugh Donwiddie,
Robert Smith, Robert M'Sherry.
Menallen.—William Wright.
Bertvick.--P. Sneeringer.
Cumberland.—Benjamin Schriver.
General Jury.
Sfraban.—Robert!finny, John Tate, Jacob
Bucher jr., David Schrivcr, Ralph Fickes, William
Wort, Joseph Wciblc.
Liberly.—Henry Gordon, Martin Newman.
Frecdom.—James Cunningham.
Huntington.—Thomas Stephens, Wm. Gard-
llamillonban.—John hfussleman, jr. Joseph
Baugher.
Hansillon.—Peter Chrontster, Geo. Clark, Geo.
King.
Germany.—William Gitt, Amos Lefever, E
phraim Swope.
Berwick.—Michael Slagle.
Borough.—Samuel S. Forney, Samuel M'Crea
ry, John Martin, David Ziegler.
Arenallen.—Jacob Smith, jr. Wm. B. Wilson,
George Taylor, Charles Myers, Nicholas Bushey.
llfounlpleasant.—Sebastian Weaver.
Cunowago.—John G. Morningstar.
Franklin —Henry Menigh.
Noun ljoy.—David Zook.
Reading.—James Morrison jr.
Lalimore.—John Fickle.
REGISTER'S NOTICES.
:sZot - 1, is hereby Given,
'ENO nil Legatees and other persons con
cerned, that the ADMINISTRA
TION ACCOUN'I'S of the Estates of the
deceased persons hereinafter mentioned,
will be presented to the Orphans' Court of
Adams county, for confirmation, on Mon
day the 24qi day of August IP4O, to wit :
The account of Samuel S. M'Creary one
of the Executors of the Eslpto of James
Wray deceased.
The account of Samuel S M'Creary,Ad
ministrator de borne non of the Estate of
Andrew Wray deceased.
WM. KING, Register.
Register's 011 ice, Gettysburg,
.14z 0: 2 . 8, 1810,
JOB PRINTING,
• O,F ALL KINDS,
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SUB-TREASURY BILL.
AN ACT
To provide fir the collection, safe keeping, trans
fer and disbursement, of the public revenue.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That there
shall be prepared and provided, within the
now Treasury building now erecting at the
seat of Government, suitable and convenient
rooms for the use of the Treasurer of the
United States, his assistants and clerks; and
sufficient and secure fireproof vaults and
safes, for the keeping of the public moneys
in the possession and under the immediate
control of the said Treasurer; which said
rooms, vaults, and sales, are hereby con.
stituted and declared to be, the Treasury of
the United States. And the said Treasurer
of the United States shall keep all the public
moneys which shall come to his hands in
the Treasury of the United States, as here
by constituted, until the same are drawn
therefrom according to law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the Mint of the United States, in the city of
Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania,
and the Branch Mint, in the city of Now
Orleans, in the State of Louisiana, and the
vaults and safes thereof, respectively, shall
be places of deposits and safekeeping of the
public moneys at those points respectively,
for the time being, shall have the custody
and care of the public moneys deposited
within the same, and shall perform all the
duties required to be performed by them, in
reference to the receipt, sole keeping, trans
fer, and disbUrsement of ail such moneys,
according to the provisions hereinafter con-
ained.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
here shall be prepared and provided, with
in the custom houses now erecting in the city
of New York, in the State of Now York, and
in the city of Boston, in the State of Massa
chusetts, suitable and convenient rooms for
the use of the receivers general of public
moneys hereinafter directed to be appointed,
at those places, respectively; and sufxic►ent
and secure fireproof vaults and safes for the
keeping of the public moneys collected and
deposited with them, respectively; and the
receivers general of public money, from
time to time, appointed ut those points,
shall have the custody and care of the said
rooms, vaults, and safes, respectively, and
of all the public moneys deposited within
the same; and shall perform all the duties
required to be performed by them, in ref
erence to the receipt, safekeeping, transfer,
and disbursement of ull such moneys, accor
ding to the provisions of this act.'
See. 4. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be erected, prepared, and provi
ded, at the expense of the United States, at
the city of Charleston, in the State of South
Carolina, and at the city of St. Louis, in the
State of Missouri, offices with suitable and
convenient rooms for the use of the recei•
vers-general of public money hereinafter
directed to be appointed at the places above
named; and sufficient and secure fireproof
vaults and safes for the keeping of the pub
lic money collected and deposited at those
points respectively; and the said receivers
general, from time to time appointed at
those places,shnll have the custody and care
of the said offices, vaults, and safe, so to be
erected, prepared, and provided, and of all
the public money deposited within the same;
and perform all the duties required to be
performed by them, in reference to the re
ceipt, safekeeping, transfer, and disburse
ment, of all such moneys, according to the
provisions hereinafter contained.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
the President shall nominate, and, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate,
appoint four officers, to be denominated "re
ceivers-general of the public money," which
said officers shall hold their respective offs.
ces for the term of four years, unless soon
er removed therefrom; one of which shall
be located at the city of New York, in the
State of New York; one other of which shall
be located in the city of Boston, in the State
of Massachusetts; one other 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 at tho city of
St. Louis, in the State of Missouri; and all.
of which said officers shall give bonds to the
United States, with sureties, according to
the provisions hereinafter contained, for the
faithful discharge of the duties of their re
spective offices
Sec. 0. And be it further enacted, That
the Treasurer of the United States, the trea
surer of the Mint of the United States, the
treasurers, and those acting as such, of the
various Branch Mints, all collectors of the
customs, all surveyers of the customs acting
also as collectors, all receivers general of
public moneys, all receivers of public mo
neys at the several land offices, and all post
masters, except as is hereinafter particular
ly provided, be, and they are hereby requi•
red to keep safely, without loaning or using,
all the public money collected by them, or
otherwise at any time place in their posses
sion and custody, till the same is ordered by
the proper department or officer of the Gov.
eminent to be transferred or paid out: and
when such orders for transfer or payment
are received, faithfully and promptly to
make the same as directed, and to do and
perform all other duties as fical agents of
the Government, which may be imposed by
this or any other acts of Congress, or by
any regulation of the Treasury Department,
made in conformity to law; and also to do
and perform all acts and duties required by
law, or by direction of any of the Executive
Departments of the Government, as agents
for paying pensions, or for making any oth-
G. WAIZEINGTOII 2077.1311, MIDITOR Zr. PROPRIETOR.
a The liberty to know, to utter, and to argue, freely, is above all other liberties."—MlLTON.
1 Ut alW.loci 9 P clt coo agr a a .ro Qair izo aa. aadeo
cial bonds, as the Secretary of the Treasu
ry, with the consent of the President, may
direct; any law in reference to any official
bonds of any of the said officers to the con
trary notwithstanding.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
Treasury, at as early a day as possible after
the passage of this act, to require from the
several depositaries hereby constituted, and
whose official bonds are not herein before
provided for, to execute bonds new and suit
able in their terms to meet the new and in
creased duties imposee upon them respec
tively by this act, and with sureties, and in
sums such as shall seem reasonable and safe
to the Solicitor of the Treasury, and from
time to time to require such bonds to be re
newed and increased in amount and strength
ened by new sureties, to meet any increasing
responsibility which may grow out of accu•
mutations of money in the hands of the de
positary, or out of any other duty or respon
sibility arising under this or any other law
of Congress.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That
all collectors and receivers of public money,
of every character and description, within
the District of Columbia, shall, as frequent
ly as they may be directed by the Secretary
of the Treasury, or the Postmaster General,
so to do, pay over to the Treasurer of the
United States at the Treasury thereof, all
public moneys collected by them, or in their
hands; that all such collectors and receivers
of public moneys within the cities of Phila
delphia and New Orleans, shall, upon the
same direction, pay over to the Treasurers
of the Mints in their respective cities,at the
said Mints, all public moneys collected by
them, or in their hands; and that all such
collectors and receivers of public moneys
within the 'cities of New York, Boston,
Charleston, and St. Louis, shall, upon the
same direction, pay over to the receivers
general of public moneys collected by them
in their respective cities, at their offices
re
spectively, all the public moneys collected
by them, or in their hands, to be safely kept
by the said respective depositaries, until
otherwise disposed of according to law; and
it shall be the duty of the said Secretary
and Postmaster General to direct such pay
ment, by the said collectors and receivers,
at all the said places, at least as often as
once in each week, and as much more fre
quently, in all cases, as they in their discre
tion may think proper.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be lawful for the Secretary of the
Treasury to transfer the moneys in the
hands of nny depositary hereby constituted,
to the Treasury of the United States; to the
Mint at Philadelphia; to the Branch Mint at
New Orleans; or to the offices of •either of
the receivers-general of public moneys, by
this act directed to be appointed; to be
there safely kept, according to the provis
ions of this act; and also to transfer moneys
in the hands of any one depositary constitu
ted by this act to any other depositary con
stituted by the same, at his discretion, and
as the safety of the public moneys, and the
convenience of the public service shall seem
to ham to require; which authority to trans
fer the moneys belonging to the Post Office
Department is also hereby conferred upon
the Postmaster General, so far as its exer
cise by him may be consistent with the pro
visions of existing laws; and every deposita
ry constituted by this act shall keep his
account of the money paid to, or deposited
with him, belonging to the Post Office De
partment, separate and distinct from the ac
count kept by him of other public moneys
so paid or deposited. And for the purpose
of payments on the public account, it shall
be the law of the Treasurer of tho United
States to draw upon any of the said deposi
taries, as he may think most conducive to
the public interests, or the convenience of
the public creditors, or both.
Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That
the moneys in the hands, care, and custody,
of any of the depositaries constituted by
this- act, shall be considered 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 trans
fer or disbursement, in the same manner as
though the said moneys were actually in
the Treasury of the United States; and each
depositary abaft make return to the Trea
sury and Post Office Department, of all mo
neys received and paid by him, at such
times, and in such forms, as shall be direc
ted by the Secretary of the Treasury, or the
Post naster General.
Sec. 12. And be it further enacted,.That
the Secretary of the Treasury shall be, and
he is hereby, authorized to cause examina
tions to be made of the books, accounts, and
money on hand, of the several depositaries
constituted by this act; and for that purpose
to appoint special agents, as occasion may
require, with such compensation as may
or disbursements which either of the heads
of those departments may be required by
law to make, and which are of a character
to be made by the depositaries hereby con
stituted, consistently with the other official
duties imposed upon them.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That
the Treasurer of the United States, the
Treasurer of the Mint of the United Stales,
the Treasurer of the Branch Mint nt New
Orleans, and the receivers•general of public
money hereinbefore directed to be appoint
ed, shall, respectively, give bonds to the
United States, in such form, and for such
amounts, as shall be directed by the Secre
tary of the Treasury, by and with the ad
vice and consent of the President, with sure
ties to the satisfaction of the Solicitor of
the Treasury; and shall, from time to time,
renew, strengthen, and incrense their offi-
t shall be the duty of the Secretary of the
think reasonable, to be fixed and declared
at the time of each appointment. The
aget.ts selected to make these examinations
shall be uistructed to examine as well the
books, accounts, and returns of the officer,
as the money on hand, and the manner of its
being kept, to the end that uniformity and
accuracy in the accounts, as well as safety
to the public moneys may bo secured there
by.
Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That
in addition to the examinations provided for
in the last preceding section, and as a fur
ther guard over the public moneys it shall
be the duty of each naval officer and sur
veyor, as a check upon the receiver•general
of public moneys, or collector of the cus
toms, of their respective districts; of each
register of a land office; as a check upon the
receiver of office; and of the director and
superintendent of each Mint and Branch
Mint when separate offices, as a check upon
the Treasurers, respectively of said Mints,
or the persons acting as such, at the close
of each quarter of the year, and as much
more frequently as they shall be directed
by the Secretary of the Treasury to do so, to
examine the books, accounts, returns, and
money on hand of the receivers-general of
public money, collectors, receivers of land
offices, treasurers, and persons acting as
such, and to make a full, accurate, and
faithful return to the Treasury Department
of their condition.
Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That
the officers respectively whose duty it is
made by this act to receive, keep and dis
,burse the public moneys, as the fiscal agents
of the Government, may be allowed any
necessary additional expenses for clerks,
fire-proof chests, or vaults, or other necessa
ry expenses of safe keeping, transferring,
and disbursing said moneys; all such expen
ses of every character to be first expressly
authorized by the Secretary of the Treasu
ry, whose directions upon all the above
subjects, by way of regulation and other
wise, so far as authorized by law are to be
strictly followed by all the said officers:
Provided, That the whole number of clerks
to be appointed by virtue of this section of
this act, shall not exceed ten, and that the
nggregate compensations of the whole num
ber shall not exceed eight thousand dollars,
nor shall the compensation of any ono clerk,
so appointed exceed eight hundred dollars
per annum.
Soc. 15. And be it further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury shall with as
much promptitude as the convenience of the
public business, and the safety of the public
funds will permit, withdraw the balances re
maining with the present depositaries of the
public moneys, and confine the safe-keeping,
transfer, and disbursement of those moneys
to the depositaries established by this nct.
Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That
all marshals, district attorneys, and others,
having public money to pay to the United
States, and all patentees, wishing to make
payment for patents to be issued, may pay
such moneys to the Treasurer of the United
States, at the treasury, to the treasurer of et.
ther of the mints, in Philadelphia or New
Orleans, to either of the receivers general of
public money, or to each other depositary
constituted by this act shall be designated by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in other
parts, of the United States, to,roceive such
payments and give receipts or certificates
of deposits therefor.
Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That
all officers charged by this act with the safe
keeping, transfer, and disbursement, of the
public moneys, other than those connected
with the Poet Office Department, are hereby
required to keep an accurate entry of each
sum received, and of the kind of money in
which it was received, and of each payment
or transfer, and of the kind of currency in
which it is made; and that if any one of the
said officers, or of those connected with the
Post Office Department, shall convert to his
own use, in any way whatever, or shall use
by way of investment in any kind of proper
ty or merchandise, or shall loan, with, or
without interest, any portion of the public
moneys entrusted to him for safe-keeping,
disbursement, transfer, or for any other pur
pose, every such act shall be deemed and
adjudged to be an embezzlement of so much
of the said moneys as shall be thus taken,
converted, invested, used, or loaned, which
is hereby declared to be a felony, and any
officer or agent of the United States, and all
persons advising or participating an such act,
being convicted thereof before any court of
the U. States of competent jurisdiction,
shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a
term not less than six months nor more than
five years, and to a fine equal to the amount
of the money embezzled.
Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That,
until the rooms, offices, vaults, and sates,
directed by the first four sections of this act
to be constructed and prepared for the use
of the Treasurer of the United States, the
Treasurers of the Mints at Philadelphia and
New Orleans, and the receeremgeneral of
public money at New York,Boston, Charles
ton, and St. Louis, can be constructed and
prepared for use, it shall be the duty of the
Secretary of the Treasury to procure suita
ble rooms for offices for those officers at
their respective locations, and to contract
for such use vaults and safes as may be re
quired for the safe-keeping of the public
moneys in the charge and custody of those
officers respectively, the expense to be paid
by the U. States:
Sec. 19. And be it further enacted, That
from and after the thirtieth day of June,
which will be in the year one thousand eight
hundred and forty, the resolution of Con
gress of the thirtieth day of April, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and six•
teen, so far as it authorizes the receipt in
payment of duties, taxes, sales of public
lands, debts, and sums of money, accruing
or becoming payable to the United States,
to be collected and paid in the notes of spe
cle•paying - banks, shall ho so modified as
that ono fourth part of all such duties, taxes,
sales of public lands, debts, and sums of mo
ney accruing or becoming due to the Uni•
led States, shall be collected in the legal
currency of the United States; and from
and after the thirtieth day of June, which
will be in the year ono thousand eight hun
dred and forty one, ono other fourth part of
all such duties, taxes, sales of public lands,
debts, and sums of money, shall be so col
lected; 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 hun
dred and forty-three, the remaining fourth
part of the said duties, texas, sales of public
lands, debts, and sums of money, shall be
also collected in the legal currency of the
United States; and from and after the last
mentioned day, all sums accruing. or be
coming payable to the United States, for
duties, taxes, sales of public lands, or ether
debts, and also all sums due for postages, or
otherwise, to the General Post Office De
partment, shall be paid in gold and silver
only.
Sec. 20. And-ba it further enacted, That
from and after the . thirtieth day of June,
which will be in the year one thousand
eight hundred and forty-three,every officer
or agent engaged in making disbursements
on account of the United States, or of the .
General Post Office, shall make all pay
ments in' gold and silver coin only, and any
receiving, or disbursing officer, or agent,
who shell neglect, evade, or violate, the pro
visions of this and the last preceding section
of this act, shall, by the Secretary of the
Treasury, be immediately reported to the
President of the United States, with the
facts of such neglect, evasion, or violation,
and also to Congress, if in session, and if not
in session, at the commencement of its ses.
"lion next after the violation takes place.
Sec. 21. And be it further enacted, That
no exchange of funds shall be made by any
disbursing officers, or agents of the Govern
ment, of any grade or denomination whew
'ever, or connected with any branch of the
public service, other than an exchange for
gold and silver; and every such disbursing'
officer, when the means for his disburse
ments are furnished to him in currency Is.
gaily receivable under the provisions of this
act shall make his paymenssin the curren
cy so furnished to him in drafts shall cause
thoie drafts to be presented at their place of
payment, and properly paid according to
the law, and shall make his payments in the
currency so received for the drafts furnished,
unless, in either case he can exchange the
means in his hands for gold and silver at par,
and so as to facilitate his payments, or oth
erwise accommodate the public service and
promota the circulation of a metallic cur
rency: And it shall be, and is hereby the du.
ty of the head of the proper department im
mediately to suspend from duty any disbur
sing officer who shall violate the provisions
of this section, and forthwith to report the
name of the officer or agent to the Prestdent,
with the fact of the violation and all the cir
cumstances accompanying the same, and
within the knowledge of the said Secretary,
to the end that such officer, or agent, may
be promptly removed from office, or resto
red to his trust and the performance of his
duties, as the President may seem just and
proper.
Sec. 22. And be it further enacted, That
it shall not be lawful for the Secretary of
the Treasury to make or continue in force,
any general order, which shall create any
difference between the different branches of
revenue, as to the funds or medium of pay
ment, in which debts or dues accruing to
the United States may be paid.
Sec. 23. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue and publish regulations to
enforce the speedy presentation of all Gov
ernment drafts for payment at the place
where payable, and to prescribe the time,
according to the different distances of the
depositaries from the seat of Government,
within which all drafts upon them, respec
tively, 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 regula
tions and directions, it shall be the duty of
the Secretary of the Treasury, to guard, as
far as may be, against those drafts being
used or thrown into circulation, as a paper
currency, or medium of exchange.
Sec. 24. And be it further enacted, That
the recoivers•geneial of public moneys di•
rected by this act to be appointed, shall re
ceive, respectively, the following salaries,
per annum, to be paid quarter-yearly, at the
Treasury of the United States, to wit: the
receivor•general of public money New York
shall be paid a salary of four thousand dol
lars per annum; the receiver-general of pub
lic money at Boston, shall be paid a salary
of two thousand fivo hundred dollars per
annum; the receiver-general of public mo
ney at Charleston shall be paid a salary of
two thousand five hundred dollars per ail
num; and the receiver•general of public
money at St. Louis, titian be paid a salary
of two thousand five hundred dollars per
annum; the treasurer of the Mint at Phila
delphia shall, in addition to his present sal
ary, receive five hundred dollars, annually,
for the performance of the duties imposed.
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by this nct; the treasurer of the branch
mint at New Orleans shall also receive one
thousand dollars, annually, for the addition.
al duties created by this act; and these sal.
aries, respectively, shall be in full for tho
services of the respective officers, nor shall
either of them be permitted to charge or
receive any commission, pay, or perquisite,
for any official service of any character or
description whatsoever; and the making or
any such charge, or the receipt of any such
compensation, is hereby declared to be a
misdemeanor, for which the officer convict
ed thereof, before any court' of the United
Suites of competent jurisdiction, shall bo
sabject to punishment by fine, or imprisoos
Merit, or both, at the discretion of the court
before which the offence shall be tried. •
Sec. 25. And be it further enacted, That
the Treasurerof the United States be and
he is hereby authorised to receive at the
Treasury, and at such other points as ho
may deiiignate, payments in advance for
public lands, the payments so made, in all
cases, to be evidenced by the receipt of the
said treasurer of the United States; which
receipts so given shall be receivable for pub
lic lands, at nay public or private sale of
lands, in the same manner as the currency
authorised by law to be received in payment
for the public lands: Provided, however,
That the receipts given by the Treasurer of
the United States, pursuant to the authority
conferred in this section, shall not be nego
tiable or transferable, by delivery, or as
(ligament, or in any other manner whets°.
ever, but shall in all cases, be presented in
payment for lands by or. for the person to
whom the receipt was given as shown upon
its face.
Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That
for the purchase of sites, and for , the con
struction of the offices of tho receivers-gen
eral of public money, by this , act directed to
be erected at Charleston, South Carolina,
and at St. Louis. Missouri, there shall be,
and hereby is, appropriated, to be paid out
of an} money In the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the sum of ten thousand dol.
tars, to be expended under the direction of
the Secretary of the Treasury, who is here
by required to adopt plans for the said offi
ces, and the vaults and safes connected
therewith, and to cauae the same to be con
structed and prepared for use with as little
delay as shall be consistent with the public
interests, and the convenient location and
security of the buildings to be erected: Pro
vided, however, That if the Secretary of
the Treasury shall find, upon inquiry and
examination, that suitable rooms for the use
of the receiver-general at Charleston can be
obtained in the custom house now owned by
the U. States at that place, end that secure
vaults and safes can be constructed in that
building for the safekeeping of the public
money, then shall cause such rooms to be
prepared and fitted up, and such vaults and
safes to be constructed in the custom house
at Charleston. and no independent office
shall be there erected.
Sec. 27. And be it further enacted, That
for the payment of the expenses authorised
by this act, other than those herein before
provided for, a anfficient sum of money ho
and the same is hereby appropriated, to be
paid out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 28. And be it further enacted, That
all acts or parts ands which come to con
flict with the provisions of this act, be and
are hereby repealed.
R. M. T. HUNTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
RH. M. JOHNSON,
•
Vico President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
Approved, July 4,1840.
M. VAN BUREN.
.oils "
Trig RESULT so FAR.—SinCe the nomi
nation of General Harrison for President
by the Whig National Convention, five
States have held their general elections.—
Every one of those States contributed her
entire electoral vote to make Mr. Van Bu.
fen President, and without at least half of
them he would not have had a majority.—
They now stand as follows:
Majority in 1836. Maj. in 1840.
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tis 0*
New Hampshire, 12,000 8,000
Connecticut, 800. 4,500
Rhode Island, 250 1,300
Virginia, 7,000 2,000
Louisiana, 270 2,000
Van Buren majority in 1836, 20,320;
Harrison majority in 1840, 1,800. These
States gave tortyseven electoral votes in
1836—a1l for Van Buren. They now stand
seven for Van Buren, forty for Harrison!
SINGULAR CASE.—The last number of the
Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery
makes mention of a singulaf case of concus
sion of the brain, on the anthority of Dr.
Burst, of Cincinnati. A child three years
of age is stated to have fallen from a win
dow iu the second story of a house, upon a
brick pavernent,'mashing its head "as flat
as a table;" yet, owing to the elasticity of
the bones, it was not broken, and the child
very speedily recovered.
la another ni tide, Dr. Dickinson of Nash-'
vine, gives the history otsome remarkable
cases of fracture of the skull in which a
blow applied to one side of the head drove
out a portion of the bone on the opposite
side.—Baltimore A Fre,ican.
20,320 9,800 9,000
Balt. Patriot.