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PUBLIC LAW 92-310-JUNE 6, 1972

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(f) Section 8501 of the Revised Statutes (81 L.S.C. 270). relating to the bonds of certain officers, assistants, and clerks in the Bureau of the Mint, Department of the Treasury, is repealed. (g) Section 3555 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 281), relating to officers of the New York assay office. Bureau of the Mint, is amended by striking out "the oaths to be taken, and the bonds and sureties to be given by them," and inserting in lieu thereof "and the oaths to be

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(h) Section 3600 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 475), relating to the bonds of officers in mints or assay offices authorized by law to act as depositaries, is repealed. (i) Section 3613 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 480), relating to certain deputies in the Department of the Treasury, is amended by striking out the second sentence thereof which reads as follows: "The official bond given by the principal of the office shall be held to cover and apply to the acts of the person appointed to act in his place in such cases.. (j) Section 3614 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 481), relating to the bonds of special agents employed by departments, is repealed. (k) Section 3625 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 506), relating to distress warrants against sureties of certain officials who receive public moneys and fail to render proper account and payment, is amended— (1) by striking out "and his sureties wherever such words occur in the first sentence thereof; (2) by striking out, in such first sentence, the word "reside" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "resides"; (3) by amending the second sentence thereof to read as follows: "Where the officer resides in a district other thaii that in which his estate may be, which it is intended to take and sell, then such warrant shall be directed to the marshals of such districts, respectively.'*. (1) Section 3628 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 509), relating to the execution of a distress warrant against the sureties of a delinquent finance officer, is repealed. (m) Section 3629 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 510), relating to liens on lands of delinquent officers and their sureties, is amended l>y striking out "and his sureties" and "or them". (n) Section 3630 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 511), relating to the sale of lands of delinquent officers and their sureties, is amended by striking out "or his sureties," and "and his sureties". (o) Section 3631 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 512), relating to the validity of the con Abeyance by a United States marshal of lands of a delinquent officer and his sureties, is amended by striking out "or his sureties". (p) Section.3632 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 513), relating to the return to a delinquent officer or his surety of moneys in excess of amounts needed to satisfy distress warrants, is amended by striking <nit "or surety, as the case may be". (q) Section 3634 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 516), applying the distress warrant provisions of the Revised Statutes to all Government officers charged with disbursement of public money and to their sureties, is amended— (1) by striking out "and to their sureties,"; and (2) by striking out "they" and inserting in lieu thereof "he", (r) Section 3639 of the Revised Statutes (31 T^S.C. 521), relating to the duties of officers Avho are custodians of tho public money, is amended by striking out the last sentence thereof which reads as follows: "The President is authorized, if in his opinion the interest of the United States requires the same, to regulate and increase the sums for which bonds are. or may be, required by law. of all United States