...duties, as fiscal agent of tlie Government, which have beep, or may be imposed by any act of Congress, or by any regulation of the Treasury Department, made in conformity to law ; and also has done and performed, and shall do and perform, all acts and duties required by law, or by direction...

...do and perform all other duties as fiscal agents of the Government which may be imposed by any law, or by any regulation of the Treasury Department made in conformity to law. The President is authorized, if in his opinion the interest of the United States requires the same,...

...by the act, but also requires them to perform all other duties which should be imposed by Congress or by any regulation of the Treasury Department made in conformity to law. The disbursing agents of the several departments of the government being without safe places of deposit...

...do and perform all duties required by law, or by direction of either of the execu, live departments, ;as agents for paying pensions, or for making any other disbursements w'hich the departments might lawfully require, and which were of a character to be made by the depositaries...