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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > documents and acts shaping the American system of criminal justice > Independent Treasury Act

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Independent Treasury Act  

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  • The Independent Treasury Act, first passed in 1840 at the urging of President Martin Van Buren, and again in 1846, formally separated the U.S. Treasury and its policies from commercial banking. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Independent Treasury Act]

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