The phrase “covered ln-to tbe treasury,” as used in acts of congress and tbe practice of the United States treasury department, means that money hns actually >been paid into the treasury in tbe regular manner, as distlngulshed from merely depositing it with the treasurer. U. S. v. Johnston, 124 U. S. 236, 8 Sup. Ct 446, 31 L. Ed. 389
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
