In all cases where the Treasurer of this State has received or shall receive bonds of the United States of America as security for moneys received from the Federal government and deposited by him in a bank or trust company of this State, then and in that event, upon the request of the Federal government, the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to deposit said securities in a Federal Reserve Bank located out of this State, the State Treasurer first taking a receipt for the securities so deposited.
N.J.S. § 52:18-35