Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-05-22
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Commonwealth Of MaEachufctss.
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AN Acr Requiring the feveral incorporated
Banks in this Conmonw eatli to adopt the
Stereotype Sieel Plate in certain cafes, and for
other purpoies.
WHEREAS JAcop PERKINS. of
Newburyporr, i'll the county of Ehex,
hath insenIed and completed certain
Stereotype Steele Plates for the prin-
ting OF bank bills and hath obtain
cd from he.pre6dent of the u. S.
patent fox the executive ule Of the
fame and whereas the laid jacob
Perkins hath given bond with fure
tics in the penal fun of ten thouiand
dollars to this Commonwealth, CON-
diiioned, among other things, 70
print and impre(s with the iaid plates,
bank bills Of the denominations OF
One, Two. Three. Four aid Five
Dollars, for the ufc of the leveral
incorporated Banks in this Common
wealth, and to fnrnilh bank paper
tor the fame, Of the belt quality, up.
on the terms which are fpecilied
and contained in faid bond /; and
whereas the public good requires
that the bills of the feveral denomi-
nations aforeiaid, ihall be printed
and impreiled from the iaid plates, in
order to produce uniformity in;and
to prevent the counterfeiting the
fame.
SIC. I. Be IL enacted BY The Senate
All Huff Of ReprsifntatiOss, in Gen
eyai Cosft a6tmblsa and BY TIE a,itbsri-
~ gltbs lanr, That from and after
tae frIt day OF July next, no bills OF
tnc denomination of one, two, three,
four s. dve dollars, fhall be iiIued or
permitted BY tl.. pre6dent, directors
and company Of any bank incorpora-
TED uader the authority of the Leeif-
,.tsre OF this Commonwealth, unlefs
, 10 Ia bil!s ihail be printed and
.agsel: from nereotype Reel
riases .ron which plates. original
.nprcG.ops Of the bills of the feverai
lraomsastions aforelaid, are dcpoiit-
.d r. tie ciiice OF the Secretary Of
this 3oamonwealth f, nor unleis the
ilia D1is Of the denomination Of five
....s,s, ihall have on the back OF
- fame an inprellim from the
cs K qlates. which is allo depoiited
Il ne o.he- of iaid Secretary Of faid,
On monwealrh.
SIC. q. he il further epa9ei, That
the ieversl incorporated banks with
in this Commonwealth, which have
heretofore iiiued their bills in the
names of the PRECEDENT and directors
of faid banks, iha.l, from aud after
the iaid hrlt day of July next, iiluc
all their bills OF the leyeral denomi-
nations aforsfaid, in the namrs of the
pretident, directors and company of
The fame banks, any thing in the re-
fpe6tive acts of Incorporation of laid
banks 10 the contrary ho.wishltand-
ing.
SIC. :. Be IL furtber ena led, That
from and after the iaid hfit day Of
July next, and during the pleature
Of the Legislature after that time.
,he urelidcnr, directors and company
of all the banks afore.aid, be, and
she fame hereby arc authorized and
empowered 10 iiiue and emit bills of
The denominations OF one, two, three
.nd four dollars, TO the amosnt of
fifteen per centam, of their teyersl
capita. Rocks actually paid in, any
thing IN their respective acss of in
sorpor alton, or any thing in an ar
entitisd san at to authorize the
icseril banks incorporated within
this Commonwealth to iiiue bills OF
sac denomination Of one, two, and
s5ree dollars" made and palled on
shr fifteenth day Of jane, in the year
OF our Lord one thoufand eight hun
dred aad five, to the contrary not
withdrawing.
sac :. 10 IL j0tby ena7ed, That
from an. after the fsid 6rlt day of
July next, no Perfon fl.all pay in diff
charge OF any contracts or bargain,
or Tor any valuable confederation