Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-03-15

each and every Treasury Note thus paid bv
such person and every collector, receiver OF
pubic MONIES, or other public officer or agent,
| VINO shall thus receiye ang or the said Treasu-
~ Notes IN payment shall, on payment of the.
aame into the Treasury, or into one Of the
oanEs where the public monies are or may be
oeposl'ed, receive creoit.both for the principal
ana or the interest computed rs aforesaid,
| which, on the day Of such last mentioned paw
ment shall appear due on the note or notes
| thus paid IN; and he shall be chapced for the
interest accrued on such note or note. from the
dav on which tbe same shall have been receive
ed by him m payment as aforesaid, to the day
ON which tie same shall be paid by him as
aforesaid; PyegiseS a1SvdyS, that no such charge
or dS,s"etion si9sil ne 'padc with respect t. any
! bank into which psyir .hts as aforesaid may be
made 20 the Ufted States, either by individu-
I avs OF by collectors, receivers or other public
olhcers or ass nts, and which shall receive the
same as specie, ard give credit to the Treasu-
| fer of the United State for the amount there
o., including the interest accrued and due on
such notes on the day which the same shall
haVc b. en- thus paid into such bank, on account
OF the United States.
J Sc. 10. And fe Il further enacted, That the
'mnissoncrs otthe sinking fund be, and they
arc hereby authorized and directed to cause
ttoe reimbursed and paid the principal and
interest OF the Treasury Notes which NAV be
ISSUED BY virtue oil this act, at the several time
and times when the same, according to the pro
| VISIONS of this act, shoald be thus reimbursed
J ana pad and the said commissioners are fur
ther authorised to make purchases OF the said
notes, III the s@He manner as Of other evidence.
OF the pubic DEBT, and at price not exceeding
par, Tor The amount of the principal and interest
que AT Tie time OF purchase of such notes So
! much of the funds con,titutisg the annual an.
preparation OF eight miilinns ofdollars, for the
payment Of the principal and interest of the
public debt of the United States. as NAV he
wanted for that purpose, after satisfying the
sums necessary for the payment of the interest
and such part oil the principal of the SAID debt.
as the UnlJed States now pledged annually
TO pay and reimburse, including therein the
interest and principal which may become nav
able upon any loan or loans which may be con
tracted by virtue Of any law passed during the
present session OF Congress, is hereby pledged
ana appropriated tor the payment of the nte.
rest, and Tor the reimbursement or purchase of
the principal ofthc said notes anG ,o,,uch of
any MONIES IN the Treasury, not otherwise an
proPriatcd, as may be necessary for that pur-
pose, is hereby appropriated for making up
any deficiency in the funds thus pledged and
appropriated for paying the principal and in
terest AS aforesaid; and the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby authorised and directed for
that purpose to cause 10 be paid to the com
sums OF money, and az such time and times as
will enable the said commissioners faithfully
and punctually TO pay The principal and int.
rest of the said notes
Sec. II. .8aa be a. Farther eIaried. That a sum
OF forty thousand dollars, TO be pale, out OF any
monies in the Treasury not otherwise appro
priated, be, and the same is hereby appropri.
ated, for defrayins the expense of preparing.
Printing, engraving, signing, and otherwise
incident to the issuing of the Trcasary mites
authorised by this act
Sec. 10. Ard be az further enacted, That if
any person shall falsely make, forge, or coun-
tcrtet, or cause or procure 20 be falsely made
forged, or counteffeted, or willingly aid or as.
sist in falsely making, forging or counterfeit
ing any note in imitation of, or purporting TO
be Treasury Note aforesaid; or shall falsely
alter, or cause, or procure 10 DE falsely altered
or willingly aid or assist in falsely altering any
Treasury Note issued as aforesaid or shall
pass, utter, or publish true, any false, forg-
ed or c@unterfeIted note, purporting 10 be
Treasury Note as aforesaid, knowing the same
TO be falsely made, forged or counterleited
or shall pass, utter or publish,- or attempt to
pass, utter or publish as true, any falsely alter
. cd Treasury Note issued as aforesaid, knowing
the same to be falsely altered, every such per-
son shall be deemed AID adjudged guilty of fe-
lony, and being thereof convicted, by due
course Of law, shall be sentenced to be impri.
soned and kept to hard labor for a period not
less than three years, nor more than ten years,
and be fined in a sum not exceeding five thou
sand dollars
II. CLAY,
Sneaker offhe House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
Wa II. CRAWFORD,
President Of The Senate, taro femhore.
APPROVED, !
February IS, 1873.
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