Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-03-01


court within this Commonwealth, or admitted
III any such Court TO be available in law or
equity unless ii be stamped III manner above di
rccted.
ii the Stamp Master shall fix any such mark
or stamp 20 any vellum, parchment, or paper
beforethe several anl respective duties there
upon charged by this Act shall be duly paid
or secured TO be paid, he shall for such oifeoce
forfeit his Office, together with the sum OF five
hundred dollars.
Ii any person or. persons shall write or print,
or cause TO be written or printed, any note or
bill upon any unstamped v-llum, parchment or
paper, with intent frauduleatiy 70 evade the
du,is herein imposed on any note or bill as
Aforesaid. or SHALL write or print cause 10
be written or printed any note or bill, upon any
ve'ium. parchment or paper, that shall be mark.
al or stamped for any lower duty than that
payable by this act, each person 81 offending.
shall Tor every such offence forfeit and pay the
sum Of one hundred dollars and no such note
or bill snail be plsadedaQr given in evidence
IN any court WITHIN this Copmonwealtb, or adj
mittcd in ant court aforesaid To be available
IN law or equity.
lfany person or persons shall counterfeit or
forge any stamp or mark to resemble any stamp
or mark which shall he provided made in
pursuance of this act, or shall counterfeit or
resemble the impression of the same upon any
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vend or sell any velluin, parchment, or paper,
with such counterfeit impression there n,
knowing such impres 10 be counterGeitcd,
or shall privately or frautucntly use any
stamp or mark directed ar allowed by this act,
IN any way with IN intent TO detraud the Com
monweath, then. every such person SO offend
ing being thereof convicted in due form Of
law. shall he Judged guilty OF felony, and be
e62nined in the penitentiary for any term not
Vfss than six months ard not exceeding two
years. ~
If the said stamp master or any Cashier of
either Of the BANKS or branches thereof, shall
fail to account for, with the Auditor of public
accounts ana pay into, ~ti1cA Treasury, the a.
mount by him received al collected, accord
ing To the provisions of'tI,isact and of the act
imposing taxes for the support OF Government,
passed at the present session of Assembly, it
shall be lawful for the General curt, in a sum.
mary way, N motion by the Attorney General
Oh behalf of the Commonwealth upon twenty
days noice Of such motion TO render Judge
ment for the mount so due or remaining due,
with costs and moreover the bond OF the said
stamp master may be put in suit, for the reco.
very of whatever may be due to the common.
wealth from the said stamp master, in like
manner rs the bonds of Sheriifs and other Col
lectors may be now put in suit, according, 20
existing laws, FOR like purpose.
All penalties imposedby tlns act, 9th than
those the recovery whereof Is here especial
w provided for, strait be recoverable with costs
bv warrant before sny Justice Gfthc peace, MAY.
or, or Alderman, when the sum is less tlian
iw ntv dollars, and wher- greater by action of
debt, inflammation or inducement in any court
of record within this Commonwealth.
This act shall commence and be in force
from The 1st day of April next, except SO much
thereOfas regulates the dGtics of the Commits
sioners of the reveone, and The Stomp Master. .
s. 81, g, ~. -.
ties, shalt b in form from and after The passing
&her II