Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-20


or willingly aid or assist in falsely
making, forging or oounterGaiting anv hill or note
m imitation OF or purportng to be a bill or note
'ss"ed ny order OF the president, directors and
company OF SAID bank, or any order or check on
ne sad bank or corporation, or any cashier there
OF; or shall falsely alter, or cause or procure To
be falsely altered, or willingly aid or assist in
falsely altering any bill or note issued by order
OF me prendent, directors and company of the
said bank, or any order or check on the said hank
or corporation, or any cashier thereof; or shall
pass utter or publish, or attempt TO pass. utter
or publish as true, any false, forged or counter.
ieleu nlii or note purporting to be bill or note
issued oy order OF the president, directors and
company OF the said bank; or any false. forged
| or counierieited order or check UNION the said
oahk or corporation, or any cashier thereof know
ing the same 10 be falsely forged or counterfeted
OF snail pass, utter or publish or attempt to pass
u',er or publish as true any falsely altered bill
OF note issued by order of the president. direc
tors, and company of the said bank, or anv false
altered order or check on the said bank or cor
Poratioi, or any cashier thereof. knowing the
same to be falsely altered with intention to de-
fraud the said corporation or any other body DO
iitic or persons or shall sell, utter or deliver or
cause To be sold, uttered. delivered. anv forged
OF counterfeit note or bill in imitation, or purpor
ting TO be bill or note issued by order of the
president and directors of the said hank l,ro,yro
the same to be false, forged, or counterfeited
every such person shall be deemed and adiudped
lguiity OF feiony, and being thereof convicted bv
due course OF law, shall be sentenced IN he inn,
Prsoned and kept to hard labor for not less than
.hree years, nor more thin ten v ars or shall he
IMPRISONED not exceeding ten years, and fined
not exceeding five thousand dollars p,o,;,.J
that nothing herein contained shall he constr,a l
to deprive the courts of the individual stotes "a
IaJurlsoctlon under the laws of he several states
| over any offence declared punishable bv this act
DEC. ~. ma De it further enacted, That if anv
person shall make or engrave, or cause or procure
TO be made or engraved, or shall have in his Gus.
'ouy OF possession any metallic plate, engraved
"i'er the simiiltude of any plate from which any
notes or bills issued by the said corpor.t,on che
have been printed, with intent to use such pIate
OF 10 cause or suffer the same to be used in for
Sng or counterieting any ofthe notes or bills is
sueo oy the SAID corporation or shall have in
ms custody or possession any blank note or notes
OH or bills, engraved and printed after the SINH.
lltuue Oh any notes or bills issued by said cor
Poi"'6o"' WIN intent to use such blanks or cause
su,ier ee same to be used in forging or coun.
erecting any OF the notes or bills issued bv the
sara corporation or shall have in his custody ar
possession any paper adapted to the making of
oaA holes or bills, and similar to the paper rnon
which any notes or bills of the SAID corporation
snail nave been issued, with intent to use such
1aPer' or cause or suffer the same to be used in
or counterteiting any of the notes or bills
Uy 'he SAID corporation, every such person
oelng thereof convicted by due course of law
shall be sentenced TO be imprisoned. and kent to
hard labor, for term not exceeding five wears
or shall be imprisoned for q term NOT exceedirg
hVe years and fined in sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars.
Sec. 90 ind be IL further enacted, That in con.
SHERATON OF rhe exclusive privileges and benefits
conferred oy this act, upon the said bank, the
president, directors, and company thereof, shall
pay 10 the United States, out Of the cornorate
funds thereof, The sum of one million and FIVE hun
dred thousand dollars, in three equal payments
nat is To say five hundred thousand dollars ar
uhe expiration OF two years, FIVE hundred thou
SAND dollars at the expiration of three years, and
hye hundred thousand dollars at the expiration
OF tour years, after the said bank shall be organ
Zeu' ana commence its operations in the manner
herein before provided.
Sec. 81. .3ndbe it furtier enacted, That no other
bank shall be established by any future law of the
United States during rhe continuance of the cor
poraton hereby created, for which the IA tn of
the United States is hereby pledged PROVIDED
congress may renew existing char ers for b INKS
IN he District OF Columbia not increasing the
capital thereof, and may also establish anv other
pank or banks IN said District with capitals not
exceeding in the whole millions of dollars e
,ney shall deem it expedient. And no,y,,h
standing the expiration Of the term for which the
sad corporation is created. it shall be lawful to
use the corporate name, STYLE and Capacity for the
purpose OF suits for the final settlement and Ii.
quotation of the affairs and accounts of the cor
poratlon, and for the sale and disposition of heir
c tate' real, personal, and mixed but not for anv
o'her purpose, or IN any other manner whatsoe-
'er' nor for period exceeding two years after
'he exp ration of the said term ofincorporation
Sec %. find be At further enacted That if the
subscriptions and payments of said bank shall
no. be made and completed so as to enable the
same TO commence its operations, or if the said
DshK shall not commence its operations on or be-
re The first Monday in April next, then and IN
that case Congress may at any time within
twelve months thereafter declare by law this act
null and void
Sec % find he IL further enacted That II shall
at all times be lawful for committee of either
n'use OF Congress, appointed for that purpose, TO
aspect the books, and to examine into the pro-
'eedings OF the corporation hereby created. aud
% report whether the provisions of this charter
AVE been, by the same, vloat ed or no and when
ever any committee as afore,a shall find and
report or the President Of the United States shall
have reason TO believe that the charter has been
violate ed, It may be awful for Congress TO direc,
r The President 70 order sc re ficias To ne sued
ut OF The circuit court Of the district of Penn
,ylvana, in the name of the United States
which shall be executed upon the President oil
the corporation for the time being, at least IF
teen days before he commencement of the tern,
vt said court,) calling on The said cornorat,rr IN