Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-16

sci upon that subject should be pubiished
N. SHEPPARD, Chamberlain
Under an Orainancc of the Common Hall uf the CITY
of Richmond, passed the 2Ith Gay Of August 1sln
number OF small notes for one and two dollars, signed
ny the President of the Hail. payable to the order OF
the Chamberlain and endorsed by him. were put into
circulaon.-i am asked, whether OF not these noIes
MAJ be legally continued in circulation under an act Of
the General Assembly, entitled An act TO amend an
act, more ercnaiiy To- the circulation of
emitted ny nnchariered Banks," which took effect on
ibe nrst day OF The present month subsequent The
Issuing Of the notes aforementioned.
am OF opinion, that The Act of Assembly in Ques
ton applies only 10 snch bonds notes. bills &C. OF
Corporations as have been may be- made eJtey The
day on which the act t"ok effect. The penalties i'm
posed by the act, attach the cjrcuIntUn NJ Such
bonds notes. bills, &C. and goi to the circulation ~
any others. The Corporation notes aforementioned
not of this description. They were mad. and h,
sued at time wben here was no law in force 10 forbid
II, ano the circulation Of them not bed either
directly or by any legal implications by any provision
the act OF Assembly In question. am therefore Of
eOpinion that the Corporation notes aforementioned
may lawfully he circulated, and that no person will
Offering them In payment. A. T.. UPSHUR
Rchm"nd, Dec. 2, 1870.
The Corporation OF Richnoss innde, an Ordinance
Ss TIE Common Hai) issued in August, 1919 anuiIner
OF Notes Tor The Sums for and two dollars: all Of
hNich were put into circulation previous passage
of <be act, entitled, An act 10 amend an aci more
efieeIualy to prevent the circulation Of emitted
10y uHcharteTed Ranks" passed on The 22d Feb 1920
II is asked whether il be lawful for any person 10
offer IN payment or circulate Of these notes and
whether such person would thereby incur the
OF ten doars or be subject 10 any punishment under
the act IN question.
On the case above stated am OF opinion that the act
does not extend TO asy notes actually executed aud
INTO cHcnation before was passed, and that any per.
son may circulate Snch notes without being subject TO
any penalty or punishment under the act.
There is clear and obvious distinction bevsen cir
culang, and ssniag ar putting into circulation and
ihis distinction was certainly in the view Of the Legs
iainte, when they passed the act. The two t sections
prohibn The issuing or patting into circulation Of
such notes. by any individual body corporate after
The dale Of The act. The third section prohibits the
bringing into the Commons alib, with intention to is
sue circulate, or Offer IN payment, note for less
sum than one dollar aud the fourth section prohibits
the circulation Of all issued or Put into circuits
ton, contrary 10 the act. And the notes in cues
ton eere all issued and put into circulation previous
10 the passage Of the act and therefore certainly
violation OF It's provisions person be made sub
Ject To any punishment penalty under the act foI
offering Va payment circulating any Of these notes
thus lawfully Issued or put in circulation before ie
was IN existence. JNO. WIcKHAM.