The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-01

| treasury note. or Oiltfi valuable security OF
ELECTS. winch he shall have received, or
,.birh my come 10 his possession or Gus
'ody by virtue Sc such employment. every
prr-nn 81 offending shall be deemrd guilty
If lclnny, and shall, On conviction thereof,
b. punished by fine. not exceeding h'r
housaad dollars, and by Imprisonment and
confinement. TO hard labor, not exceeding
ten years, according 10 the assratatIon oil
the ohenre.
Sec. Il. ind be It forfher en0efe3, That,
# any person or persons shall falsely make,
forge, or conntrri.lt,.o r cause or procure
IN be falsely made, forged, or countrririlrd,
or willingly and or assist in falsely making,
forging or CONTRIBUTING, any paper, writing,
or iustrum ent, 10 imitation of, ar purp0rtne
10 be, an indrnt, certificate of ihe public
stock or debt, treasury note. or other pub.
lie security of the United Starts, or any
letters patent, issued or granted by the
President of the United States, III any bill,
check, or draft, for money drawn by or on
the treasurer Of the United States, or by
or On any other public officer ar agent Of
the United states, duly authorised to make,
draw, accept, or pay the same, 90 behalf
aud for account Of the United States ; or
ifany person OF persons shall pass, utter,
or publish, or attempt 10 pass, utter, or
publish, Is true, any such false, forged. ar
c0untrrf,.iied paper liirg OF instrument,
/ Knowing the same 10 be false, forged, or
connlrrftcd, with intent TO defrand the
United States, or any body polite or cor
poratr, or any other Pc son Or persons
whatsoever OF il any person or per-ons
! zh al al nal at II
| the public stock or debt, treasury note, or
other public security Of the Unlfed States,
Sr any letters pdtcut ssnrd nr granted 10y
! the President of the United States, or any
! bill, check, or draft for money drawn by or
on the Treasurer Of thu United States, OF
any Other public officer or agrnt al the u
nlted states, duly authorized To make,
draw, accept, or pay such hlll, check, or
draft or # any person or persons shall
pass, utter or publish, Or attempt 10 pass,
utter or publish, as true and unalter-
ed, ANY such falsely altered indent, crrtif
Gale, Treasury note, or other public securi
", letters patent, or bill, check, Or draft,
knowing the same To be falsely altered,
with intent To drfraud the United States,
or any body polite or corporate, or any
person or persons whatsoever every such
person, ST. offending, shall be deemed
guilty of felony, and shall, on convic
ton thereof he punished by fine, not cx-
rerdng five thousand dollars, aud by I'M
pflsonmrnt aud confinement to hard labor
not exceeding ten years according to the
ag8ravatlon of the offence.
Sec. IL. Ind be IL further enacted, That,
II any person or persons shall falsely make,
forge or counterfeit or cause or procure 10
be falsely made, forged, or connterfeitcd, or
willingly aid or assist in falsely making, for
siug, or countcrtcitng, any paper, writing,
~ instrument, in imitation of, or pnrp0rt.
ing To he, any letter of attorney, or either
authority or instrument TO assign. transfer,
sell, or convey, any share or sum in the
public stock or debt of the United States,
Or IN the capital stock of the President,
Directors and Company of the Bank of the
United States, or 80 receive any annuity or
annuitiCs, Oh, ldend or dividends, due or Ia
become due on any surh stock or debt "
To receive any pension, prize money, wages.
or other debt or sum of money due, or To
become due from the United States or
shall forge or counterfeit, or cause or pro
cure To he forged or counterfrited, or vii
hngly AID or assist in forging or counter
letting, the name or names uf any of the
holders or proprrtors of any such pub
lie stock ordeht, or of any person enu
tied to any such annuity, dividend, pen.
SION, przr-moncy, wages, or q her dc or
snm of money, as aforesaid IN or to any
such pretended letter of attorney, author
ny, or Instrument or shall knowingly d
traadnlenliy, demand, or endea'our To
have or obtain such share or sum IN such
public stock or debt, or capital stock OF
III" SAID bank, or to have any part th'r'"f
transferred, as .ISn"d, sold, or conveyed, or
such annuity, dividend, pension. prize mo-