Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-04-26


accept, or pay the same, on behalf and
for account of the United States; or if
any person or persons shall pass, utter,
or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or
publish, as true, any such false, forged,
or counterieited paper, writing, or in
sirumenl, knowing the same to be false,
| forged, or counterfeited, with intent to
deiraud the United States, or any body
polite or corporate, or any other person
or persons whatsoever; or if any person
or persons shall falsely alter any indent,
certificate OF the public stock or debt,
Treasury note, OF other public security
OF the United States, or any letters pa
tent, issued or granted by the Presidenl
OF the United States, or any bill, check,
or draft Tor money drawn by or on The
! Treasurer OF the United States, OF any
other public officer or agent of the Unit
ed States, duly authorized 10 make,
draw, accept, or pay such bill, check,
or DRAFT; or it any person or persons
shall pass, utter, or publish, or auempt
to pass, utter, or publish, as true and un
altered, any such falsely altered inden,,
certificate, Treasury note, or other pub.
he security, letters patent, or bill, check,
or DRAFT, knowing the same TO be falsely
altered, with intent to dsfraud the United
States, or any body polite or corporate,
or any person or persons whatsoever
every such person, SO offending, shall be
deemed guilty OF felony, and shall, on
conviction thereof, be punished by fine,
not exceeding five thousand dollars, and
by Imprisonment and confinement to
hard labor, not exceeding ten years,
eording 10 the aggravaiion OF the offe.ice.
| Sc. Is. ind be il further enacted,
hat II any person. or ersons shal! false
| y make, lUrse, VI counterfeit, or cause
or procure TO be falsely made, forged or
counerieited, or willingly aid or assist
in falsely making, forging, or counterfeit
ing, any paper, writing, or instrument,
N imitation OF, or purporllng TO be, any
'etter OF attorney, or other authority or
instrument to assign, transfer, sell, or
convey, any share or sum in The public
sttCh or debt OF the United States, or in
he capital stock Of the President, Direc-
Tors and Company Of the Bank OF the
! United States, or 10 receive any annuity
81 ennuiries, dividend or dividends, due
/ OF ~ become due on any such stock
or oeoli or 10 receive any pension, prize
mohey, wages, ov oiner debt or sun oi
money due, or to become due from The
United States; or shall forge or coun-
teririt, or cause or procure 10 be forged
OF ccunlerfeited, or willingly aid or assist
in forging or coun,ereiling, the name or
names OF any Of the holders or proprle.
tors of any such public stock or debt, or
OF any person entitled 10 any such anpui-
~, dividend, pension, prize-money,
! wages, or other debt or sum of money
| as aforesaid, i'll or TO any such pretended
etser OF attorney, authority, or instru-
ment; or shall knowingly and fraudu
leDily, demand, or endeavor TO have or
obtain such share or sum in such public
stock or debt, or capital stock of the said
bank, or TO have any part thereof trans
| Ierred, assigned, sold, Or conveyed, or
such annuity, dividend, pension, priz,
! money, wages, or other debt or sum I'll
money, or any part thereof, TO be receiv-
ed or paid, by virtue of any such false
forged, or coun,erfeited letter of attor- !
ncy, or instrument; or shall falsely and |
deceittuliy personate any true or req
proprietor or holder of such share or |
sum in such public stock or debt, or ca
pial stock Of the said Bank, or any pet
son entitled to such anIuily, dividend, |
pension, prize-money, wages, or othei
debt or sum OF money as Aforesaid, and |
thereby transferring, or endeavoring 10
transfer, such public stock or debt, or
capital stock Of the said Bank, or receiv-
ing, or endeavoring TO receive the money
OF such true or lawful holder or proprie
tor thereof, or the money oil such person
or persons, really and trul " ent,Ieti TO +,
ceive such annuity, dividend, pension.
prize money, wages Or other debt, or
sum oil mon~y as aforesaid, as il such or
fender were the true and lawful owner
thereof and entitled Thereto every per-
son SO offending shall be deemed gully
OF felony, and shall on conviction thereof,
be punished by fine, not exceeding ave
thousand dollars, and by imprisonment,
and confinement to hard labor, not OK.
ceedlng ten years, according TO the ag-
ravation of the offence.
Sec 10. ind be it further enacted,
l That it any person or persons Shall false
y make, forge or counlertcit, Oh caus,
or procure to be falsely made, forged or
coun!erteited, or willingly aid or assls,
in falsely making, forging or counter .
eiGng, any instrument in imitation OF, .