The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1828-11-29
SMALL NOTES.


sncr1oN l. Be enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the commonwealth OF PennsyNana' IN
General assembly and is hereby enacted by the author-
10 IF the same That from and after the first day OF January
next it shall lawful for any or persons or body
Corporate with the intention to create or put INTO clrcuaon
or continue the circulation paper circulating medium, 10
issue circulate directly indirectly cause to be issued or
circulated any note BILL check, ticket, or paper, PuPong
or evdencing intended TO puport or evidence that any
sum less than FIVE dollars will be paid to the order OF any per-
son or TO any person receiving holding such note, D
check ticket paper TO be the bearer OF the same or
that will be received payment OF any debt or demand or
that the of the person receiving or hold
inc he same will be entitled to receive any goods or effects
of the ae of any less than five dollars; and that from
and after the said first day of January nex 1t shall not be
lawful for any person persons, body corporate TO make
issue OF paw away pass exchange or transfer or cause to
be made issued pa away passed. exchanged or transfer
red any bank nole BILL ticket paper, purportng TO be
bank note calculated TO be circulated as bank note oil
any less denomination than five dollars
Seer And be further enacted by the authority afore-
said That any and every and PERSONS and body cor
porate offending against any of the provisions OF the s sec
ton of this act shall forfeit and pay for every such offence
the sum of five dollars be recovered by any person suing
for the same debts Of like mount are by law
oneha for his use and the other half to be for the
of the oversees guardians directors OF the poor OF the
city, county, district, township within which such offence
shall have been committed
SEcr g. And be further enacted by the authority afore
said That no such note, BILL check, ticket or paper, mem
toned in the first section of this act shall be held or taken TO
be void of null effect by thereof but all suits and
check ticket paper and thing hereuno contained TO
the contrary notwithstanding; and in such suits or actions It
the same shall be determined in favor of the plaintiff, udg
er shall be rendered the principal sum due on such noe
bill check ticket, paper together with interest thereon
al the rate herein after provided for and full costs.
SECT And be further enacted by the authority atore-
said That any person persons body corporate, who
shall endorse any way put his their name upon the
same shall be liable TO pay to holder thereof together
with the principal expressed therein interest to be cac
lated at and after the of twenty per cent per annum
from the time when such note BILL check paper, was first
issued that without demand on the drawer or accep
tor or any endorser party to the same
SECT g. And be further enacted by the authority afore
said That the trial hearing of any suit action, which
NAV be brought any such note check, bill ticket or pa
pe if the time when the first issued shall not be
clearly proven then the shall be deemed and taken to
have been first issued year before the bringing OF such
suit or action and interest shall be calculated thereon at the
rate of twenty per cent. accordingly.
SECT T. And be further enacted by the authority atore-
said That so much of the fifth section of the passed the
cleenth day of April eighteen hundred and wentyseven
EN- he'd An act to establish bank in the county of Lebanon
and for purposes prohibiting any bank incorporated
BY this commonwealth from receiving after the first of Sep
last any notes of banks not authorized by the laws OF
this state of lower denomination than five dollars, be and
the same is hereby suspended until the first day of January
next and shall be the duty Of the Secretary OF this Com
monwealh this act TO be published Immediately alter
its passage least newspaper in each county IN
which newspaper may be published, for the space OF one
L. and for the space of month Immediately previous
to the is day of January next and TO forward copy of the
each of the prohonoares of the respective courts in
the respective of this commonwealth, to be by him
put up his Office and to be read BY him the first and
third days Of each term, open court for the ensuing year
NER MIDDLESWARTH,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DANIEL STURGEON,
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