Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-11-25

De, and the same is hereby, appropriated, for de-
|irayng the expense opreparing, printing, engrav-
ing, signing, and otherwise incident to the issuing
OF the Treasury notes authorized by this act.
See. TO- .taad DC it further enacted, That il any
porson shall falsely make, forge, orcomterfet, or
cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or
Icounteifeited, Or willingly aid or assist in falsely
making, forging, or comlteriaitng, any note, in
Ilmitation OF, or purpoaing to be, Treasury note
aforesaid; or shall falsely alter, or ause or procure
10 be falsely altered or willingly aid or ASSET in
falsely altering any Treasury note issued as are-
said; or shall pass, utter, publish, OF attenp,
topass utter, Or publish, true, amy false, forged
or counterteised note, purportng to be Treasury
|pote rs aforesaid, knowing the same TO be falsely
prged or counierieiied, or shall pass, utter, or pub
fsh true, any falsely alterod Treasury note, is-
iSnsd as aforesaid, knowing the to be falsely
atered, every such person shall be deemed and adj
|Juxed guilty of felony, and being thereof convict
ed " due course of law, shall DO sentenced 10 be
imprsoned and kept to hard labor for period no.,
less thin three years, nor mere than ten years. and
be hnel in q sum not exceeding five thousand dol
lars. se
SEC. II. lind be 1t further enacted, That fany
person siRl make or engraye, or cause or procure
to be mads engraved, or shall have in his custo-
Idly or possession any metallic platc engraved after
the similttle of any plate from which any notes is
sued rs aforesaid shall have been printed, with in
tent to use such plate, or suffer the same
to DO used in forging counterfeiting any of the
notes issued aforesaid; or shall have liz his Gus
tody possession any blank note Or notes engraved
and printed after the smilitude of any notes issued
as aforesaid, wthinten to use such blanks, or
or suffer the same 10 be used in forging or counter
feiting any Of the notes issued as aforesaid: or
shall have III his custody OF possession any paper
adapted to the making of notes, and similar to tho
paper upon which any such notes shall have been
Issued, with intent to use such paper, u cause or
suffer the to be used in forging or c,un,erfeit-
ing any of the notes issued as aforesaid: syery such
person, being thereof convicted by due course of
law, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and kept
to hard labor, for a term not less than three nor
more than ten years, and fined in q sum not sx-
Iceeding five thousand dollars.
SEC, IL. .a,idbc u further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,
authorized to make and Issue, from time 10 time,
such instructions, rues, and regulations to the sev-
eral collectors, receivers of public moneys, deposi-
tories, and al otheis who may be authorized to ra
COVE the said Treasury notes behalf OF and as a.
gents III any capacity for the United States, as to
tho safe keeping, disposition, return, and cancels
ing of the said notes so paid TO and received by
them respe csvety, and as 10 their accounts aud
turns 10 the Department ofal such receipts, as may
seem to him best calculated to promote the public
interests and convenience, and secure the United
States aud tho holders of the said notes against
frauds and losses: Rotided, That nothing herein
contained shall be construed as 10 authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to ieissue any Of said
notes but upon the return Of The said notes, any
of them, to the Treasury, the same shall BIO cans
celied.
SIC. 10. find be IL further enacted, That it
shall be, and hereby is, made tho duty Of the Sc
creary Of the Treasury to cause a statement to BIO
published monthly, ofthe amount Of all Treasury
notes issued or redeemed, in pursuance Of thcpro-
visions Of this act; and that the power TO issue
Treasury notes, conferred on the President Of the
United States by this act, shall cease and deter
mine on the tbiity-frst day Of December eighteen
hundred and thirty-eight.
+ APPROVED, Octobe, 18th, 1887.