Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-11-11

note or notes from the day on which the same shall
have been received by him in payment as aforesaid
10 the day on which the same shall be paid by him
as aforesaid.
SEC. 9. .4ad Be tt farther enacted, That the Sc
cretary Of the Treasury be, and he is hereby author
lied and directed to cause to be reimbursed and
paid the principal and interest of the Treasury notes
which may be issued by virtue OF this act, at the
several time and times when the same, according
10 the provisions of this act, should be thus rem-
burSed and paid And the said Secretary is further
authorized to make purchases Of the said notes, at
par for the amount OF the principal and interest due
at the time of purchase on such notes. And 50
much OF any Incorporated money in the Treasury
as may be necessary for that purpose, is hereby APP
proprated, for paying the principal and interest Of
said notes.
SEC. 8. find be It further enacted, That a sum
not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, to be paid
out OF any Incorporated money in the Treasury,
be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, for deray-
ing the expense Of preparing, printing, engraving
signing and otherwise incident to the issuing ot the
Treasury notes authorized by this act.
Sec. 10. .4nd be it further enacted, That if any
person shall falsely make, forge. or counterfeit or
cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or
countercited or willingly and or assist in falsely
making forging or counterfetng, any note, in iui-
said; or shall falsely alter, or cause or procure to
be falsely altered, or willingly aid or assist in falsely
altering any Treasury note issued as aioresaid or
shall pass, utter, publish, attempt to pass utter
or publish, as true, any false forged, or counterfeit
ed note purporting 10 be Treasury note as ai0re-
said, knowing the same TO be falsely forged or coun-
forfeited, shall pass, utter, publish or attempt
to pass, utter, publish. true, any falsely altered
Treasury note, issued as Aforesaid, knowing the
same to be falsely altered every such perSou shall
be deemed and adiudged guilty of felony, and being
thereof convicted by due course of law shall be sem
fenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labor for
period not less than three years. nor more than
ten years. and fined in sum not exceeding five
thousand dollars.
SEC. II. find be IL further enacted, That ifany
person shall make or engrave, or cause or procure
to be made OF engraved or shall have in his custo-
dy or possession any metallic plate, engraved after
the simitude ofany plate from which any notes is
sued as Aforesaid shall have been printed, with in
tent TO use such plate, or to or suffer the same
to be used in forging or counterftiting any OF the
notes issued as aforesaid; or shall have in his Gus
tody possession any blank note or notes engraved
and printed after the smitude of any notes issued
as aforesaid with intent to such blanks or cause
or suffer the same to be used in forging or counter
ieting any OF the notes issued aforesaid or shall
to the making of notes. and similar to the paper up
on which any such notes shall have been issued,
with intent to use such paper or cause or suffer the
same to be used in forging counterleltng any OF
the notes issued as aforesaid every such person,
being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall
be sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard la
ber Tor term not less than three nor more than ten
years, and fined in a sum not exceeding five thou
sand dollars.
Sec. IL. find be Il further enacted, That the Sc
cretary olthe Treasury be, and he is hereby, au-
thorizcd to make and issue, from time to time, such
instructions, rules and regulations to the several
collectors, receivers of public money, depostares
and all others who may be authorized to receive the
said Treasury notes on behalf of and as agents in
any capacity for the United States as to the safe
keeping, disposition return, and cancellng OF the
said notes so paid to and received by them respec-
lively, and as TO their accounts and returns to the
Department of all such receipts, as may seem to
him best calculated to promote the public interest
and convenience, and secure the United States and
the holders of the said notes against frauds and
losses Provided, That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to authorizethe Secretary
of the Treasury to reissue any ofsaid notes, but up
on the return Of the said notes, any OF them, tc
| the Treasury, the same shall be cancelled.
SEC IS. find be 1t further enacted, That 1t shall
be, and hereby is, made the duty of the Secretary
| OF the Treasury to cause statement to be publish
| ed monthly, Of the amount Of all Treasury notes 49,
sued or redeemed, in pursuance OF the provisions 0
/ this act and that the power to issue Treasury
notes, conferred on the President OF the United
States by this act shall cease and determine on the
thirty-frst day Of December, eighteen hundred ant
thirty eight.
Approved, October 18th, 1887.