Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-10-07

United State, of any character whatsosver And,
Oh every such payment, credit shallbs given for
the amount ofthe principal and interest which, on
tho day of such payment, may be doe on the note
or notes thus given in payment.
SEC. I. .4rd be it ilrthei enacted, That the See
cretary Of tho Treasury be, and he is hereby, au-
lthorized aud directed to cause to be reimbursed
and paid The principal and interest of the Treasu-
Try notes which may be issued by virtue OF tins act
lat the several time and tinss when the same, ac-
cordig the provisions oil this act, should he thus
reimbursed and paid And the said Secretary is
further authorized to make purchases of the said
notes, at price 10, exceeding par, for the amount
lof the principal and interest due at the time of
purchase Oh such notes. And so much of any mo-
feys in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated,
as may be necessary for that purpose, is hereby APP
propriatcd, for paying the principal and interest
|oi said notes. Gz-zaa
SEC. 8. .andt be II further enacted, That sum
of thousand dollars, to be paid out of any
moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropria-
ted, be, and the is hereby. appropriated, for
defravirg the expense of repairing, printing, en-
craving, signing, and otherwise incident 10 the
issuing Of the Treasury not authorized by this act
SEC. 9. find be 1t further enacted, That if any
person shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit,
cause procure to be falsely made, forged, coun
terfeited, willingly aid or assist in falsely ma
king, forging, or counterfei,ing, any note, in imi
tatioa Of, or purporing tn be Treasury note a
foresaid; or shall falsely alter, or cause pro-
cure to be falsely altered, or willingly aid or as
siss IN falsely altering, any Treasury note Issued
Aforesaid, shall pass, utter, publish or at
tempt, 10 pass. utter, publish, ue any false,
forged, counterfeited note, purporting TO be
Treasury note as aforesaid, knowing the same TO
|be falsely forged counterfsited or shall pass,
utter or publish, attempt pass, after, or pub
lis as true, any falsely altered Treasury note is
sued as aforesaied, knowing the same to be false
ly altered, every such pelson shall be deemed and
adudged guilty of felony, and being therefore con-
victed by due Of law, shall be sentenced TO
be imprisoned and kept to hard labor for period
not less than three years, than ten years,
and be fined in gsum not exceeding five thousand
dollars.
Sec. 10. .And be It further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby au-
thnrized to make and issue, from time to time,
such instructions, rulos and regulations TO the
eral collectors, receivers of public money, deposit
tories, and all others who may be authorized
ceive the said Treasury notes behalf of, and as
agents in aay capacity for, the United States, as
to the sae-keeping, disposition, return, and cam
ceiling of the said notes paid to and received by
them respectively, and rs to their accounts and
returns to the department of all such receipts as
may to him best caicu lated promote the pub
lie interests and convenience, and secure lhc u
nited States and the holders of the said notes a.
gainst frauds and losses.
SEC. IL. find be 1t further enacted, That it
shall be, and hereby is, made the duty Of the Sc
cretary of the Treasury 10 a statement 10 be
published, monthly, of the amount Of all Treasury
notes issued or redeemed i'll pursuance Of the pro-
visions of this act.