Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-07-07

y ton receivable in payments 10 \. = ]
y states, was repealed. This LEFT - Uni4
i'ss the unquestioned rule as 10 :" y act
IS rency receivable in payment Of .ne c]
l. enue from customs. :" me re-
n In this same year, however =,
9 three years succeeding the ya,io anu u
n before referred to, Of 1919, 10 S ~, law
e 'i5, authorizing emissions Of r ifa1
: notes, were passed; all Of which ,n .ea'u !
0 notes receivable in all BRANCHES ue u
1 revenue, and for all dues to the e 81 Ii
! ment. They, therefore, were adda Joverd
coin, as medium of payment II " 70 th
lections of the duties and fees, und i"e col
act OF 1899, and the other acts reo" TI lhd
} The collection Of the revenue from Srs'lnl
, toms. ~" Gus
On the 10th day ofApril, 1915, II.
passed 10 incorporate the second Ba s "a
the United States, entitled San ac, Iva ~ Of
corporate the subscribers TO the R.S, H.
the United States" The 18th sec,;a .
this act was in the words following. Wv" OF
=, "Sec. IA, And be it further enn,,.,
That the bills, or notes, Of the said co'as
ration, originally made payable, or whIa,
shall have become payable, on dems ",'n
shall be receivable in all payments ~ ,E1
United States, unless otherwise di,so, ,"s
by act of Congress-" ''''eu
If this last clause Of the section rot
red to "acls of Congress" thereafter ' ~ VI
passed, and not to acts of Congress ,bs ~ !; ~
iorce' then this bank charter added na u,
medium of payment for all public a "oN
and made receivable, in all branches ~ TI ,I
public revenue, by the then existing sw s,''
gold and silver coin," "Treasury notes y
aud "the bills or notes of the cornorot;o '
payable on demand" This seems 10 b hau"
been the construction given by Cons res.
TO those laws in the language used IN ,bs
lont resolution of tho 30lh day Of Anil
1916. This resolution, it will be seen H.,
It's date, passed but twenty DAYS after n.
passage OF the bank charter, and made
change in the Legislation of Cong ress IN
,elallon TO the currency of the pub;o
treasury, much greater than anv wb;ok
lad ever before been known 10 onr 10 ~.
indeed, II must strike the attention oc an
Il this day, as somewhat remarkable. ,ba,
urIng the existence of the Goyernmao,
nder the Constitution, the two bank chr.
ers alone excepted, no law, or resoluljm
r expression OF Congress, had recognize4
any TORN, or to any extent, bank notes
S medium OF payment at the Treasury.
nd that, even during the existence ortbs
rsl bank charter, and notwiths,andino
ne receivable character given 10 its biIIs
nd notes by its 10Th section, before quo.
I'd, the law of 1899, before referred TO. in
citation to the collection of the revenna
ON Customs; and the law of 1900. refer.
ID TO under the former head of this re.
ort, IN relation to the sale of the uublic
ndS, were both passed and both confined
e payments, in these respective branch.
OF the revenue, TO "specie," "moncy Of
e United States, ""goId and silver COIN
"evldences Of the public debt of the /
1lted States" These laws, too, remain.
IN foil and unquestioned force, as to
ese provisions, during the whole remain.
lie OF that bank charter, and up to the
ne oil the charter Of the second bank.
Is. "'
The joint resolution of 1916, here re.
RED TO, is entitled "A resolution rela.
e 10 Inc more etfectual collection of the
bic revenues" and is in the following
rdS:
'Res0'red By the Senate and House Of
personalities Of The United States Of
'er'c1, IN Congress assembled, That the
rotary of the Treasury be, and he is
coy and directed to adopt such meas.
S as he may deem necessary to cause,
soon as may be, all duties, taxes, debts,
sums oil money accruing or becoming
'ao'e to me United States, to be coIec.
ana paid in the legal currency of the
led States, or Treasury notes, or notes
ne BANK OF the United States, as by law
V,ded and declared, or in notes of banks
On are payable, and paid. on demand,
ne sad legal currency of the United
IeS' ana, that, from and after the twen-
DAY oil February next, as such duties,
u.s. debts, or sums Of money accruing or
'mIngPayabIe TO The U. States, as afore.
, ought not to be collected or received
rwlse than in the currency of the Uni.
states, or Treasury notes, or notes Of
Bank OF the United States, or in notes
anks which are payable, and paid, on
and, IN the said legal currency of the
ed States"