Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-08-19

ius 20 -. biii % noia issesd 81 otder Of The
saia bank. % say order - ehesk % ne cad
Ssas % eofPorstioa. % sny eec1lar theropft -
1hsit falsely alter, or cause - proeura - ~
falsely altered % uillingly I'D or sssisi 10 ass-
- aiisEsnE, any bill - aots lasnsd y orter %
the sad oaek, ~ aBy order 81 ehoek a he
sei4 bank or corporation, OF eny eoshisg tAsr.-
eti % shall Patl, Ettsr, o. pabllah, OF atianpt
70 Faas, utter. o. Pnblsh, a. ire any hiss forE
-, % eouatorisit bill of note parportine 10
De bill o. nots hsued By order q the ssid
back, OF any falOs, forged. % eoautsTfshad or-
der 90 cheek uPoa The said bank o. eOrPosatioa,
% any eaahier thereof, knowing the aams 10 10
falsely forged or eoustsrfsitsd; or ahall pass,
at.ar. 81 P.lhhthp 81 ailsmPt 20 Pssz, sitter, -
Pabli.h ~ tree, aoy falsely altered bill % pols
issued 81 order 81 the said bask, or aBy falasly
ai,arot order or check on che said bAnk 81 eor.
Pofation. or any osshieF thsrsof, ksOWisg he
saDa % b falsely sltsfed, With ipisntiOa 70 De-
tfaed The said corporation. OF any ether body
Poitiie - Person, OF shsA cell. Utter. or deliV.
er OF oauss 70 Be sold, uttered 81 delivered, sBy
forged 90 countsTtsts uots OF bill - imiiatioa
81, % Purporting 10 Be, bin OF note hsaed by
order % The Said bank. kpowiAg The same to -
false. forged. o. eouutsrfsitsd. every sneh per-
son shall ~ deemed and adiedgsd Euilty Of fsl-
cay ed, beiRg thsFSof convicted BY doe eourss
Of law, shall Be ssnssnesd 10 Be inPsisoned and
kept 60 hard labor, for no1 lsss than three ysars
noe more thaR ten yeafst or thsll be imprisoa-
ed act sEessdiog ten ysars. and hDsd oct en-.
eeeding ave thousand dollaras Prseiisd That
oothing hsrsia eOataissd shall Be construed 10
deprive Ihs courts Of The Individual States or
Juriadietioh uoder The laws Of the several StstsS
over any Oasnes declared punishable b. this
oct
/ sES. ~. lad g. e 6sraAsr saaste6. That " sny
iPsTsoa shall msks % eagrsvs. 90 eause ~ procure
10 Be rosds ragFaved uhal have N his custody
% P0ssess'oa any plate segrsvrd Hfssr ths sioili
tude 81 say Plsss from which any noss biiis isi
81 b. the ssSd eorPorsiloa shall have bsea prihtsd
Yah tntsstta uss snsh plate, sssss suffer The
.ss 20 be sasd 70 fosg,sg or sosa.stf-tihs coy q
The nosvs ~ bills issued 81 the said soFporsfioh
o. shall have "a hs custody Posssssioe eng blsk
aote or hotes. ELL bilis, enEtsssd End printed
alter ths smiitude q sny % bills issued b.
aad eorporstioa, nth intrnt 70 uss Sssh eiaAha
leeose 81 sudsr The asoe % BE- used ia forging ~
any q The kilis issas ~ he
aid eorporatioa shail hsVs IN he eaalody o.
P0saession any paper adapted 10 the making % baAk
notss bilis cad tunilsr 20 the paper upon which
any notes biIls Of the aid corporation shall have
been tssoed, Nth iotsut 60 such paper OF sauss
og suffer NE sans 70 Be used " forgtsE soautsr-
letting shy 81 The notsa o. 6ills isaasd by shs ssd
ieoTPoyatioo. evrEy sucb pvrson being thEreof
tistsd By due course Of Law. shall ~ sentenced 20
Be tmprtaoaeG fOr . term nUl eHceedinR ave yesra
snd hnsd IN . sam not sHeesdirS one thousand dol
sac. 90. Rad s. 10 fIytAsr suaefed That n sny
Cheer agent, OuFssut ofth sid bauk shul EN-
esu.is o. appropriate 20 hia oua uss any monrys.
goods ersta o. funds II The ssid bauk via, intsDt
make fulse entries upon the books of The said hank
9Th intent 90 drfFaud the aaid compensation or saw
other Person -hHisoever, Sash oesr, SCENT o. ssf-
vani shall be deemed guilty a. frloay, Gud 90 eos.
vistion thereof shall be ansd the disrrtoa Of the
court, aoS imprisoned, tot ezcrrding six year..
ste 81. .asd 81 Il further enacted, That 30 othss
bank shall BE ettablishsd b any future lac of lhe
URited stHtss during the soniiuusse 81 The eoporo
ton hereby created Provided. That Congress may
rrneu modify the charters of the hank
sseablished within The District Of Columbia sttab-
~ rrhnl. T. a.
DistFtrt, 20 that The aggregate capital II III Tire
banhs chartered Tor The uad District shall not
the som Of Ave millions of dollars. And notuith-
ttandiog the expiration af the term Tor which The
sid oOTPoTAtioa is created IL alaI be lsufI 10 use
The corporate uaae, style had capacity or The pur-
poae Of soits and fOr the RRal ssitlesal sad laS-
1Htion o the sAsTs nnd aseouass Of The eorPOrsoa.
md Tor The sale md dispouou Of their estate real
personal, Had mined but For any ether poFPosr
- IN say ether manusF WkaieseF, nor ToF prriod
exceeding tuo yrars nsr the eAPraii0s of The aid
Sac. -. fad % 10 further saaefed. That n he
ahd pay uents 20 said bsnk shall rot be
made asd completed. 90 20 snabls the Sane 10
soaara'e it' oPeFstiOas o.. u The tad bsnk shall
sos eommeuso iis opeTHiioas o. before the FRA
Monday an April nrHt then, ahe ~ thar ease Con
sTe's @ay, - any THUS Wihis tvelVe n0nths there
: ahsT, declare, y lsS, this Get Ruli and void.
SAC. - Had - q 6srfAer enacted. That uhen-
ever committee o. eaher tlOoss of Congress an
Poihted 70 in'Peet TIE books sud to sxamlse lnlo tie
Psoseedisgs Of the sorporsIoa hsFvby sTsalrd shall
sP9s' ahs' ts Proyatoas Of this charter have been
stsisa shall have reaaOa 20 believe that The charter
nee bcen violated, nsay b. issfgl Tor Coagress 10
dlreSt o. The President 20 order sslrr fasss 10 Be-
saea o1i q The Circuit CoaFt % the DATED Siatra
Tor The District % Columbia in The bsus- ~ t,e
Ubiied btates uhisk uii BE- srrved npot the Preu-
dent o. the eorpnrstioa Zoe thr ns beina "a lqnst
otssen day seiuTs the soRmesernrst ofthe terra q
said court calling the said soFpoEsiion % show
cause UheFsfore he charter heryf sssnts shai 40,
pc 5esiaSed foFtsiled and u ths4 Sc isufu for The
sad soort uPoa THE return q te said ssiro Tasias
% examine lule The truth a tks sll.v.d yiof,fs~
and ~ such Si0lalioa b. made - sgl,err H. ~
pronouacs aRd adjadge tkai he sd eharasF h fos
ie'isd sad snauled PToGtdesi, ksBryeF, Thut eve
800 9 tasi usish nhJ b jOiosd betuern che
- tried By jsry. AHa Z SHALL BE- lau fal for ths
eeaF s9ieaaid 70 FrsiFr he production ~ such Of
,io boeka ~ PsPtTu o. The cooperation % 81 may
deem ueeestary iog tie sueeFizinEent % TIE con
troSeied Tate sad the hRui jadEasat 81 ff- essrt
aforesaid shall b. eEamisabis b thr Supfs me Court
81 She Unted States b. WFit q eFToF sui Be therr
Tsysr'ed o. Sfrmed according 10 tbs u'sgss Of he
Sac ~. md o. 70 C,sriAsr srasfss. Thai II The
800 eorp0tsiios siail nssune ezcfriss ahy fraa.
sdIe o. PI'viiege, o. slisapfio ssTry on sI husl-
nsss pos allowed 81 this SCI ls shaii he l.,,r, "a
tho AuoFnsy Gepersl q che Unissd ss-tr, v.Sgr
- a ConEEraa. ~ he President q tha
Uaiied stsisa, 20 Sc ihlursiiou 10 he nsiurs al
pil - eIeiy. ~ ne Itrs'ssi couSt 0f ths united
states loF Re District q coluuibia 20 Fsttrso IL
itupqion the aald baak from astusslnf arrrrrris.
ing saeh iraheiits pTisisgr or rantssiihe suti
b1,i9Eea And tie Esd eougt may itauu temporary
pafetuei sfits "a innnsiiga, direct Hueh eour e
81 Plpeeedinga. sd niska 80 snrh ordrrs sd o..
efres o. tueh infoflaiiaa rsy b. esaaasaat uith
~ sg1Tsa ~ sseh sourtin sasFs o. aqaitF lFsrs6-
-. Dc, - enal doeTee shaii BE- sahs 10 soy sush
ee'e, nnlrss ne asaea ~ FEST ourd isFrin shalt Be
hTt ioupd ~ Jnry. AL thai frota stsh ansi de-
cree A. appeal naT bs tateu 90 tks Bsprr ne Cori
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