The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-04-14

LET THE SIIINPLASTER VENDERS BEWARE.
Below we give the law Furnishing shin plaster man-
ulacurers and issuers. Lei them look out They have
excuse for palmng their rags upon community there's
by banishiug all specie change from community. 1t Is
II palpable fraud, and such will, we hope meet its
deserved punishment The friends of Democracy ar,
Ter struggle of years, have brought back the Consttu
tiOnal currency-they have given sound conver-
tije currency, aud all feel its benefits The mites
of22 banks are now circulating through the State
good specie, and will continue ifshin Faslers &
iredeemlbe paper are ffowned down, But if we take
them, encourage them it not only parayzing The
efforts OF those % banks maintain specie payments,
but banishing specie from circulation violating the stats
ules Of Ohio, and making ourselves liable TO 60 to the
penitcn.iary,
Does any man wish again to be cursed with the mis-
erablc trash we have had for the last years9 Certain
y not Then let the farmer, the mechanic, and every
other good citizen, and more particularly the Grand
Jury, come forward and maintain the law which keeps
specie among u.s. and the law for the prevention of
fraudulent currency,
From the Ohio Statesman
AN ACT
To punish crimes thern named, and prevention of a
fsaudulent currency.
sEc l. Be it enacted Ly the General assembly QfMe
State of Ohio, That if any person shall issue and put
in aton assist in issuing and putting in crcn,
la.iOn any evidence of Indebtedness either printed,
written. stuck made or drawn in any other man.
ner designed and calculated, used to circulate as
currency the same being printed, written, engraved,
stamped, or made or drown in any manner whatever,
by such person persons issuing or putting in
circulation such evidence of Indebtedness as aforesaid
or procured to he printed, written struck or made
or avn in any whatever by such person or per
sons issuing or putting in circulation such eviden.
ces of indebtedness aforesaid except persons or
companies authorized Sd TO do by some law of this
state or other stale of the Union, or United States
every such person or persons so offending shall be
deemed guilty of msdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof by Indictment shall be imprisoned in the peni.
tentary, and kept at hard labor not than three
nor less than year.
Sec. 2. That if any person engaged in, or CARRYING
on the business Of broker, or exchanger of money!
or any other person whose usual business TO loan or
deal in money currency, shall directly or indirectly
pay, give, offer in payment in ahywise put in
circulation, any instrument or evidence of ndebted-
edness defined in the first section of this act or give
credit and currency TO any such instrument evidence
of Indebtedness 10y endorsement guarantee, or in any
other manner holding himself or themselves out as
responsible for the redemption or payml Mt of the
same the person offending, shall be deemed guilty
of a msdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by n-
dctment in the Court of Common Pleas shall he i'm
prisoned in the penentary, and kept hard labor not
more than three years, nor less than one year.
Sec s. That so much Of the first section of the act
entitled ian act to prohibit the issuing and circulating
of unauthorized bank paper" passed January g. 1916,
as provides for the penalty and forfeiture of one thou
sand dollars and also much of the third section of
the act entitled ian act to amend act entitled IAN act
10 prohibit the issuing and circulating of unauthorized
bank paper passed January e. 1885," passed Febru-
arv 16, 1888, as imposes penalties, provided for in
the fourth section of the act passed January e. 1916,
as above referred to- ond also much the third and
fifth sections of the act entitled ian act to prohibit the
establishment within this state, of any branch office
or agency Of the United States Bank Of Pennsylvani
any other bank or corporation incorporates by the
laws Of any other State by the laws Of the United
Staes and for other purposes passed Januory g. 1889
as -saines within tLs purvew of this act, and cohcts
thorew tn, be and the same is hereby repealed prov-
ded such repeal shall in no manner aecte any suit or
prosecution pending, or any liability incurred
der the aforesaid sections of said acis previous to ta.
| king effect of this act
| See. That fany person being president cashier
director teller, clerk, other officer of any banking
institution of this state, SHALL purposey knowingly and
coruPty put in circulation, or aid or assist in putting
in circulation any of the bills notes. bonds checks or
other evidence of debt issued by such banking ins-
tuition and calculated and designed to pasa money
currency knowing the banking institution that issued
the is insoven or about to fail, with intend to
defraud or nure any person or persons body or boz
| dies, corporate or politics person offending,
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor; and on con>
vcton thereof shall be imprisoned in the penentary,
and kept hard labor not than twenty years. nor
| less than one year.
Sec s. That it is hereby made the duty Of all presi-
dent Judges ofhe court of common pleas, specially to
give tis act in charge to the grand jury at the
mencement of every term oftheir several courts.
Sec 6. This act shall take effect and be in force on
and after the first day ofApril next.
| RUFUS SPALDTNG,
! Speaker ofthe House of Representatives,