Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-03-03

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ANY discount or exchange OF funds other than an "a
change fr gold aud silver. shall make Iasmehis OF
account 81 the public service IN any currency n
her iiisn that furnished hun and lgazcd hy tins act
every such transaction of such persnn hereby declar
To- be fnny and. conviction thereof bonre any efnf
ofite niied States oi competent Juris'lIcnn, ever,
such officer OF agent o the United States aud all The per
sons participating such acts shall hc sentenced Ia IN
pris ,nment ia less than year nor moro
than years, and Ia fine equal To Twice The aioi
OF valae ei The property ~ en'hezzlefi
Sec. ~ Ind he II further endrfcd That II any "i
fcer member OF the beard 81 tAcl~Iucr. or o any of
agencies established under he provisions &" ihis act
ot the min any Of It's branches shall give ar syn
fasc certificate Of dcpisit having been made win
any agency mint. branch mnt, az shall ISSUE er de-
liver any coriicatc draft. OF bill ri exchange without
having ferosod the full value thereof, and caused the
receipt ihp Ia he duly entered IN the bpnks oi
said ar,nry mint or branch MINT shall he guilty 'i
any other wul ma practice 10y which any responsibility
II the said agency oi the Board Of Exchcncr. OF OF
the nltei States shall he Improperly created or lnefeas
e he shall be deemed guilty Of felony. and of convle
,hereni IN any OF the nitod States OF comp"
bh jurisdiction. shall be sentenced 10 Improvement Tor
term less than year more than seven years
and to fine equal 10 the amount al the false certificate
gwen Of the bill or draft issued or delivered, or
10 the amount of the responsibility created or IN
creased.
SEC 20 .lndbc further enacted, That if any per
procure be falsely made, forged. countoreiicdr or
willingly AID and assist falsely making. fT1ing,
counicrrIting any certificate III imitation Of. parp9T
ting u be- certificate OF dcprSe aforesaid. OF shall
lsc, alter II cause 81 procure b falsely altered.
Wilel, ad assist IN falsely altering any certificate ol
dopsIe issued aforesaid. shall pass, utter, or pub
lash or attempt TO PASS, uttcr publish rs true, any
falls ~ altered certificate Of depaslr ssuod aforesaid
knuWIn the same ho falsely altered, every such per
IN sla be deemed and adud,,d gully Of felony. and
being thereof cony cod by due Of law. shall he
sentenced 10 be imprisoned and kept to hard labor or
pcr,d not less than year more than seven years
aud b. fined IN SUN not exceeding five thousand dol
lars.
See. q. lad be further fnactcd, That if any per
shall make cngrave. procure To bo
made engraved. shall have in his possession
custody. any metallic plates engraved after the slm1do
o any plate from which any certificates ISSUED atore
said shall have been printed. with intent 10 such
plate. In suffer the Ia be- used IN forging
c,unteflcng Of the certificates ssucdas aforesaid
shall have in his custody and piss, blank
fcae certificates engraved and printed after the sim
ude 81 any certificate ISSUED aforesaid with intent To
such blanks suffer the 10 be- used in
forging contributing any 81 the certificates issued
aiony1d shall have IN hls custody possession any
paper adapted Ia tho making II certificates and similar
t. the paper upnn which any such certificates shall have
been issued with intent Ia such paper cause or
suffer the Ia hc used IN iprying CONTRIBUTING
any ui the certificates ISSUED aforesaid every such
JSrS1u, beng thereof convicted by due VI law
shall be sentenced tobc imprisoned and kept To hard Ia
iur ir term nut less than moro than seven
ycat. aud fined IN a sum mol exceeding five thousand
dollars,