State journal & flag., 1846-12-04
PuBLIC.-No. $50.

AN ACT 10 provide for the payment of the
evidences of public debt in certain cases.
SEC. |. BE il enacted By The Senate
and House of Representatives Of the Uni,ed
States Of america IN Congress assembled,
That whenever II shall appear, to the salts.
faction OF the Secretary of the Treasury,
upon due proof taken in the manner here
matter directed. that any treasury note
which has been, before the passage of this
act received or redeemed by any authori.
Zed ofhcer oil the government has been sub
seqnenlly peroined or stolen. and put into
circulation, without having upon il any ev-
idence or marks OF having been cancelled,
and has been received by any person or in
slitution, for full consideration in The usu.
al course OF business, without notice or know
ledge of the same having been redeemed
or received as aforesaid, or having been
purlolned or stolen as aforesaid and without
any circumstances existing TO create suspi-
clon OF the good faith or due caution with
which the same may have been received by
such person or institution, he shall be. and
hereby is, authorized TO cause the amount of
such note TO be paid to the innocent hold.
er thereof, out of any money 10 the treasury
not otherwise appropriated Provided, That
the facts upon which any such payment shall
be made shall be proved by the oath or af-
hrmatlon OF credible witness or witnesses,
taken before any judge Of the United States,
or OF the highest court of record, or Of the
presiding Judge Of any court exercising I'M
limited jurisdiction in amount OF any State,
Territory, or district. and of the taking Of
which testimony due notice shall previously
be given TO the district attorney OF the Uni
ted States for the district in which such ties.
llmony is taken, who shall be at liberty 10
appear and PROFOUND questions TO such wit
nesses all which evidence shall be trans
mitted to the Secretary of The Treasury,
and preserved in his department and all
wIltul false swearing, upon such examina-
lion, shah be and h"reby is declared TO be,
perjury, and liable TO the punishment for
that offence prescribed by the laws of the
United States dnd prorided further, Thai
"a statement of all treasury notes paid I'm,
der the provisions of this net. within the pre-.
ceding year, shall be submitted to Congress
with the annual report OF the Secretary Of
the Treasury in relation to the finances.
SEC. 2. And be ii further enacied, That
when any officer or agent of the United
States duly authorized TO receive, redeem,
or cancel any treasury notes issued by au-
thority OF law, has received, or shall receive,
or has paid, or shall pay, any treasury note
which had been previously received or re-
deemed by any officer or agent having au.
thority TO receive or redeem such note, and
which had subsequently thereto been purloin-
ed and put into circulation, The Secretary Of
the Treasury, upon full and satisfactory
proof that the same had been received or
paid in good faith. and in the exercise Of
ordinary prudence. may allow credit for
the amount OF such note to the afficer or
agent so receiving or paying the same and
all credits which have, before the passage
of this act, been allowed in such cases, and
under such circumstances, are hereby sane
toned.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, Tha,
all acts and parts Of acts heretofore enacted
which are supplied by this act, so far as the
same may moi have been acted on are here.
by repealed, and so far as they may have
been acted on, they are ratified and con
6fmed.
Approved, August 10, 1916.
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