The Arkansas banner., 1847-03-03


 the profisions of this act. should he reim- ba,sed and paid Aaj she Secretary is fur- sher authorized lo make purchase Of the sad notes at par for the amount Of the principal and interest due al the time of purchase oa such notes. And SO much of unappTnprisscd ! money io the TreasaEy as may be necessary { for ;ha. purpose Is hereby appropriated for { paying the principal and interest of said notes.
 1 Sec. 3. fad be U fartAcy cnGe1ed. Thai ! fl any person shall falsely make, forge. os < couuierteii, oT rSuse of procure io be falsely made. forged. of eonn&neised. CT willingly | aid or assist III falsely making. forging. CT =eonnierfeiiing, any noae in imitation of, er puFGoriinc to be- TrsasVfy note aforesaid; or shall falsely alfez, ~ capse or procure to 1 be iaIsely altered, D. willingly aid or assist in falsely altering, any Treasery aoie issued as aforesaid; or shais pass. utter. or publish. { CT attempt to publish, inter. or psibaish e true, snv false forged. or rounierfeised note, purpostiag ,1 he Treasury note as afore- said. knowing the same io be falsely forged or eoun;cfleiied. or shall pass. or publish as
 true. any. falsely aliered TFea*ury note isxu- eti as aforesaid. knowing sle same to be false- Iy altered. erery sneh person shall be deem- e4 and aainaged aniliy ol felony; and. beiug ! thereof convicted. by due coarse af law. shall be sentenced 10 be imprisoned snd kept in hard labor for period not less than three
 wears nor more than ten years. aad to be
 iiaed in a sum not exceeding five thousand {. dollars.
 j Sec 10. lind be T fartkfr faaGed, That. 4 if any person shall make of feagrse. es cause [ or procure 10 be made or eugrast3, or shall have in his custody or possession any me- 'ailie plate engraved after the similliude Of any plate from which any neies issued as aforesaid shall have been prinesl. slih intent to use such plate, or cause oI suffer the same to be used, Tn forging os counierfrisiag any
 of the notes issued & aforesaid. or shail have III his custody or possession any blank no;e or notes. engraved and printed after the s. milltn6e of any notes issued as aforesaid.
 with intent 10 use such blanks or cause or snf5er the same to he Ssed n forging or ecua- terleiiing any of the notes issued as alore- said. or shall have III his custody or posses sion any paper adapted Q ;he making of ! notes. and similar to the paper upoe whith h any saeh noies shall have been fssned. wIsh intent io use such paper or cause or suffer f the same io be Hsed tn forgiug oi counter feiting aav of the notes issued as aforesaid. every such persoa. EeIas thereof c'.hvicled hv due rourse of iaw. shall he sentenced 10 be imprisoned. and kept ;o !isui labor. for a term not less ihan iAFee nor more than ter years. and fnCsi IF a sum nov exceeding five thousand dollars.
 ! Sec. II. .4sa bs j fEt-taer saarted. Tila, the Secretary Of tue Treasury be and he k hereby authorized b make aud issue. fsom time To tisse. such instructions rules. sad re- gnlstioas so the several collectors. receivers [ of public moaev. Repositories. and all others
 who may be authorized ;n receive the sad Treasury notes on behalf of. and as agents in say capacity io- the Uailed S.ales, as to the sasekeeping. disposition, Fe'urn- and can ceiling ei the sad Enies SO pald and receaged 5y them. respectively, and as 10 ihelr ac- !. counts aud reiurRs to the Department of snch receipts, as may seem 10 him best calculated ;o promote ihe public interests and coave- uience. and secure ihe Uaised States and the holders of the notes against fraud and losses ! Sec. l2 .3n3 be | fifrtier enacted. That. in lieu of i4e notes authorized by Ghls act E blch may he redeemed. other notes Gsay he ] issueJ: Prorsasd. korerer. The amount of such aotes outstanding. together with the stock issued bv yirse of the thirteenth and } sixteenth sections of ,his aci. shall not ex- ceed, the sum of iwentY-ihree millions of doi3ars.
 ] Sec. l3 Ind be t tiariler enacted, That ! il shall be lawful for the holders ol the alore- ] said Treasury notes n present them q, any ! tiiBe to the Treasury oi the United States. or to anv asSistAni treasurer. or to such coffee ! tors of the customs and receivers of pnblle ] moneys as may he designated by the Secre- iarv of the Treasury; and lhe holders of lhe sad Treasury aotes slaif 5e entitled ,n re- ceiye therefor the amount oi the principal of the said noles in a certificate or certificates os funded stock, bearing interest al SIX per cen ium per anuum. irnm he date ol such, pre- ] sentiment of said Treasury noies, and for the interest s,.a!l be paid in money; and the stock thus 10 be issued shall be transferable on the ! books of the Treasury: Prosiasa. AalzsrsE, ani be q fariler caac;c9, That Il shall be lawful fof the United States 10 reimburse ihe stock thus cae4ied al any tune after the las, ! day ol December, one thousand eight hHH- dfed and slxIy-seven.
 1 Sec. Ii. fad bs ti f,uther eAaeied. That ii shall and may be lawful for inc holder of any Treasury notes issued, or authorized @ be issueii, under this act or sny laws here ! toiore passed. to eoaseTi the same .uio cer- iiiicaies or funded sio~kk. apoa sae same terms and 10 ihg same manner hereinafter provided ia relation 10 IFe Treasury notes aH- tho9ized sy ihe first section ol this acL See. l5. .la4 be Il faritsr eaacied, Ina, he authority 10 issue Treasury po;es author izel by the "Ac, sutlgbrxing an ISSUE os Tfra.ugy ac;es and ibaa," approved Jaiy :. iweaty-secoad. one thousaad eight hundred and foriy-six, be. aud the same is hereby, t ext.odS,i 1T, the ssFrte p@ria-4 fixed fof the