Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-24
ury notes in payment for the government,
take from the holder thereof receipt on
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take from the holder thereof receipt on
the back Of each of said notes, stating dis.
tinctly the date and the amount received,
/ and shall keep, according to such form as
shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury, entries Of whom received; the
/ number, date, and respective amounts oi
principal and interest OF each and every
treasury note thus received; and on deliv-
ering the same to the Treasury, shall re-
ceive credit for the amount paid, as pre-
i seribed in the..last section, provided no
error. shall appear.
| SEC. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he
ishereby, authorized and directed to cause
to be reimbursed and paid the principal
and interest Of the treasury notes which
may be issued BY virtue Of this act, at the
several time and times when the same, ac-
cording TO the provisions ofthis act, should
be thus reimbursed and paid. And the
said Secretary is further authorized to
make purchases Of the said notes at par
for the amount of the principal and inter-
est due at the time Of purchase on such
notes. And SO much Of unappropriated
money in the treasury as may be necessary
for that purpose is hereby appropriated
for paying the principal and interest Of
said notes.
SEC. 8. find be 1T further enacted, That
if any person shall falsely make, forge, or
counterfeit, or cause or procure to be false
ly made, forged, or counterieited, or will.
ingly aid or assist in falsely making, forg-
ing, or counterfei'ing, any note in imita-
ton Of, or purporting tob be, treasury note
aforesaid, or shall falsely alter, or cause or
procure to be falsely altered or willingly
aid or assis, in falsely altering, any treas
ury note issued as aforesaid, or shall pass,
utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter
or publish as true, any false. forged, or
counterieted note, purporting to be a treas
ury note as aforesaid, knowing the same
to be falsely forged or counterfsited, or
shall pass, utter, or publish as true, any
falsely altered treasury note issued as
aforesaid, knowing Tie same to be falsely
altered, every such person shall be deem
ed and adjudged guilty Of felony, and, be
ing thereof convicted, by due course Of
law, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned
and KEPT To- hard labor for pc Rod not less
than three years nor more than ten years,
and TO be fined in sum not exceeding
tive thousand dollars.
SEC 10. ind be further enacted, That,
if any person shall make or engrave, or
cause or procure to be made or engraved,
/ or shall have IN his custody or possession
any metallic plate engraved after the sinil.
itude Of any plate # ON which any notes
issued as aforesaid shallh have been printed,
with intent to use sucSs plate, or cause or
suffer the same to be used in forging or
counterftiting any of the notes issued as
aforesaid, or shall have in his custody or
possession any blank note or notes engrav-
ed and printed after the sirnilitude OF any
notes issued as aforesaid, with intent to use
such blanks or ea,ss or suffer the same to
be used in forging or counterfeiting any OF
the notes issued as Aforesaid, or shall have
in his custody or possession any paper
adapted to the making of notes, and similar
to the paper upon which any such notes
shall hspe been issued, with intent to use
such paper or cause or suffer the same TO
be used in forging or counterfeiling any Of
the notes issued as aforesaid, every such
person, being thereof covicted by due
course of law, shall be sentenced 10 be i'm
prisoned, and keptto hard labor, for term
not less than three nor more than ten years,
and fined in sum not exceeding FIVE
thousand dollars.
SEc. Ii find be II further enacted, That
The Secretary Of the Treasury be, and he
is hereby, authorized TO make and issue,
from time to time, such instructions, rules,
and regulations to the several collectors,
receivers of public money, depositaries,
and all others who may be authorized to
receive the. said treasury notes on behalf
Of, and as agents in any capacity for the
United States, as to the safe-keeping, dis
position, return, and cancellipg of the said
notes SO paid to and received by them, res
pectively, and as to their accounts and re-
turns, to the department Of such receipts
as may seem to him best calculated to pro-
mote the public interests and convenience,
and secure the United States, and the
holders Of the notes against fraud and
losses.
SEC. II. find be It further enacted, That,
in lieu of the notes authorized by this act
which may be redeemed, other notes may
be issued: Provided, however, The amount
Of such notes outstanding, together with
the stock issued by virtue of the thirteenth
and sixteen sections Of this act shall not
exceed the sum Of twenty three millions
Of dollars. 'sl
SEc. Is. find be ii further enacted, That
it shall be lawful for the holders Of the
aforesaid treasury notes 20 present them,
al any time, to the treasury Of the United
States, or to any assistant treasurer, or to
such collectors Of the customs and receiy-
ers Of public moneys as may be designated
by the Secretary Of the Treasury; and the
holders Of the said treasury notes shall be
entitled TO receive therefor the amount Of
the principal Of the said notesi in a certifi-
cate or certificates Of funded stock, bear
ing interest at six per centum per annum,
from the date Of such presentment of said
treasury noies,and for the interest shall be