The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-16

of the essential and INDISPENSABLE measures f this
ksbort sass;on ~ - -
'"o'' 'e's'oh'
BILL authorizing the issue of treasury notes n loan and
for other purposes 'S''''
Re N enacfed by me Senate o,,J uo,.o :, n, 80,
The United Sates of 1,srea ~ rnD "a q
President of the Tinted states IL hes, maj te
treasury notes ~, snc ,n m % aunorzed 10 cans
government nav eone Inn, noa a. .s OF ,e
amount of notes issurd he ann, of $780,, IN tn who
dollars and Of No, " unee imo- oi
any one ndte ID lie ,,rsrad igs a a my dollars Tor
manner hereIna,,er nnviJaJ s"''' ANA ISSUED" III 'e
SIC q And b, IL f,rtber cuoc,sd Tho, ,, at, ...-
notes authorized 10 6 issued h , rn, nm, sne sa 's'sr
the treasury ceo9 r tb uy 'e United states, al
wears ram ,h da ar e .e @ Oh one year or two
which said d % u a mi s,u hoes respectively rom
be y ,, Iuc Interest, 9nl they shan
Of h d a a, sn DC expressed upon The face
ssue c ,, id mp i,e % interest upon each several
., .e sa,a noe s oe xed by the Secretary of the
President. III, Hail ~ ~, & d aPpiooauon OF tle
of civ ner can,' aoee NC rue ol n,eresi
es, Ali -, ~, pei , rsog'aea, Ihat such inter-
G ~ oese at iie expiration Oh Sky days notice, 10 be
given at any nne by te Secretary the Treasury in
goven, u of popa papers published at the seat OF
81 ieaai is 70 ieueeh he same. The rem-
ira, oc Ne ITni,d , ~ ~ ' % inaue az ihe treas
ae United States 10 the holders Of The said notes re-
pal each note and the ntees, whe m e pInc
on AZ uie e OF payment For this reimbursement at the
S,a,.s ~ H. -, I, stoIIi1o' INC iah o ue ohitcd
'e S Is hefepy soienihiy pledged
no,as . az W - J"ei e"aetea mat lhe SAID treasury
of tI T ou d h M .e aecuo Of he Secretary
ted States v lie treasure ttsecT on oena OIL me nj
e s, Of .c l1easy and that hose officers
connts NJ Tho ,,m, l IN, anu accntae ac-
all The notes i"neJ and h una amount OF
10 he r,roy;Jad a. ,ha, , nv " III DOCK OF DOCKS,
he ,ti n, ilo'e, iiia careiuiy preserved IN
kept and preserved in the same Of m ,be accounts
anI h T 40 e 'I s G pe returned ana cancelled
cb notes Jl;ved -, Nh; G aueoun, quarterly, Tor al
P;, ny $500 W nun ~. sisna'ufe or issue by the
arsh, ,,ii anu i.i heSis'er Oh ule Iieasury are
ion y ,h S 10y ,u Nun te consent and aPproba-
on,i ~ ~ o iioasuy' " ehPloy such ADJ
IN, a.; e,ehs as he duties enloined upon them
bsr h, nor eyreed v and SAID num-
al se re o. we've hundred dollars to each per annum
M Tear G &c {'ncr emaefed' nat the Secretary Of
h bid, ~ ~, yt., WIN he appreciation o
e resident OF the United States, to cause to be issued
ink exnediert IL sara o'es us the resident may
u! eAPeo'et ~ payment Oh debts due by the United
Je, 10 sucn pubic creditors or other persons as may
nooo 70 eteSs sucn NOES IN PAYMENT as aforesaid, at
P Ana .he oecrey Oh tne Ireasury is further author
WIN .e aPpropaon Oh me PRESIDENT OF the United
% u. h pd Mom' a,e 10 llne, not under par such
h ~ e iies'eh' may uhk eAPedient on the credit OF
'"Sn MUGS. -,
sec. o. d'd &c tmher enacted That the said treasury
oes s,h DC truserap'e oy delivery and assignment
thereon by me person TO whose order the same shall
on The lace thereof have been made payable
notes shall be received in payment all duties and taxes
ad py the authority OF the United States of public lands
s Oh any cnaractef whatsoever which may be due and
@ m at .ne tne when sad treasury notes may be SO
erea IN payment and on every such payment credit shall
De gwen of the amount OF the and interest which,
the DAY OF such payment may be due on the note notes
Src 4 1M De further enacted, That every collector.
Tccver Of public moneys or other officer agent OF the
PyGh LOT tne govefen Keep, according to such forms
as sh pc described by the Secretary OF the Treasury
tries OF number date and respective amounts of prnc
pa ana interest Oh eaGn ana every treasury note thus re-
ceived ana every collector receiver OF public moneys
er Queer OF agent OF the Uhted states, who shall thus
receive any OF he sad treasury notes IN payment SHALL
payment OF me sanle receive credit born Tor prnea and
u'erest, computed as aloresaiu winch on the day of
such last mentioned payment snail appear due on the note
OF no'es mus pao m ana he sha De charged Tor the IN
accre, ON seh hole or hos from The day on which
he same sna nave been received by him IN payment
oesau 70 he Day on which te same shall be paid by
mn as 'iio,osaio' . . mn
Oh. O. hha Jntnr endeted, mat the Secretary OF
he treasury De ana he Is hereby authorized and directed
cause 10 be reimbursed ana paid the principal and inter-
OF inc treasury notes when may be Issued by virtue of
o. az ulo .i'hs anu ines wheh me se ac-
aod na .. sa 1 c so"a De thus rem
Aeu W Linn piGiiSca ~ nc saia NOES at par Tor the
ao oi ie PrhcPa ana interest que at the ilne OF pur-
chase on such notes And so much OF unaPproprated mon
~ III e treasury as nay DC necessary ior that purpose
hereby appropriated ior paying inc principal ana nierestof
sala notes.
SEC d"a oe Il tnfh, enacted That any person shall
aey MAKE, orse, OF couefel or cause or procure to be
sey ,ade, iorRcu' u couhereed or W!lngy au or as
ss ~ iaisey making, forging or couhereing any note IN
or sal msey aeI or cause or procure TO be falsely alter
ed or willingly AID or assist IN Falsely altering any treasury
hoe issued DIS aioesaiu OF sah pass, utc or PUBLISH OF
atePo pass uef OF puDsh as rue any iase logged, or
couereed noe p"rporns 10 ne treasury note as afoe-
said knowing the same to DC falsely forged or counterfeit
ed shall pass utter or publish rs true. falsely alter
be falsely altered every such person shall be deemed and
adudged guilty OF felony and, being thereof convicted, by
kept to hard labor for period not less than three
more than ten years, and be hned IN sum not exceeding
five thousand dollars.
SEC ~ Ana DC ~ JWthG ehdcfed Ihat, u any person
shall make or engave or cause or procure to be made or
engraved or shall have IN his custody or possession
metallic plate engraved after the simtIde of any plate
from which any notes issued as aforesaid shall have been
printed with intent to use such plate or to cause or suffer
the same to be used IN forging or conteeitng any OF the