The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-17
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pose !. hereby appropriated or paying the principal and
SIC, tnd be e further enacted. That If any person
nit i@l " ma's orss, or counterfeit or cause or PRO
n9 10 % lateiy MAGE Ioged or ooun!ereted or vii
nSy ana or assist ia falsely making, forging, counter
ly note i1f nov. u m M . ct Or pnTpong to be- treas
be falsely altered or Willingly aid OF, assist in false
" aiefng any treasury note issued aforesaid shall
pass, utter, publish, attempt pass utter or publish
true, any false forged or oounte Ted mole pnTroriing
= DC treasury note as Aforesaid, knowing The be
h'ey or5et os eoneeteed shall pass, utter, OF pub
ii.h uuo, any falsely altered reastry note issued as
eorcaid, knowug The same 10 be falsely altered, every
SUCH person shan Toe deemed and adudsed guilty felony;
and, being thereof convicted, 10y due of law shall be
sentenced - be inprioned and kept at hard labor or
period not c Than three years nor more than ten years,
md 10 be fined III sum not exceeding live Thousand dot
src 10 Ind be ii further enscfed That if any person
.h7i make tngreNe, cause procure 10 be made
msuc p'e engraved after the simtide Of any plate 'on
which, any noia- issued as aforesaid shall have been print
ed, with intent use such plate or cause or suterth same
ed oe orsaid shall have in his custody possession
hitd5 OF any issued aforesaid, with intent 10
such blanks suffer the same 10 be used in forging
have n M custody or possession any paper adapted to the
making nos, and similar TO the paper upon which any
paper o cu-e or suffer the 70 be used, IN forging
coonerieng any Of the issued Aforesaid ever
such person, being thereof convicted 10y due OF law
shall De senieneei 70 be Imprisoned and kept TO hard labc
ot term not less han three, than years, and
fined IN a sun not exceeding five thousand dollars
SEC H. md beu further endcea, That the Secretary &c
the Treasury bo aud he is hereby authorized 10 AXE AMI
ne, from time 10 tme such Instructions, rules, and reg
oos 20 he several collectors receivers OF public money.
ceive the said treasury behalf Of and IN
any eaPae i, the United States IS to the p,nE
10 and received by them, respectively, and their ac
counts aud errns the department such receipts,
may scem to him best calculated promote the public in
ee.s and Convenience the United States and
the holders o. The notes against fraud aud losses.
SEC II an De a further enacted Thu, IN lieu OF the
notes authorized by this act, which may be redeemed,
oerpoe may be 7sued Provided, horecer The amount
OF sue noes oand,9g together win the stock lseu oy
yiao the thirteenth and fifteenth sections of tins act
- iad be- further enacted, That shall be law
U for the hoders OF the aforesaid treasury 10 pre-
sent c at any tune TO the treasury of the United States,
or 10 any a'stAn treasurer or to such collectors OF he
customs ana receivers 0! pubic money as may pe de-
es OF s said treasury shall be entitled to receive
therefor the Of the principal of the said notes in
SIX per eenlu per ahnum from the date OF such present
meut OF Sd treasury notes and for the interest shall be
Transferable the books of the Treasury Provdea hour
eer That whenever required the treasury notes and GER
cae OF stock to be issued under this may have at
tJced TO them coupons OF interest and be transferable by
eYe onythng contained IN this act to the contrary not
Sec - An9beH further enacted That it shall be lawful
Tor the United States reimburse the stock created by this
act time after the last day Of December thou
SEC Is Ind be 10 Gihey enacted That the President if
his opinion shall be the interest of The United States
to do instead OF issuing the whole amount of treasu-
ny notes auh Jf2ed by the Of this act, may
borrow, tic credit OF the United States, such amount
Of money as he may deem proper, and issue therefor
exceeding six aun for the sum thus bor-
roec; fcdee18ble after thitY-rs December, eighteen
hundred and sstynine Provided h2reoer That The sum
borrowed together with the treasury notes issued under
the first and twelfth sections of this act outstanding and
the stock ereaed by THIS and the thirteenth section OF this
act Shat nopin tho whole exceed the of fifteen mil
lions ofdo2rs mi pyguidea further, That stock shall
b. issued u less rate than par.
SEC 10 I'M be Il further enacted, That the interest
ally, hs days q Jani'ay and July in each year
SEC L. I'M 6e JNttG enacted, That the ce5''ncates
Of stock be issued under this act shall be signed by the
Register Of the Treasury, and tue Secretary OF the Teasu
~ hall each Of >ad certificates TO he sealed with the
SIC IS daf be further en1cted That the Secretary
Of the Treasury shall be, and he is hereby authorized
TO receive proposals for taking te said loan said treas
ury notes or 70 employ agent agents for the pur-
poe Of negotiating the same and to pay him or them
reasonable compensation commission for snch
ces not exceeding one-enth of per ceniuin the
agen, agents, and to be paid of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appopraled' Propided That 20
officer Of the United States whose salary is fixed by law
AHd proodei farther That such compensation com
treasury Until the amount negotiated by agent
agents shall have been paid into the treasury OF the Un
sac 10 1nd be 1t further enacted That after the
nation of The vita Mexico the Secretary OF the
Treasury may, whenever ia his opinion the condition of
treasury shall Justify it, purchase the stock created by
thss act, the market prices, and below par
otherwise appropriated Aud shall be his duty, at
the OF every of Congress subsequent
thereof, from whom purchased, and at what prices
Of so ~ S% SS " her aad T los for hs bpnym9n,
arising from customs are hereby pledged
SEc q. lind be IL further enacted. That from and a-
ter the passage of th, act there shall be levied, col
Iectel md paid aud coffee, when imported into
the United States duty OF twenty-five per cenum ad
loren; PrODde1 That iuiportaons of either Of these
articles IN foreign vessels, not paced on footing with
se the United States, by reel ocal treaty stpuations,
or hy procanatiou the President issued in pursuance
of any Congress- tue additional duty imposed by the
eleventh OF the tariff OF Congress- of thirtiet
August, al gbecn hundred and forytwo shall be exac,ed;
mi YrOriasj, aO That coffee, the production growth
Of the colo lics dependencies OF the Netherlands
ed into tho United saes from the Netherlands in Dutch
vessels shall be subject such add onal duty imposed
by the aforesaid act OF Congress. oil thret August eig
hundred and fory.two.
SEC o. Ind be Il further enacted, That sum not ex-
ceedug twenty Thousand dollars, TO be paid OF any
appropriated money IN tue treasury, be, and the IL
pairing printing, engraving, aud otherwise, incden, the
issuing of the treasury notes and stock authorized by this
acts Pf0gidcdi That compensation shall be made any
officer whose salary is fixed by law for preparing, signing,
Or issuing treasury notes certificates oi stock
SEC % lind De Il ffrfAT enacted, That it shall b.,
and hereby IS, made the duty OF the Secretary of tbs
Treasury statement be published monthly of
the amount OF all treasury notes issued redeemed IN
Of the provisions Of this and that the power ~
issue treasury notes. conferred the President OF the Uni
ted States by this act shall cease and determine six months
asr the exchange and ratification OF treaty oil peace with
The republic OF Mexco.
SEC "a ind he il further enacted That shal, be the
duty ofthr Secretary of the Treasury report Congress
NJ the rncement of each session, the
rv notes which have been issued under provisions
tins act; tue amount redeemed and the manner in which
redeemed tie amount puchased and of whom, and ut
what time purchased and the Tcissued, stating In
lieu Of which redemption they reissIed, with
OF such reissue during the preceding year,
The lst section was read
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