The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-12-30

Public No. 81
AN ACT suppress circulation of small notes. al cur
rency, in the District of Columbia.
BE enacted by the Sesate and House of Representatives Of
tAe ond States Of Amerea IN Congress assembled That If
District of Columbia, shah make emit issue utter sign
draw endorse bank note promssory noe in
sruaent OF writing for the delivery OF
other valuable thing Of thing purpotng be val
liable thing of less than FIVE dollars be used
paper currency or as circulating medium either money
or in lieu OF money Of other currency every such
and every member officer agent Of such body polite
or corporate concerned in asserting to- such making
emitting issuing utering signing drawing endorsing
aforesaid for Of the purposes aforesaid, shall for
felt and pay the Of dollars for each and every such
bank noe prossory note of writing made
issued emitted, uttered, signed, drawn endorsed
half to the use OF who shall therefor and the
other half to the county of Washington District of Columbia
And the trial of such if the promsrory note
the whole printed engraven shall deemed sufficient
dencs Of intention to put the in circulation in viola
src T. And aJarler snaesd That shall be unlawful
for person persons body polite to pass
nots promory note any instrunent in writing Of less
denomination amount than Ave dollars either money,
in lieu Of money or OF any other currency and any other
persons and every member officer agent of such
body polite corporate violating the provisions of this
on shall forfeit and sum Of not less than i've nor
than dollars for every such offence oneha the
the who shall therefor and the other half the
SEC. g. And Be ii further enaeied That any person or pei
body polite and corporate holding such bank note
psc
corporate that made emitted issued uttered signed drew,
y. oa 'u .no sae anu ~, upon sucn PieHeheh', te
person or pouy Pocor corporate th4t MADE emit
a sueas ua'ereu, sgneu crew. OF 's sane ne
eec. VI euse 70 reaeen .ne same "a sou vi sver SUCH
parry 50 negecng or refusing sna orle ana pay toe sum
sorry note OF Id writing SO presented ana pay
ment thereof or as Aforesaid TO the use Of
the person OF persons pod Po or corporate hodDg ana
presenting the same as Aforesaid. m
SEC . ana DC J"raer e"dcfed Ihat each ana every iof
efure under the foregoing OF this act shall De
the OF Columbia In the name OF any person VINO sha
therefor ana Is hereby expressly gwen 70
each ana every justice OF the peace IN the District OF Cou
Ola 70 Try ana anluoicate each ana every sach case
SEC o. And De II JWfher enacted, mat all contracts
whether written or hereafter mace 10 pay OF denver
money or any valuable tnng or thing PurPorthR 70 pc
VauaDie tning, the consideration whefeoi may pc,
under hve dollars or other paper OF pro-
eu " .ns Ac sha DC oeemeo anu nelo " Pc cSs 1nu
anu Tue person OF persons SUING On su AZ
nave no remedy In any court OF law or equity ana "a any
sut pfougnt on ncn contract snail % comPeen or me
delehdant under the general issue or any
10 oner evidence OF the OF OF tne
contract 80 sued on ana on the defendant ont
ha ne or ne mas not evidence 70 prove lne
or consaerauon OF uch contract II sha DC the duy OF .ne
c0urt before wnicn s"ch sut may ue prcukn 'ne
or pantns or either or any OF nem 10 ne sworn 10
TESTIFY the truth IN regard TO the ransacton ana the
TN OF snail not DC present a. the 20 tne
OF such pant az OF
anu 10 postpone or commune sueh
can pe procured ana aiter he wnoe evesnce snA a
neen heard snail appear that the consideraon her
wholly or IN part OF the contract was ucn paper
circulating medium PROMPTED oy TINS act sna
rendered o the defendant or deiendan ana or cos
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