The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-05-20
AN ACT

Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Ohio That from and
after the first day of October in the hear of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-four, it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons, firm, or body corporate, to pass,
transfer, or circulate, either directly or indi-
rectly, or offer to pass, transfer or circulate,
or cause to be passed, transferred, or circu-
lated, or to receive, or cause to be received,
any bank bill, or note, of less denomina-
tion than ten dollars, unless said bank bill
or note shall have been issued by and made
payable at one of the banks of this state, in
accordance with the laws of this state; Pro-
vided, however, that the mere transfer or re-
celving OF such unlawful paper bona tide for
the purpose of sending the same directly out
OF this state for redemption, shall not be
deemed violation of the provisions of this
act.
Sec. 2. That all bank bills of a less de-
nomination than ten dollars, unless issued
by and made payable at one of the banks of
this state, In accordance with the laws of
this state, shall not directly or indirectly be
paid out or received in payment of any tax,
debt, judgment, decree, fine, or amercement
or other demand whatever and.all such un-
lawful paper shall be held in this state to be
worthless, and all contracts in relation there
to null and void; and any disbursements or
payments, or exchange for other property of
value, made or attempted to be made there
with, of no effect whatever.
Sec. 3. That any bank or bankers, broker
or brokers, or body corporate, or public off
Ger or officers, knowingly violating any of
the provisions of this act, shall forfeit and
pay for every such violation, the sum of one
hundred dollars, and any other person or
persons the sum of ten dollars, to be recov-
cred in a civil action in the name of the
state of Ohio, upon complaint in writing,
on oath, in the same manner that debts of
like amount are by law recoverable, and un-
der the same limitations and provisions, one
half of which shall 90 to the person COM
planning and the other half to the treasurer
of the township in which the offence was
committed, and for the use of common
schools in said township; and the person so
complaining shall not, after the filing of such
complaint, be liable to forfeiture in the same
case, although party to the same offence.
Sec 4. The following shall be the form of
the complaint in suits for forfeitures under
the provisions of this act, so far as the same
may be applicable, but may be varied to suit
the nature of the particular case, namely:
otdlc vi OHlO, -- county, IS. DelOre me,
A. B., one of the justices of the peace for
said county, personally came c. D., who,
being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that
on or about the - day of -, in the year
-, in the township of -, at the county
OF -, aforesaid, E. F., Gf bank, body
corporate, broker, or public officer, describe
them accordingly did knowingly pass. (or
transfer, or cause to be passed or transferred,
Sc, as the case may be,) to one 6. H., a
certain bank bill, (or note,) of the denomina-
ton Of dollars, otissued by and made
payable at any one of the banks of the state
of Ohio, in accordance with the existing laws
of said state, and this deponent verify be-
leves the foregoing complaint to be true, and
further saith not. (Signed) G. D. Sworn
to and subscribed before me, at the township
and county aforesaid, this - day of -.
A. B., Justice of the Peace. Upon such
complaint being filed, the justice shall issue
a summons thereon, (or capias, or other civ
il process, upon the proper affidavit being
made, as the case may be) stating briefly
therein, the substance of such complaint,
and make such writ returnable as in other
cases.
Sec 5. That the members of every firm.
and the stockholders of every incorporated
company, and every bank or banker, broker.
public officer, or other person, shall, in addi-
ton tn the forfeiture sneci fed in the tb;rd