The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-05-24
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T7ei AN ACT
70 prohibit the circulation OF Fore'gn Baal
Bills, of less denomination thaa ten dol
lars.
y SEC. I. Be i. enacted by the Geners
.Sssemhly Of the State Of Ohio, that from
and after the FIRST day Of Gctober, in a
year Of our Lord one thousand .s.ss. hun
dred and fifty four, it shall be Halawius tor
any person or persons, frm or body eorpo'
rate, to pass, transhr. or circalate, either
directly or iaaRectly. or offer 20 pass. trans
fer or circulate, or cause to lie passed, trans
fered, or circulated, or to receive. or cause
10 he received, any bank bill, or note OF a
less denomination than tea dollars, unles,
said bank bill or note shall have been isSu'
"a By and made payable ia one Of the ak'
& this State in accordance with the laws oi
MS State; proUi&e9, hoSeScT, that the n.ert
siaRsfer or receiving Of such unlawfIs' rape;
aSd .Sds, for the purpose Of seGtiEg the
Sue directly out of this State, for redemp-
) On, shall not be deemed - fiUisIou vi The
psvvisions Of this act.
SEC. 2 That all bank bill CT a les, 3epom-
ination than tsa dollars. unless issued by
and made payable at one Of the bank, oi
his State, in accordance with tbs laws OF
this State, shall not directly or indirectly
l,e paid out or received in payment Of any
az, debt, Judgment, decree, fne, or arnerce-
.pent, or other demand whatever; and all
such unlawful- paper shall be held in this
State to be worthless, and all contracts in
relation thereto null and void; and any dis
bursements or payments or exchange fo'
other properly Of value. male or attempted
ODE made Herewith, OF no effect wha.ev.
er. g.
SEQ. 5. That any bank or bankers, bro
ker or brokers, or body corporate; or public
officer or officers, Knowingly violating any
III the provisions Of this act sNshall ioriet anc
pay for every such violation, the SUN Of one
hundred dollars, anu any other person OF
persons the sum Of ten dollars. to be rerov.
cred in civil action ii the name of the STATE
Of Ohio, upon complaint in writing. on oath
IN the same manner that debts Of like 81,
kmount are by law recoverable, and IN
der the same LIMITATIONS and provisions, one
half of which shall goto the person compl',in
AuHA hA0 NklACi Adlt " 'L0dSolGk Vi kut
township in which the offence was commit.
led, and for the use OF common schools in
said township; and the person so complaing
shall not, after the flingof such complaint,
be liable to forfeiture in the same case, al
though party to The same offence.
) Sac. a. The following shall be the :oIm
Of complaint in suit for forfetures under
"a ynrO,,;einuS of yl,:a 81 Sor tbo
same may be applicable, but may varied to
suit the nature OF the particular case, name
ir: State Of Ohio - County, ss.--
beSore me, A. B., one Of the justices Of
the peace for said county, personally came
9. 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,
Z. f., (if bank. body corporate, broker,
or public officer. describing tt.eu. according
", did knowingly pass, Tor transfer, or
cause to be passed or transferred, &c. as
the case may be, to one G. H., certain
bank bill, or note, Of the denomination Of
- dollars, not issued by and made pay
able at any one of the banks Of the State of
Ohio, in accordance e with the existing laws
Of said State, and this deponent verify be-
leves the { fregoDy complaint to be true,
and further saith not. (sgned) O. D.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, to the
township and county aforesaid, this ------
day of -. A. B., Justice Of the Peace.
Upon such complaint being fled. the justice
shall issue a summons thereon; Tor capias,
or other civil process, upon the proper afii.
davit being made, as the case may be, sta
ting briefly therein; the substance of such
complaint, and make such wri: rcturnab!e,
rs in other cases.
{ SEC. s. That the members Of every frm,
and the stockholders Of every Incorporated
company, and every bank or banker, bro.
ker, public officer, or other person, shall in
addition to the forfeiture specified in the
third section Of this act, be Individually la
bic for the redemption in gold or silver coin,
OF all such unlawful paper put in circuIa-
ZION, paid out or transferred BIZ them or such
hrm, incorporated company, or bank Of
which they are members or stockholders;
and every bank or other incorporate conpa.
ny, who shall knowingly violate any of the
provisions of this act, shall thereby forfeit
its charter and corporate privilege; and al!
notes, and other securities or obligations,
discounted in whole or in part by sny bank.
or bankers, broker, or brokers, with. or by
paying out the unlawful paper, the circula.
ton of which is by this act prohibited, sh all
be void, and no action shall be maintained
to enforce the collection thereof.
Sec 6. That all laws aud parts Of laws
with the provisions OF this act.
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
!; F. c. LEBLOND,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT LEE,
Presia mt Of thsSsnate, pro ten.
May ], 1864.