The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-10-06
the ANTI-smALL NIL LAW.

An acfio prohibit the circulation Of Foreign
Bank Basof less Determination Than
Ten Doiidrs.
Ssc. J. Be it enacted by the General As
senfbly of the State Of Ohio, That from und
after the fret OF October, in the year of Our
Lord ono thousand eight hun lred and fifty
four, It shall be unlawful for any person or
persons, firm, or body corporate, to pass, trans
fer, or circulate, either directly, or Indirect
ly, or offer to pass, transfer, or circulate, or
cause to be passed, transferred, or circulated
or TO receive or cause to be received, any bank
bill or note, Of a less denomination 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; Provided hosceuer, that
the mere transfer or receiving of such unlaw-
ful paper bona fde for the purpose o. sending
the same directly out os this State for redemp.
tion, shall not be deemed violation OF the
provisions Of this act.
SEC. 2. That all bank bills OF 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,
judgement, decree, fine or amercenient or 9TH
er demand whutcver; ard all such unlawful
paper shall be held in this State to be worth
less, and oil contracts in relation thereto null
and void; and any disbursements or pa, ments
or exchange for other property Of value, made
or attempted to be made herewith, of no cf-
feet whatever.
SEC. 3. That any bank or bankers, broker
or brokers, or body corporate, or public Off.
Ger or officers, knowingly violate the proyis-
ions OF this net, shall forfeit aud pay for eve
ry such violation the sum of one hundred dol
lars, and any other person or persons, tie
sum Of ten dollars, to be recovered 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 a like amount arc by
law recoverable, and under the same lmta-
tons and pro- is:ons, one hal: OF which shall
go TO the person conn 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 persons so complaining shall not, after
the filing of such complaint, be liable to Il for.
teiture in the same case, although a party to
the same offence.
Section four gives the form of complaint,
which II is not necessary to publish, 1t is
varied 10 suit each particular case.
SEc. B. That the members of every firm
and the stockholders Of every incorporated
company, and every bank or banker, broker,
public officer, or other person, shul, in addi-
ton to the forfeiture specified in the third
section OF this act, be individually liable for
the redemption in gold or silver coin, of all
such unlawful paper put in circulation, paid
out or transferred by them or such firm, in-
corporated company, or bank of which they
are members or stockholders; and every bank
or incorporated company who shall know
ingly violate any OF the provisions of this act
shall thereby forfeit its character and corpc-
rate privileges; and all notes and other Sec
urit:es or obligations, discounted 10 whole or
IN par. by any banker, or bankers, broker, or
brokers, with, or by paying out the unlawful
paper, the circulation OF which is by this act
Prohlbltedshall be maintained to enforce the
collection thereof.
eEc. d. That all laws nrd parts of laws
inconsistent with the provisions Of this act,
DO and the same are hereby repealed.
&c. LEBLONN,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
ROERT LEE,
President OF the Senate, protein.
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