The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-09-20
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PUBL1sHED Bx AUTHORITY.
THE Small Note Law.

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Bills, of a less denomination than ten dollars.
SECTION l. Be u enacted 6y the Gen
eral Assembly of the State Of Ohio,
That from and after the first day of De-
tober, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty four, it
shall be unlawful for any person or per-
sons, firm, or body corporate, to pass,
transfer or circulate, either directly or
indirectly, or offer to pass, transfer or
circulate, or cause to be passed, trans
fered, or circulated, or to receive, or
cause to be received, any bank bill, OF
note of q less denomination than ten
dollars, unless said bank bill or note
shall have been issued by any made pay
able at one of the banks of this State,
in accordance with the laws of this State /;
ProUided, however, that the mere trans
fer or receiving of such unlawful paper
bona fde, for the purpose of sending the
same directly out of this State, for re-
demption, shall not be deemed a viola
ton of the provisions of this act.
SEC. 2 That all bank bills of a less
denomination than ten dollars, unless is
sued 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 unlaw-
full paper shall be held in this State to
be worthless, and all contracts in rela-
ton thereto null and void; and any dis
bursements or payments or exchange for
other property of value, made or attempt
ed to be made Herewith, of no effect
whatever.
SEC. 5. That any bank or bankers,
broker or brokers, or body corporate, or
public officer or officers, knowingly vio=
lating any of the provisions of this act,
shall forfeit N pay for every sue TO-
lation, the sum of one hundred dollars,
and any other person or persons the 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 are by law recoverable, and IN
der the same limitations and provisions,
one half of which shall go to the person
complaining, 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 fling of such complaint, be Ii
able to a forfeiture in the same case,
although a party of the same offence.
Sec. 4. The following shall be the
form of the complaint in suits for for
FIXTURES under the provisions of this act,
so far as the same may be applicable, but
-o- 10 ro-1a1 a enif 4ha No4rra of Al
particular case, namely State of Ohio
--County, IS. Before me, a
B., one of the justices of the peace Of
said county, personally came G. D., who
being duly sworn, deposeth and saith
that on or about the day Of
in the year--,i in the township o.
-, at the county Of, afore
said, e. F., (if a bank, body corporate
broker, or public officer, describe then
accordingly did knowingly pass, (oI
transfer, or cause to be passed or trans
fered, &C., as the case may be- to on
G. H., a certain bank bill, Tor note,) o
the denomination of-dollars, not is
sued by and made payable at and one o
the banks of the State of Ohio, in &C
cordance with the existing laws of sail
State, and this deponent verify believe
the foregoing complaint to be true, ant
further saith not. (Signed) G. D.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, a
the township and county aforesaid, thi
day of Fl. A. B., Justic,
of the Peace. Upon such complaint be
ing filed, the justice shall issue a sum
mons thereon, Tor capias, or other eivi
process, upon the proper affidavit bein.
made, as the case may be, stating briet
ly therein, the substance of such com
plant, and make such writ returnable
as in other cases.
Sec. 5. That the members of ever,
firm, and the stockholders of every in
corporated company, and every bank o
banker, broker, public officer, or othe
person, shall, In addition to the forfeit
ure specified in the third section of thi
act, be individually liable for the re
demption in gold or silver coin, of al
such unlawful paper put in circulation
paid out or transferred by them or sue
firm, incorporated company, or bank c
which they are members or ~stockholderi
and every bank or other incorporate
company, who shall knowingly violat
any of the provisions OF this act, shal
thereby forfeit its character and corpo
rate privileges; and all notes, and 9th
err securities or obligations, discounte,
in whole or in part by any bank, banker
broker or brokers, with, OF by payin
out the unlawful paper, the circulation
of which is by this act prohibited, shal
be void and no action shall be maintain
ed to enforce the collection thereof.
SEC. 6. That all laws and parts G
laws inconsistent viii the provisions G
this act, be, and the same are hereby re
pealed. +. G. LEBLOND,
Speaker of the House og Reps.
ROBERT LEE,
President of the Senate, pro tenn.
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