Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-02-16


AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House transacted considerable unimportant
business, after VIII oh it adjourned until nile
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Suppression of Unauthorized Currency.
The following Council bill passed the House on
Thursday, by large majority. 1t goes back
to the Council with House amendments:
BILL TO SUPPRESS THE ISSUE AND CIR
CULATION OF UNAUTHORIZED BILLS AS CUR.
RENCY.
Be 1t en- ,c'ei By The Legislative assembly ofMe
Territory Of Minnesota:
SEcr:oN L. That no person, association or
corporation shall issue in this Territory without
authority of law, granting charters expressly for
such issues, any bills, drafts, certificates of de-
positc, or other evidences of debt, to be loaned
put in circulation as money. or to p or to
be used as currency or circulating mdium; and
every person, association or corporation, and
vvcry member thereof who violates the provis-
ions Of this section, shall be punished for each
and every offence, by imprisonment in the county
jail not less than one month,no over six months,
and by fine not less than one hundred dollars nor
over one thousand dollars; Provided that moth
ing herein contained shall be construed to a5ridye
the law of merchants contracts.
Sec. =. All payments of any debt or obliya-
ton which may be made in Of the bills, drafts,
certificates of dcposte or other evidences of debt
which may be issued in violation of Sec. |. of
this act, any su n bills, drafts. certificates of
deposite or other evidences of Indebtedness which
may have been may hereafter be issued out
of this Territory without authority of law, shall
BE- void and of no effect and any debt or obl;sa-
ton which may be paid in amy of the said bills,
drafts, certificates of deposit other evidenc $
of debt, may be collected in the s,me manner as
if no such payment had been made.
SEC. 3. The provisions of this act shall APP
ply to all bills, drafts, certificates of deposit or
other evidences of debt Of the character of those
mentioned in sections ono and two Of this act
which may have been issued and in circulation
before the passage Of this act. lt-s
SEC. 4. Any perso circulating, passing or
attempting to circulate or pass in lieu of money,
or currency, any evidence of debt, issued in yio-
laton of section one, of this act, shall upon con-
victiOn thereof, before any court having compe-
tent jurisdiction, within this Territory he punish
cd by fine of not less than ten dollars, nor more
than 80 the fine to be applied for the benefit of the
school fund Of the county wherein such conviction
takes place.
Sec 5. 1t shall be the duty of the District Courts
Of this Territory, to call the attention of the
Grand Jurics to the provisions of this act, at
each te III of the said District Court held in this
Territory.
SEC. 6. All fines provided for by this act
may be prosecuted and recovered in a civil action
in the name and by the District Attorney of the
county where the offence shall have been commit
ted; and one-half of the proceeds applied by the
County Treasurer of the county wherein a rccov-
cry shall be had, to the school fund of the said
county, AMI the other half 90 to the informer. In
case any District Attorney shall neglect or refus
to prosecute upon complaint being made to him.
it shall be lawful for any person to prosecute and
to recover such fines to he as applied aforesaid.
Sec. /. \ criminal conviction for any of the
offences mentione in this act, shall be "a bar to
any proceedings by civil action for the same Of
fence, against the party so convicted hut Il re-
covery in Il civil action for violation of anv pro-
vision of this act shall lie no bar to =. criminal
prosecution for the same offence.
SEC. S. This act shall take effect from an af-
ter its passage; except sec. 3, which shall not
take elect until the first day of April, 1856.
UNcURRENT MoNEY.-The following is a list Of
bank notes thrown out by several of our leading
banks. part of the list has been published be-
fore, but for the convenience of business men we
publish it here entire. All small notes. Is. 2s.
and IS, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, share the
unfortunate fate: $685. -
Central Bank, Rhode Island.
Orono Bunk, Maine,
Ellsworth Bank, Maine.
Searsport Bank, do
Peoples Bank, Derby Line, Vermont.
South Royalton Bank, do
Mousum River Bank, Maine.
Grocers' Bank, Boston Mass.
marlborough Bank, do
Farmers Bank, Wexford, Rhode Island.
Farmers and Dro.s' Bank of Waynesburgh Pa.
Franklin Bank Of Washington, Pa.
Warren County Bank, do
Bank of Chambersburgh, do
do Gettysburg, d.
do Middletown, do
do Newcastle, do
Farmers and Mechs.' Bank, Greensboroush, Md.
Hagerstown Saving Bank, Md.
Nalley Bank, IIagerstown, do
Stock Bank, Virginia.
Stock Bank, Ohio, Gold plate.)
Stock Bank, Indiana, except Michigan CITY.
Small notes, Is, Is, and IS, Indiana, Kentucky
and Ohio Chicago Press.