Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-02-02

Of the court before which such suit may be
brought, to require the plaintiff or plaintiffs,
OR either of any Of them, to be sworn to testify
the truth in regard to the transaction; and Il
the plaintiff or plaintiffs shall not DO present at
the trial, to compel the attendance Of such
plaintiff or plaintiffs as a witness or Witnesses,
and to postpone or continue the cause till such
attendance can be procured, and il, after the
whole evidence shall have been heard, it shall
appear that the consideration, either wholly or
in part, Of the contract was such paper cur.
roncy or circulating medium prohibited by this
act, judgment shall be rendered for the defen.
dant or defendants, and for costs against the
plaintiff or plaintiffs.
Sec g. And be it further enacted, That il
any merchant, hotelkeeper, chopkeeper, grocer,
commission merchant, or insurance agent, any
owner or drivor 1f hackney carriage, omnibus,
cart, wagon, or drOy, any huckster, butcher,
auctioneer, livcry.slable keeper, any owner or
keeper of billiard table or ten.pinn alley, any
pawnbroker, any manager or agent Of theatre
cal or other amuSemenEs, any hawker or ped.
lar, transactng busines under license grant
ed by the corporation of tho city Of Washing
ton or Of Georgetown, in the district of Colum.
bia, or any Other person or persons transacting
business under such license, shall either receive
or pay out any paper under the denomination
of five dollars, or any other paper not payable
III specie on demand, so prohibited as afore-
said, it shall be the duty of the attorney Of tho
United States for the district Of Columbia to
sue out process in the nature Of a Scire tacids,
or to institute other suitable proceedings in the
circuit court Of tho district of Columbia, n
gainst such offender or offenders, returnable to
the said court Immediately, il said court be then
sitting, or to the next term Of said court, if
there be then a vacation of the terms of said
court, requiring such offenders to show cause
why his, her, or their license aforesaid, shall not
| be forfeited; and on proof exhibited to said
court Of such receiving or paying out of such
prohibited paper MS aforesaid, said court shall
: forfeit, annul, and yacate such license, and no
othc. license for any purpose shall be granted
to such offender or offenders until one year the.
t reafter shal have passed and expired.
!, Sec. 7. And be it further anacted, That It
o shall be the duty of the marshal of the district
k Of Columbia, and of every constable Of said
j. district, to give information to some Justice Of
. the peace in said district, Of every violation
. of this law winch may come to his knowledge.
Il Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That on
u the trial Of any cause other than criminal
u prosecution under the provisions of this act, it
y shall be lawful for the court before whom such
/ cause is pending, TO cause to be brought before
" said court and examined as q witness' any do.
fendant to any such suit, his agent or employer
touching the matters aud things in controversy
=. and to employ such process to effect the object
= aforesaid, as is usual in otter cases.
. Sec. 0. And be it further enacted, That thi'
act shall be in force from and after the FRS
day Of November next and that go much ant
A such parts Of all former acts as may be repug
"a nant to this act be and the same arehcreby re
4, pcaled.
: Approved, December 27, 1854.