Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-08-13

| Umtod States, as to the custody, disposal
cancelling, and return Of any such notes a
may be paid to md received by them, re-
| spectively, and as o the accounts and returns
to be made to tie treasury department oi
syIch receipts as b. shah deem best calculated
to promote the pit Ilic convenience and seeu.
rity, and to protec. the United States as well
| as individuals from fraud and loss
| Sec 8 ind Be At further enacted, Tha,
| the Secretary of the Treasury be and he here
| by is authorized and directed TO cause to be
paid the principal and interest of such treasu-
ury notes as may be issued under this act at
the time and times when ding to its
provisions, the same should a. paid. and
the said Secretary Is further authorized to
purchase said notes at par for the amount of
principal and interest due at the time of the
purchase on such notes. And 80 much #
..ar nnappropriatej money il thu treasury
ma .0 E.. -sa. iaf "s gar.ssa sa..u"
appropriated ..a l-.a--.a.
and interest rf ....a
Sec. 10 Ind be i. "a. b.. aacied, That
in place 0. such treasury Lut,, a. MAJ have
been paid and redeemed, other tr asury r.-os
TO the same amount u,s,,. 90. .ssus,: Iru..,tt,t
That the aggregate sum outstanding, under
the authority Of this act, SHAH at no time ex-
ceed twenty millions of dollars: 1nd proUiI
ed turther, That the power to issue and re-
issue treasury notes, conferred on the Presi-
dent Of the United States by this act, shall
cease and determine on the first day of Janu-
ary, eighteen hundred and fifty nine.
Sec H. 1nd be 1t ft;rther enacted, That
to de:ray the expenses of engraving, printing,
preparing, and issuing tho treasury notes
herein authorized. thc sum Of twenty thou
SAND dollars j. HEREBY appropriated, to be
paid out of say urappropIiG.s1 money IN the
treasury: Ir,s.4ca. Iaa' nc compensation
snail - m.,aa l. auy office, whose saa1ry IS
lNe- 10y law .yE p -.1..Ag elsa.aS, o' .saD-
IN. treasury notes.
See. L.. -1.G D. . fu-..- -aoe,-, That
if any person shall falsely uaae, forge, or
counterfeit, or cause OF gr-a~ge to be falsely
made, forged or countegloited, or willingly
aid or assist in falsely making, forging, or
counteffeiting, any note in imitation Of or
purporting to be a treasury note, issued as
Aforesaid, or shall pass, utter, or publish, or
attempt TO pass, utter, or publish, as true, any
false, forged, or ceuntcrteitcd note, purporting
to be treasury note as aforesaid, knowing
the same to be falsely made, forged, or coun-
terfeited, or shall falsely alter, or cause or
procure to be falsely altered, or willingly aid
or assist in falsely altering any treasury note
issued As aforesaid, or shall pass, utter, or
publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish
true, any falsely altered treasury note, is
sued as Aforesaid, knowing the same to be
falsely altered, every such person shall be
deemed and adjudged guilty of felony; and
being thereof convicted by due course of law,
shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and kept
at hard labor for period not less than three
years nor more than ten years, and to lie Gn-
I'd in 4 sum not exceeding five thousand dol
lars.
Sec. l3. And be IL farther enacted, That
if any person shall make or engrare. or cause
or procure to be made or engraved, or shall
have in his custody and possession any me-
tallc plate engraved after the similtude of
any plate from which any notes issued as
aforesaid shall have been printed. with intent
to use such plate, or cause or suffer the same
to be used in forging or counterfeiting any of
the notes issued as aforesaid, or shall have in
his custody or possession any blank note or
notes engraved and printed after the simiii-
tuds of any notes issued as aforesaid, with
intent to use such blanks, or cause or suffer
the same TO be used in forging or counter
ieitng any OF the notes issued as aforesaid
or shall aave III Gls III totr er possession an
paper adapted u t.o T34N'nE O. .ucu notes.
and similar 10 the s-.- t' any such
notes shall have been Issue w = lnteat TO
use such paper, or cause or suftef tnv same To
be used, In forging or counterteting any of
the notes issued as aforesaid, every such per-
son, being thereof convicted by due course Of
law, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labor for term not less than
three nor more than ten years, and fined in
a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars
Sec. IA. -And be 1t further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the Secretary Of the
Treasury to cause q statement to be publish
ed monthly of the amount of treasury note.
issued, and paid, and redeemed. under the
provisions of this act, showing the balance
outstanding each month.
A!pIoyea, p4eziubar %, 1857.