The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-03-03

issued under this act at the time and
times when, according to its proyisions,
the Same should be paid. Aud the said
Secretary is further authorized to pur-
chase said notes at par for the amount of
principal and interest due at the time of
the purchase on such notes. And so
much of any unappropriated money in
the treasury as may be necessary for the
purpose is hereby appropriated to the
payment of the principal and interest of
said notes.
SECTION 10. And be IL further enacted,
That in place OF such treasury notes as
may have been paid and redeem, other
trearury notes 30 the same amount may
be issued : Provided, That the aggregate
sum outstanding, under the authority of
this act, shall at no time exceed twenty
millions of dollars: And p, oUided further,
That the power 10 issue and reissue Treas
ury notes. conferred on the President of
the United States by this act, shall cease
and determine on the first day of January,
1859.
Section IL. And be tt further enacted,
That to defray the expenses of engyaving,
printing, preparing, aud issuing the treas
ury notes he in authorized, the sum of
twenty thousand dollars is hereby appro-
priated, to be paid out of any unappropri-
-ated money in the Treasury; Provided,
That no compensation shall be made to
any officer whose salary is fixed by law
for preparing, signing, or issuing treasury
notes.
SEcrIoNsI2. Ind be 1t further enacted,
That if any person shall falsely make,
forge, or eouutsrfeit, or cause or procure
to be falsely made, forged or counterfeited,
or willingly aid or counterfeiting, any
note in imitation of, or purportiDg to be,
a treasury note, issued as aforesaiad, or
shall pass, utter, or publish, or attempt
to pass, utter or publish, or any false,
forged, or counterfeited note, purporting
to be a treasury note as aforesaid, know
ing the same, to be falsely made, forged
or counterfeitsd, or shall falsely alter or
cause or procure to be falsely altered, or
willingly aid or assist il fals4ly altering, an
Treasury note, issued as aforesaid, know
ing the Same to be falsely altered, every
such person shall be deemed and adjudged
gulty of felony; shall be sentenced to
be imprisoned+and kept at hard labor for
a period not less than three years, nor
more than ten years, and to be fined in a
cum not exceeding FIVE thousand dollars.
SECflON 10. 11tN &c % etIt1SS ceNSeceSi
That if any person shall make or engraye,
or shall have in his custody and procession
any metallic plate engraved after the sim
of any plate from which any notes
issue as aforesaid shall have bsen printed,
intent to use such llate, or cause or
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 motto or notes en-
aud printed after the simillitade
of any notes Issues as aforesaid, with in-
to use sneh blanks, or cause or suffer
to same to be used in forging or counter
any of the notes issued as aforesaid,
or shall law 10 his custody or possession
any paper adopted to the making of such
notes, and similar to the paper upon any
such notes shall have been issued, with
intent to use such paper, or cause or suf
fer the same to be used, In forging or
any of the notes issued as
aforesaid, every such person, being thereof
convicted by duo courso of law, shall be
sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to
hard labor for a term not less than three
1or more than ten years, and fined in a
sum not exceeding five thousand dollars
SECTION I4lAa65 De IL further enacted,
That itshaH be the duty of the Secretary
,frhe Treasury to cause a statement to
published monthly of the amount of
,reasury notes issued, aud paid and re
under the provisions of this act,
the balance outstanding each
Approved % December, 1857.