Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-09

SEC. 20 If any person shall at any time
falsely make, forge or counterfeit, Or cause or
I.rurure ,n he .n:.:lc, forged or countcrlritcl,
or willingly aid or assist i'll falsely making
forging or r"ant"rfciling any hunl on coupon
in imitation ul, or rurpoliin:s {" bn y boul or
cy,i,un n' the Confederate States or shall
falsely alcr or caIl.;'', Oh Procure 10 he false
IL altered, or willingly airl nr assist ii; lslseiy
altering uny boul, "r r"lroi, ii the Contc'l-
rras,: STATE; ,r iIlii',rs, utter " publish,
u attempt 10 ?.isS utter :! rG!IIi,;iI, rs ru",
au, !pl.c. iyr;cd or eonmlrrIA!c:i hold, pur-
)G,rin. /" h,' :. hOlni ng c''upOu Of the Con.
tcdrrlic States, Knowing the s.ineto be false
iy ior....t! or cor!ncrclcl Or shall pass, ut
ter ar publish, or attempt TO pass, utter or
puf,iisl! Il: ,rnr, any falsely altered bond, or
CoIpu oi the confederate States, knowing
Tic sa:l!a to be falsely altered or shall con-
Spirr, OF attcmr, 20 conspirc, with another, to
pass utter or publish, as TRUE, amy false, forged
ur corntrrfei,ed lDnd, Or coupon purportng
t. bc. bond Or coupon of the Confederate
States, or ans falsely altered bond. Or coupon,
Of the Confederate States, knowing the same
to be falsely forged or colIutcrlcicd, or false
palalIu 81; every such person shall be deemed
aid aijjnd;cd guilty Of felony, and being
thereof convicted by due course Of law, shall
be sentenced to hc imprisoned and kept AT
hard labor for term not less than five years,
nor more .han tcu years, and be fined in a
sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
SEC q. If any person shall make or en-
grave, or c;l,lsc or procure IL be made or cn
glayctl, or shall have in his custody Or posses
sion any lnrtaiir plate engraved after the
siniiiludc Of any plate from which any notes
or bonds issued as aforesaid shall have been
printed, with the intent 10 use such plate, Or
Cause, or s,lirr the same to be used in iurg-
ing or countericiting any Of the notes or bonus
issued AZ aforesaid or shall have i'll his cls
totly or possession, any blank note or notes,
bond or bonds, engraved and printed after the
sinliiiI!iir nI any nptc, or bond issllrd as
aforesaid. with intaat to tisc such blanks, or
casrsu i'll si!:s Iilc s;:tlc to be liac, in tnrg-
in- or connicr:ri.ng any of the notes or bonds
issued as alurc&;tid, or snail lave in his Gus
tptiy or pnSsesalon any paper adapted TO the
Ina>ina uE notes or bonds. and similar to the
paper upul wulch any such nuteS ur bonds
Shalt haze been issuetl with intent to use
be used, in forging Or coui;tcrIciLing any of
the Notes or bonds i',slci III aEjcrsaid every
such person being thereof les.ally convicted
by due ciasc OF law, shall be sentenced tn be
and kept 10 har'i labor for Il term
not less than five, Eor more than ten years
aud fined III a slliI, not eXcce;l:ng five tIDus;,nd
dollars.
SEC q. II any Slate shall, on or before
the iirs: d. Of April ncx:, pay in the ir"aS-
ury uotes ot the Confederate ss,,icS, or in spa.
c,", Ii:c ;,ScS assessed against the cil,zvi.s ri
s'i;:;i S;.:., less zen pc: GrIt thereon, 1t shall
bt tic iury OF Secretary nI t!.r Treasury 10
.mt;ly tic SAINT 10 The several tax collectors
i'll S,lail STATE, arl tasrrupun, their authority
and duty ';ir this Ill shalt ccase.
SEce4433 l. an. lerso,. >i.al', ut any timc,
ate: uuc y,ar from Tic ratification Of ,"ca,y
ii peace h,tmccH tie Confederate States ard
Il, United :si.ates, colr,:it any Of the acts
escrD., in tic J. cntY-iirst section Of this
net, such person shall be deemed and ad-