The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30


tai stock of all corporations shall be re-
turned, aud the tax paid by the corpora
tions themselves, and not by the individ-
ual stockholders. Tho term "merchan.
die" is designed TO embrace all goods
wares and merchandise held for sale
leHcept the agricultuyul products of the
country. Money atinterest" is intended
to include the principal sum Of all money
belonging to any person other than a
bank upon which interest is paid or to be
pad by the debtor, as the same stands on
the first day ofOctober. The term cattle.
horses and mules" Il intended TO include
all such animalsns ai'o raised for sale. and
not such as are raised merely for food and
work on the, plantution or farm where
| they are held. The term real estate" is
intended to include all lands aud estates
| therein and all interests growing thcrcont,
including ferries, 1iges, mines and the
like, and in all cases the actual market
able value OF the property is TO be assess
ed.
Sec. 81. lfany person shall, at any time
during the existence of the present war
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United States, or within one year after
the ratification of "A treaty of peace be-
tween them, falsely make. forge or coun-
| ttIltitj VI cause vi JIOCult 10 Ue iulSely
made, forged or counterfcited or willing
ly aid or assist in falsely making, forging
or counterfeiting any note in imitation of
or purporting to be a treasury note of the
Confederate States: or shall falsely alter,
or cause or procure to be falsely altered,
or Willingly aid or assist in falsely altering
any treasury note of the Confederate
States; or shall pass, utter or publish, or
attempt to pass, utter or publish as true,
any FALSE forged or counterieited note
purporting to be a treasury note of the
Confederate States, knowing the same to
be falsely, iorgcd or counterfeited; or shall
pass, utter or publish, or attempt to pass,
utter or publish, as true, any falesly alter
ed treasury note of the Confederate States,
knowing the same TO be falsely altered;
or shall consplre or attempt to conspire
with another to pass, utter or publish, or
attempt 10 pass, utter or publish as true,
any falsely forged or counterfeited, or
any falsely altered treasury note of the
Confederate States, knowing the same to
be falsely forged or counterleited, or false
ly altered, every such person shall be
deemed and adjugcd guilty of felony, ard
becing thereof convicted by due course of
law, shall suffer death.
Sec. 22. If any person shall at any time
falsely make, forge or counterfeit, or
cause or procure to be falsely made, forg-
ed or counterieited, or willingly aid or
assist in falsely making, forging or coun-
terteiting any bond or coupon in imitation
of or purporting to be IL bond or coupon
of the Confederate State: or shall falsely
alter or cause or procure TO be falsely al
tered, or willingly aid or assist in falsely
altering any bond or coupon of the Con-
| faInpntn Stptps .pg shall rt tar or nh b.
lish, or attempt to pass utter or publish
) as true, any false, forged or counterfeited
} bond purporing TO be q bond or coupon
of the Confederate States, knowing the
) same to be falsely forged or counterfeited;
7 or shall pass, utter or publish, or attempt
: to pass, utter or publish as true. any false
5 ly altered bond or coupon OF the Conled
: crate States, knowing the same to b,
n falsely altered; or shall conspire or at
|, tempt TO conspiro with another to pass
: utter or publish, MS true, any false forged
c or countorfeited bond or coupon purport
$ ing to be Il bond or coupon OF the Confed
a crate States or any falsely altered bon,
t or coupon of the Confederate States
G knowing the same to be falsely forged o
counterieted, or falsely altered: ever,
t such person shall be deemed and adjudg
| ed guilty of felony, and being thereo
| convicted by due course of law, shall b,
4 sentenced TO be imprisoned and kept al
e hard labor for term not less than five
i years nor more than ten Years, and b,
y fined in a sum not exceeding five thou
: sand dollars.
. Sec. %. If any person shall make oi
: engrave, or cause or procure 10 be made
+ or engraved, or shall have in his custody
= or possession any metallic plate engraved
: after the simillitude of any plate from
T. which any notes or bonds issued as afore
: said shall have been printed, with inten
to use such plate. OF cause or suffer the
g same to be used in forging or counterfeit
e ing any of the notes or bonds issued II!
/ aforesaid: or shall have in custody or pos
7 session any blank note or notes, bond OF
h bonds engraved and printed after thC
+ simillitude of any note or bonds ISSUED
i as aforesaid, with intent to use sucl
5. blanks, or cause, or suffer the same to b'
Y used in forging or counterieIting any O
= the notes or bonds issued as aforesaid, o
% shall have in his custody or possession an,
:, paper adapted to the making of notes o
e bonds, and similar to the paper upoi
" which any such notes or bonds shall hay
y been issued, with intent TO use such pa
L. per, or cause or suffer the same 10 be used
Y, in forging or counterfeiting any of til
% notes or bonds issued rs aforesaid; ever
,c such person being thereof lawfully col
of vcted by due course of law, shall be sci
le tencrd TO be imprisoned and kept at har
le labor for a term not less than five, nc
A. more than ten years, and fined in a SUI
st not exceeding five thousand dollars.
Of Sec. -. If any State shall, on or bclor
e the first day OF April neXi, pay in tn
e Treasury notes of the Confederate State
or in specie, the taxes assessed agains
p the citizens of such State, less ten pc
II centum thereon, it shall be the duty q
II the Secretary of the Treasury to motif
N the same to the several tax collectors {
n, such States, and, thereupon, their author
d Ity and duty under this act shall cease
u Sec, %. II any person shall, Mt an
,r time, efter one year from the ratiticatio
m Of treaty of peace between the Conte'
L. crate States and the United States, con
10 init amy OF the acts described in tt
twenty-iirst section of this act such pc
X son shall be deemed and adiudged gull
lc of felony, and being thereof convicted |
d due course of law shall be sentenced
G. be imprisoned and kept at hard labor, Il
N a period OF not less than five years, N
ID more than ten years, and be fined ir.
De sum not exceeding five thousand dollal
" No More Prisoners.
t. The Cincinnati Times, alluding to ID
If discharge of prisoners by the Feder
" Govornn,onf on nln,inistarin0 tho oat