Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-20
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VI any person, having the custody O
any plate or plates from which an,
notes, bonds, coupons, or other securi
ties mentioned in this act, or any part
thereof, shall have been printed, or
which shall have been prepared for
the purpose of printing any such
notes, bonds. coupons, or other secu-
rites, or any part thereof, shall use
such plate or plates, or knowingly per-
NIT the same to be used for the pur-
pose Of printing any notes, bonds,
coupons, or other securities, or any
part thereof, except such as shall be
printed for the use of the United
States by order Of the proper officer
thereof; or if any person shall en-.
grave, or cause or procure to be en-
graved, or shall aid in engraving, any
plate or plates in the likeness or sim
ilitude OF any plate or plates designed
TOR the printing Of any such notes,
bonds, coupons, or other securities,
Or any part thereof, or shall vend or
sell any such plate or plates. or shall
bring into the United States from any
foreign place any such plate or plates,
with any other intent or for any pur-
pose, in either case, than that such
plate or plates shall DC used for print
ing of such notes, bonds, coupons, or
other securities, or some part or
parts thereof, for the use of the Uni
ted States, or shall have in bis custo-
dy or possession any metallic plate
engraved after the similitude of
any plate from which any such notes,
bonds, coupons, or other securities.
or any part or parts thereof, shall
have been printed, with intent to use
such plate or plates, or cause or suffer
the same to be used, in forging or
counterfeiting any such notes, bonds,
coupons, or other securities, or any
part or parts thereof, issued as aforc-
said, or shall have in his custody or
possession any blank note or notes,
bond or bonds, coupon or coupons, or
other security or securities, engraved
and printed after the similitude of any
notes, bonds, coupons, or other sccuri.
tes, ISSUED Az aforesaid, with intent
to sell or otherwise use the same or
if persons shall print, photograph, or in
any other manner execute, or cause to
be printed, photographed, or in any
manner executed, or shall aid in prin.
ting, photographing, or executing any
engraving, photograph, or other print
or impression, in the likeness or simil-
itudc OF any such notes, bonds, cou
pons, or other securities, or any part
or paris thereof, except for the use of
the United States and by order of the
proper officer thereof, or shall vcnd or
sell any such engraving, photograph.
print. or other impression, except to
the United States, or shall bring into
the United States from any foreign
place any such engraving, photo
graph, print, or other impression for
the purpose of vending or selling the
same, except by the direction of some
proper officer of the United States, or
shall have in his custody or posses
sion any paper adapted to the making
of such notes, bonds, coupons or other
securities, and similar to the paper
upon which any such notes, bonds,
coupons, or other securities shall have
been issued, with intent to use such
paper, or cause or suffer the same to
be used, in forging or countcrfeiting
any of the notes, bonds, coupons, or
other securities, issued as aforesaid,
every such person so offending shall
be deemed guilty of felony, and
shall, on conviction thereof, be pun
ished by fine not exceeding five thou
sand dollars, and by Imprisonment
and confinement to hard labor not ex-
ceeding fifteen years. according to the
aggravation Of the offence.
Approved, February 25, 1862.