Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-03-04


United States notes and the coupon or registered
bonds authorized by this act shall be in such
form ns the Secretary Of the Treasury may
direct, aud shall bear the written or engraved
signatures OF the Treasurer of the United States
| aud the Register Of the Treasury, and also, as
evidence of lawful issue, the imprint Of copy
Of the seal OF the Treasury department, which
imprint shall be made under the direction Of the
Secretary, after the said notes or bonds shall be
! received from the engravers aud before they are
Issued the said notes and bonds shall be
sgned by the Treasurer of the United States, OF
for the Treasurer by snch persons may be
specially appointed by the Secretary OF the
Treasury for that purpose, and shall be coun
tersigned by the Register Of the Treasury, or for
toe Register by such persons as the Secretary Of
the Treasury may specially appoint for that pur
pose aud all the provisions Of he act entitled
" IA act TO authorize the issue OF Treasury
notes" approved the twenty-third day Of De-
c9nber, eighteen hundred and fifty seven, 20 far
they can be applied to this act, and not in-
consistent herewith, are hereby revived and re-
enacted and the sun Of three hundred thou
snni dollars is hereby appropriated, out Of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise nppropria-
tell to enable the Secretary Of the Treasury to
carry this act into effect
Sec T. And be It further enacted, That the
Secretary Of the Treasury may receive from any
person or persons, or any corporation, United
days, in sums Of not less than Que hundred dol
lars with any OF the Assistant 1'reasurers or
signattd depositares Of the United States
authorized by the Secretary Of the Treasury to
receive them, who shall issue therefor certificates
of deposit made in such form as the Secretary
pf tue Treasury shall prescribe, and said cerih-
Gates of deposit shall bear interest at the rate OF
\ five per centum per aRnum; and any amount of
United States notes deposited may be with
drawn from deposit at any time after ten days
notice on the return Of said certificates: Propi-
dsd That tue interest on all such deposits shall
cease and determine at the pleasure Of the Sec
retary OF the Treasury And propid,d fuitler,
Tina. the aggregate Of such deposit shall ut no
time exceed the amount Of twenty-five millions
Of dollars.
Sec 8. Aad De IL furtler enaetsd. Tint nh
duties on imported goods shall be paid in coin.
or in notes payable on demand heretofore au-
ihorized to be issued and by law reeeYable IN
payment Of public dues, and the coin 50 paid
shall be set apart a special fund, and shall be
applied US follows
First. To the payment in coin OF the interest
on the bonds and notes Of the U0ited States
Second To the purchase or payment Of one
per eeutum II the entire debt Of the United
States to be made within each fiscal year after
the first day Of July, eighteen hundred and sixty
Two which is to be set apart az sinking fund
and the interest OF which shall in like manner he
applied to the purchase Or payment of the pub.
lie debt as the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
from time to time direct
Third. The residue thereof to lie Maid into tile
Treasury Of the United States.
Sec. 9. And Be Il further enacted, That if any
person Or persons shall falsely make. forge,
counterfeit, or alter, or cause or procure 10 he
falsely made, forged, counterfeited or altered or
shall willingly aid or assist in falsely making
forging, eounterttitng, or altering, any note
bond coupon, or other security issued under the
authority Of this act, or heretofore issued under
acts to authorize the issue Of Treasury notes or
bonds; Or shall pass utter, publish ur sell. or
attempt to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or bring
INTO the United States from auy foreign place
with intent 10 pass, utter, publish, or sell. or
shall have or keep in possession or conceal. win
intent to utter publish, or sell, auy such false.
nrg=d, oounterteited, or altered note. bond
coupon Or other security, with intent TO defraud
any hody corporate or polite, or any other per.
son or persons whatsoever, every person so Of
iendlng shall be deemed guilty Of felony md
shall on conviction thereof, be punished by fne
not exceeding five thousand dollars and by i'm
prsonment and confinement to hard labor noi
exceeding fifteen years, according 10 the aRgra-
yation Of the offence.
Sec. Z. And be il further enacted, Tint If any
person. haVing the custody OF any plate or plates
from which any notes, bonds, coupons or othpr
securities mentioned in this act, or any pnrt
thereof, shall have been printed, or which shall
nave been prepared for the purpose Of printing
any snca notes, bonds, coupons or other securi-
ties or auy part thereof, shall use such plate or
plates, or knowingly permit the same to be used
lot the purpose OF printing any notes, bonds.
coupons, or other securities, or any part tbereof
except such as shall be printed for the use Of the
United States by order Of the proper officer
ihtreofi or il any person shall engiave, or cause
or procure to be engraved, or shall mid in en-
CRAVING any plate or plates in the likeness or
sImlli'ude Of any plate or plates designed for tile
printing Of any such notes. bonds, coupons. or
other securities, or any part thereof or shall
senu or sell any such plate or plates, or shall
brlng INTO the United States from nny foreign
place any such plate or plates, with any other
intent or for any purpose, in either case, than
thA' such plate or plates shall be used for print
ihg OF such notes, bonds, coupons, or other
Securities or some part or parts thereof, for the
use OF the United States, or shall have in hit
custody or possession any metallic plate engrAv-
Ell after the eimliiude Of any plate from which
any eueh 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 OF suffer the same 10 be used
10 forging or counterfeiling any such notes,
bonds coupons, other securities or any part
or parts thereof, issued as aforesaid, 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
prluied after the similitude of any notes, bonds
coupons, or other securities, issued as aforesaid
with intent to sell or otherwise use the sune or
II amy person shall print, photograph, OF in any
other manner execute or cause tO be printed
photographed, or in any manner executed, or
shall aid in printing, photographiRg, or execut-
ing any engraving, photograph, or other print
or impression, in the likeness or smlitude of
any such notes. bonds, coupons, or other secure
ties, or any part parts thereof, except for the
use Of the United States and by order Of the
proper officer thereof or shall vend or sell any
sucn engraving, photograph, print, or other i'm
preston, except to the United States, or shall
bring into the United States from any foreign
place auy such engraving, photograph, 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 possession 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 suffer the same to
be used, n forging or couuterfeting any of the
notes, bonds, coupons, other securities, issued
as aforesaid, every such person 50 offending
shalll be deemed guilty Of felony, and shall, on
conviction thereof, be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars and by imprison-
ment and confinement to hard labor not exceed
lug fifteen years, according to the aggrayation
Of the offence
Approved, February 25 1862