Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-21

the treasury United states and Of such denomi.
dollars each; provided, however that fifty million of
said snail be lieu of the demand treasury noes
authorized TO be issued by the act of seventeen
eighteen hundred and sixty one; which said demand
notes shall be taken up as rapidly pracueabe and
the notes herein provided fer substituted for them and
provided further, that the amount of the two kinds of
notes together shall at time exceed the OF one
hundred and my millions OF dollars and such notes
therein author lied shall he recevubeiu payment OF all
every kind the United States except duties on
imports and all claims and demands az 4nst the United
upon bonds and notes. which snail be paid in coin and
shall aso be l.~fu money and legal tender in pay
nent OF all debts public and private, wiVhin the Unit
States except duties imports and interest as acre
SAID And any holders of said United States notes de-
posting any sum not less than nifty dollars or some
multiple OF NIFTY dollars with the treasurer the United
states either the assistant treasuers shall
in exchange therefor duplicate certificates of epos
one ef which may be transmitted secretary OF the
equal amount OF bonds of United States coupon OF
Tegser' a. as may by said holder be desired bearing in
tts al tue ratt OF SIN per centun per annum payable
semi-anHus iY, and redeemabe the pleasure OF the
United states after five years and pa able twenty yfars
from the da thereof. And United States notes
shall be received the as CON- at their par value
negotiated by the secretary the treasure and NAV be
re issued from time to time as the eXgences Of the pub
Aud be it further enacted That to enable the
secretary of the treasury fund The treasury notes and
floating debt the United states he hereby author
lzed to ISSUE the credit of the United States coupon
five hundred millions OF dollars redeemaDe at The
pleasure of the United States alter five years. and pRya
bic twenty from date and bearing the
rate Of six per centun per aunun, payable sennrual-
ly, And the bonus herein authorized shall such
determined upon by the secretary of the treasury And
the secretary the treasury may dispose of suc bonds
at any time, ST the market value thereof the coin
of the United States for any the treasury notes
that have been may hereafter be issued under any
former act OF congress- or for United taes notes that
be issued under the prov ms of this act; and all
held by individuals corporations, associations within
the nted States shall be exempt from taxation by or
Sec. 3, And be further enacted, That the United
States and the coupon registered bonds author
this shall he vof
the treasury may dreet ami shall bear the written
engraved signature OF the treasurer of the United States
and the register OF tn treasury and also evidence of
lawful issue the imprint OF The copy of the
treasury department which imprint shall be made under
the direction OF the secreterv after the said notes or
bends shall be received from the elsrayers and before
signed by the treasurerO the United States, the
by the secretary OF the treasury purpose and
shall be cOuutersiened by the register the treasury or
for the register by such person the secretary eft the
treasury may sptealE Appo Tor maj purposc and all
the provisions OF the act entitled An authorize
Gay OF December, eighteen hundred and fifty seven. so
far as they can feapplied to this act,
tent there h hereby revived and re enacted: and
the sum of three hundred thousand dollars is hereby ap
poprated, out OF any money in the treasury other
wise appropriated enable the secretary Of the treas
ury to carry his act into effect.
Sec And be it further enacted That the secretary
the treasury receive from any person persuis or
corporation United states notes deposit Tor rot
less tha thirty days Iii sums OF not less than hun
dred dollars, with any OF The assistant
signated depOsitaries of the authorized nv
the secretary u inc treasury u receive e wGU shall
issue therefor certificates OF deposit such tuIn
certificates Of deposit shall bear interest the
five per centum per annum; and any United
states notes so deposited may be withdrawn from de9os
it at time after ten days notice the said
certificates Provided, hat the interest all such &C.
posts shall cease and etermne at the pleasure the
secretary of the treasury And provided further That
tne apgree ate of such deposit shall time exceed
the amount of twenty five millions OF dollars
Sec s. And be it further enacted, That all duties
on demand heretofore authorized to be issued aid by
law receivable in payment of public dues,
50 paid shall be set apart as special fund.- and shall
applied as follows:
First To the payment in coin of tile interest on the
public debt Of the United States.
Second. To the purchase payment of per cent
OF the entire debt Of the United States he maize
within each scal year after the mrs! day OF Ju, eigh
teen hundred ami sXtytwO which is 10 be auar as
sinking fund, and the interest Of which shall like
manner he applied to the purchase or pay mont of The
naoc deot as the secretary OF the treasury shall from
Third The residue thereof to be paid into treasury
of the United states
persons shall falsely make, forge counterfeit alter
cause or nroture to be falsely made forged counter
~ maklnE forging eOunereltlre or alter ing Iote,
bond coupon or other security issued under the author
y this act heretofore issued under acts 10 au-
thorze the issue OF treasury bonds; or shall
publish sell. BRING into the United States from any
foreign place WIN intent 10 pass, utter publish SELL
or shall have or keep in possession conceal with
tent to utter publish, or SELL any such false foraed,
c0uhtericited or altered note bond, other
security, with intent to de fraud any body corporate or
pn" OF any other pGrs9n or persons whatsoever every
and shall on vction thereof tie punished by fue not
exceeding hve Thousand dollars, ard by imprisonment
and confinement to hard labor exceeding fifteen
yea according to the aggravaticn OF the otensc
see Ana nc 1t further enacted, That if person,
having the custody oil any plate plates from which
any notes, bonds coupons, othersecutes mentioned
Ill TINS act or any part thereof, shall have printed
or which shall have been prepared for the purpose Of
printing any such notes, bonds coupons other securi-
ties any part thereof shall such plate or paie
or knowingly permit the TO be used for the purpose
ofprng any notes, bonds coupons other cuIities
the of the United states by order the proper otl
Ger thereof; orr any person shall egrave, or cause
procure TO be engraved or shall aid in engraving any
plate or plates III the likeness smilitude Vt any plate
or plates designed for the printing any such notes
oons coupons OF other securities or any part thereof
orsha venf or sci! any such plate plates, or shall
such plate plates with any other intent for any pui-
pose in either case than that such pa plates shall
be used for printing such notes. bonds coupons or
United state shall have PM 81 @ the r or me
any metallic plate engraved after tie slmude of any
plate from which such notes. bonds coupons or OH
recurtics any part or parts thereof shall have
been printed, with intent such plate or plates or
cause or suffer the same to be used, in forging
terleting any such not bonds coupons other Gu
rites or part darts thereof issued aforesaid or
shall have in his custody possession any blank
hoes nonu or bonds c1uton or couuonS or Other secu
y or securities, engraved and printed after sin-
TUG o. any notes coupons or other securities issued
aSaoresahi with intent u sell or otherwise the
same or any person shall print photograph any
srhpneu' OF II. any manor executed, or Shalt aid in
printing, photographiug or executing any engraving
or sinudc of any such notes bonds, coupons OF her
sGen or any part or parts thereof except The
Ger thereof or shall vend sell such engraving
te ate r o. OF G n mp & nj eaeept to the
any foreign place any such engraving, photograph print
or DINER impression for the purpose of vending selling
the same except by the d ectiOn OF proper officer
OF the United States shall have his custody or pos
session any paper adapted to the making Of uch notes.
bonds, coupons, or other securities, and similar
paper upon which any such notes, bonds coupons or
other securities snail have been issued with TO use
such paper, or suffer the to be used in
forging or counter1citing of notes bonds co-
pons or other securities issued aforesaid every such
person so offending shall lie deemed guilty of felony
aud SHALL conviction thereof be punished by fine
not exec ding five thousand dollars and by iErison-
ment and confinement to hard labor exceeding fifteen
according O the a Of q