The New York herald., 1862-02-26


tss Of the United S,ases held by individuals, corpora
ons associations within the United states. shall be
Sec s. ~ns ss GJIsr = assd, acted hat the Unit q states
notes and the coupon registered bonds Authorised by
this act shall b In such form the Secretary Of the
Treasury may direct and ehal bear the written or
engraved signatu OF the Treasurer u the United
States and the Register Of the Treasury, and also.
shs seal Of the treasury De. sr,msns. which imprint
shall be made under the direction Of The 6ecrs-
tary, after the said notes or bonds shall be received
from the sngravers and fe!cis thy issued; or the
Ratd uvses bonds shall be gaed by ths Treasurer OF
the United States for the Treasurer by such persons
as may be specially appointed gy .aa sscrs,sry " the
IRE for that purpose, and shall be counersgned BY
tne heg ster or the Treasury Or for the Register by ch
perserG AZ the Secretary u the Treasury may specially
spontfor that purpose and all the provisions Of the act
entitled IAN act oGuthorze the issue Of treasury
approved the 2Sd day Of oec 1857 they be
applied 10 this act and not Inconsistent thcrewith
hereby revived and enacted and she sum OF $500 600
hereby appropriated out Of any honey in the treasury
,he wise appropriated enable the Secretary of
the Treasury to carry this act into effect.
Sec And te af~rhes enacted That the Secretary Of
the Treasury may receive from any persons or
any corpora,n United States notes deposit for not
es than thirty days. in ms of not less than one hun
dred dollars, with any Of the Assistant Treasurers or
designated depostaries of tho United States authorized
by the Secretary OF the Treasury receive them who
shall issue therefor certificates of deposit,
made in such form the Secretary Of the
Treasury shall prescribe and said certificates of deposit
shall bear interest at the rate of five per centum per
num- and amount Of United States notes deposited
may be Withdrawn from deposit any time after ten
days notice on che return OF said certificates Provided
that the interest on all ch deposits shall cease aud lie
ermine at the pleasure OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
And provided further that the aggregate OF such deposits
shall at no time exceed the amount Of twenty five mil
lion dollars
Sec 6. And be Il further enacted Tha. all duties i'm
ported goods which shall be paid in coin ia notes
received and by law receivable in payments of public
dues, and the coin paid shall be apart special
| fund and applied foows--
First-To the paymen in coin Of the interest on the
| bonds and notes of the United States.
Secondro the purchase or payment Of one per centum
OF the entire debt OF the United States be made within
each fiscal year after the first day July 1862 which
TO be set apart sinking fund, and the interest Of
which shall in like manner be applied TO the purchase
payment Of the public debt the Secretary OF the Te
| sury shall from time to time direct
Third-The residue thereof to be paid into the Trea-
| sury Of the United States.
Sec 8. A,sd be Jarther enacted, That if any pesson
or persons shall falsely make FORGE counterfeit alter,
feted altered, shall willingly aid assist in falsely
making forging, counterfeitiag altering any note,
bond, coupon or other security issued under the
thority OF this act, or heretoore issued under acts
TO authorize the issue OF Treasury notes bonds;
shall pass, utor publish sell attempt to pass,
utter, publish SELL bring into the United States
from any foreign place with intent to pass UTTER pub
lsh sell shall have keep posse conceal
with intent TO utter publish sell any such false forged
countereited altered note bond COUPON other
curty With intent TO defraud body corporate poll
tic, any other person persons whatsoever, every
person offending shall be deemed guilty of felony and
shall conviction thereof be punished by lne
ceedng s. 000 and by imprisonment and confinement "a
hard exceeding UfteCn according to
| aggravaton Of the offence.
Sec Z And be IL further enacted, That If any person
having the custody of any plate or plates from which
notes bonds coupons, other securities mentioned il
this act, any part thereof shall have been printed,
which shall have been prepared for the purpose Of
printing any such notes. bonds coupons other se-
curlties, any part thereof shall use such plate
| plates or knowingly permit he Same 10 be used
for the purpose OF printing any notes. bonds
| or other securities, any part thereof, except
such shall be printed for the CT - United
States BY order OF the proper officer therse II any
| person shall engrave, cause or pT11are to be
xraved shall aid in engraving any plate plates
the likeness sinitudo Of any plate plates designed
other securities or any part Thereof or Shall vens or
sell any such plate plates, shall bring into tho
United States from foreign place any such plate
plates, with other intent or for any purpose I'm
either case, than that such plate plates shall be
used for printing of such notes, bonds, coupons
other securities some part parts thereof for the
uss United States, shall have his custody or
possession any metallic plate engraved after the simii-
tude Of any plate from which any such notes, bonds,
coupons other securities, any part part
| thereof, shall have been printed, with intent 10
use such plate or plates, or cause or suffer she
such notes, bonds, coupons, other securities or
| any part parts thereof, issued rs aforesaid
blank note notes bond or bonds coupon or coupons
other security or securities engraved and printed
after the simitude OF any notes, bonds, coupons
other securities, Issued as aforesaid with inten. sell
otherwise the same; II any person shall print,
photograph In other execute or cause 70
be printed, pho.og raphed, any manner executed
any engraving, Photograph, or other print, i'm,
preston, in The likeness simiuds Of any such
=, notes, bonds, coupons other securities, or any
part parts thereof except for the the United
States and by order Of the proper oesr thereof shall
vsnd Or sell any such engraving photograph, print
other impression, except 10 the United Satce shall
bring into the United STATES from any foreign place
any engraving photograph, print other npres
for the purpose of vending selling the same
except by The direction of proper ccer OF the
United States, or shall have in his custody OF pos
! session any paper adapted TO The making Of such
notes, bonds, coupons or other securities and similar
the paper upon which such notef bonds or
other securities shall have been issued with intent 10
such paper suffer the 10 DC used in
forging eolnte fetng any OF the notes, bonds
coupons or other securities issued aforesaid every
such person offending shall be desfaed guilty Of
felony and shall conviction thereof be punished by
fine not exceeding i've thousand dollars and by inn
psonment aud confinement 10 hard labor not
aftsen years, according 10 the aggrava,lon Of the
| offence.
secretary Chase on Legal Tender.
The Cincinnati Gd-ett. publishes tho following Ieie,
| from the secretary Of the Treasury
| TRT,stR DEPARTMENT Feb II, 1862
sRI have the honor 10 acknowledge the receipt this