The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-03-12

utter, publish or sell, or bring into the United
States from any foreign place with intent te
pass, utter, publish or sell, or shall have ol
keep in possession or conceal with intent to
utter, publish or sell any such false, forged
countereited or altered note, bond, coupon o,
other security, with intent to defraud any
body corporate or polite, Oh any other person
or persons whatsoever, every person so Of
lending shall be deemed guilty OF felony, and
shall, on conviction thereof be punished by
fine not exceeding 5,00O and by imprison.
ment and confinement to hard labor not ex.
ceeding fifteen years, according to the aggra-
vation Of the offense. 80
SEC. Z. And Le Il further enacted, That i
any person, having the custody OF any plate
or plates from which any notes, bonds, cou-
pons, or other securities 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,
bond, coupons, or other securities, or any part
thereof shall use such plate or plates or
Knowingly permit the same to be used for the
purpose Of printing any notes, bonds, cou
pons, 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 Off
Ger thereof; or if any person shall engrave or
cause or procure to be engraved, or shall aid
in engraving, any plate or plates in the like
ness or similitude of any plate or plates des-
igned for the printing oil 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 plates or
plates, with any other intent or for any pur-
pose, iu either case, than that such plate or
plates Shall be used for printing 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 his custody or pos.
session 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 20 use such plate or plates
or cause or suffer the same to be used, in for
ging or counterieiting any such notes, bonds,
coupons, or 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 cou-
pons, or other security or securities, engrav
ed and printed after the similitude Of any
notes, bonds, coupons, or other securities, is
sued as Aforesaid. with intent to sell or 9TH
erwise use the same; or if any person shall
print, photograph or in any other manner ex
ecute or cause to be printed, photographed, or
in any manner executed, or shall aid in print
ing, photographing or executing any engray
ing, photograph, or other print, or impression,
in the likeness or similitude o any such
notes, bonds, coupons or other securities, or
any part or parts thereof except for the use
Of the United States and by order Of the
proper officer thereof Or shall veEd or sell
any such engraving, photograph, print or 9th
er impression, except TO the United States
or shrl bring into the United States from
any foreign place any such engraving photo
graph, print or other impression for the pur.
pose 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 ma
King Of such notes. bonds, coupons or other
securities, and similar to the paper upon
which 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 counterieiling any oil
the notes, bonds, coupons or other securities,
issued as Aforesaid, every such person so of
lending shall be deemed guilty OF felony, and
shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by
ine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and
BY Imprisonment and confinement to hard
abor not exceeding fifteen years, according
10 the aggravation Of the offence.