The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-14
NASHVILLE, TENNESsEE, THURSDAY AUGUST n. l862

forge, counterfeit, or alter, or cause or
procure TO be falsely made forged, coun-
terleited, or altered, or shall willingly
aid or assist in falsely making, forging,
counterfeiiing, or altering, any note bond,
coupon, or other security issued under the
authority Of this act, or heretofore issued
under ac.s TO authorize the issue of
Treasury notes or bonds; or shall pass,
utter, publish, or sell, or attempt; TO pass,
utter, publish, or sell, or bring into the
United States from any foreign place
with intent TO pass, utter, publish, or sell,
or shall have or keep in possession or
conceal, with intent TO utter, publish, or
sell, any such false, forged, countcrfeited,
or altered note, bond coupon, or other
security, with intent 10 defraud any body
corporate or polite, or any other person
or persons whatsoever every person so of.
Tending shall be deemed guilty Of felony,
aud shall, on conviction thereof, be pun.
ished by fine not exceeding five Thousand
dollars, and by Imprisonment and con-
linement to hard labor not exceeding
fifteen years, according to the aggravation
Of the offence.
Sec. z. Aad be 70 further eRdltal, That if
any person, having the custody of any
plate or plates from which any notes,
bonds, coupons, or other securities mem
toned 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 securities, or any part thereof,
shall use such plate or plates, or know
ingly permit the same TO be used for the
purpose 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 engrave or cause or procure
/ to be engraved, or shall aid in engraving,
! any plate or plates in the likeness or
/ similitude 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 in
! tent or for any purpose, in 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
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 tOuse such plate or plates, or cause
or suffer the same TO be used in forging
or conterfeiting 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 coupons, or other security or
securities, engraved and printed after the
similitude Of any notes, bonds, coupons,
or other securities, issued as aforesaid,
with intent to sell or otherwise use the
same; or if any person shall print, t,photO-
graph, or in any other manner execute
or cause TO be printed, photographed, or
in any manner executed, or shall aid in
printing, photographing, or executing
any engraving, photograph or other print
or impression, in the likeness or simili-
tude Of any such notes, bonds, coupons.
or other securities, or any part or parts
thoreOf 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 cngrav-
ing, photograph, print, or other impress
sion 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 Sc
curities, aud similar to the paper upon
which any such notes, bonds, coupons,
or other securities shall have been issued
with intent to use such paper, on cause
or suffer the same to be used, in forging
or counterleiting any Of the notes, bonds,
coupons, or other securities, issued as
aforesaid, every such person so offending
shall be deemed guilty Of a felony, and
shall, on conviction thereof be punished
by fine not exceeding five thousand dol
lars, and by Imprisonment aud conine'
ment to hard labor not exceeding lilteer
years, according to the aggrayation o
the offence.
Approved, February 25, 1862.