Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-18
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OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THB UNIFIED STATES.
Passed al Ae Third Session of tks Z3irtg-
seventh Congrs11.
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EPUmIc-So sal
Az ACT to provide ways and means for the support
OF The 6OYe Lnnent.
sec {. Ard he it further enaeteI That in lieu Of
p1etage and revenue stamp f5r frsstiU1al currency
and Of fractional Mole, conmOIiy cslled postage
currency, Issued or issued, Ihs Secretary tue
Treasury MAJ i5su actionAl n0tes Of like 4mUunts
In such form rs he may deem sGpedieut, aud may
provide for the engraving, prepataLson, agd issue
thereof Ia the TIE .suIy Department butdiDE. And
all such notes issned shall be ex,htuszabIe by the
Assistant TresuEers asr de guated dtpos!tAries fJI
United states notes, III NOT than three dol
lArA. aud sh al 10 Feeeivabl for silEe and
Stamps, and also IN payment Of my dues 70 tho Unit
ted States less IN hVe aUlars except duties -
porte, aud shall redeemed presentation at the
Treasury Of the Uni ed stHes IN Sans a.d under
Gu FrgHIatiO the SECRETARY Of The Treasury
All prescribe: Provided, Tiitt he UhOlr aIn'un
Of fr4ct nal currency fssasd Including postage anu
revenue Stamps Issued currency, haII not exceea
dtLy millions Of dolisTs.
sc. 5. AMI be 1t ,ur hsr enacted, That the seere
t1ry Of the TreRsDEy hereby authorized TO receive
d-PJstts u gold coin aud bullion with the Treasurer
s,RHt of the Uni Stttes, in sums
not less than twenty ao Hud to issue certificates
thrref'T la denominations of not less than twenty
do LAYS ca b. cOrrszpo lung with Ih= denomination
Of the United states no e. The coin and bullion
depOSIted Tor representing tho cefth t4Its OF de-
sit SD III DO retained in the Treasury for the pay
Of the same demand. And c rtifcates req
resenSin coin In tue Freasury may De issued in pay
nient Of interest the public debt. which certIh.
Gates together with tugss issued f1rc0in and bullion
deposited, thali not at an, time exceed twenty pei
the Treasury shall be resolved az par in payment r
dates on imports.
Sec. 8 And be 1t further enacted, That the comp Z
or registered binds treasury nptea- aud Unilen
statesuole authorized bJ IN shall be ia such
form as the secretaIy Of Ehe Treasury may direct,
and 81 All have tnted ulDn them such StatemsDts.
showing the amount 81 tcCruOl accFuit Interest,"
the chtrAc Of the notes aud he peoa tees or puH-
irhmsnt for altering or cOunterf Ting them rs tn
Secretary Of .ha Treasury may prescribe and shall
bear the written or Engraved signatures Of the
Treasurer Of he On ted So ties and Tho REGISTER Of
h. ha1a Er-FT1T
theimprlnt Of the copy Cf the Il ths Trea uIy
Departm ut, witch imprint sh al male. under In,
dIrsttonOt he Secretary after the SAID notes or
bonds shall be rec. lived fun he -ngrayers aud be-
fore they issued; the said nOte5 and bonds
shall be sigped by the Treasurer Of the Quilted
States or for the Treasurer by such as may
Do SppctnIiy appointed ny the secretary Of the
ETGtsu[y or that purpose and shah be eounttrssgn-
cd by the kekistero the Treainry, FOR ths He is
ter 10y such personsAs he Ssrre arg Of The Treasury
may speedily appoint for tn Purpcce. Aud all the
provisions Of the 4 SuItled An nc 70 author re
the tssue OF Treasury es,' approved the twenty
third day OF December. Ell shteen hundred aud fuy-
BsVsu far As they be app led T. III act, anu
mot Inconsistent herewith, hereby revived aud
TO-enscted.
sec I. And be It further e1acted, That all banks
ASSOCIATIONS. corporations, Or Individuals issuing
notes or bills for ei cutatIOn currency shall be
subject to aud Piy duty OF ono pr ce ,tum cash
half year from anu after April Rr I, elghreen hum
dTed and sIxty-threeu upon the average amount Of
circulation Of notes or bills curr,uly issuen be-
yOnd the AN iun hereinafter nAned-ihat Is to say,
Oauks ascot iti ms, corPOat"n or INDIVIDUALS hRv-
Ing capital Of hot hundred dollars ninety
per ceutun there's over Que h n lred thousand aud
nor over Two hundr thousand dollars, eighty per
centum there.E over twI hundred thousand and not
OySr three hhnd ed ,hons nd dollars seventy Ter
csutum theIoOf; ia ee huudTe thousand and |
over five hun IrsI IN uzand dollar SIXTY DER |
centum thereof; over Ave hundred thousand and not
over one million OF lArS, nifty per ihor o.;
over million aud not one million and half
OF dollars forty per centum thereof; over Ons mIl-
loI aud II h If and not over millions ofdOars.
lars twenty-five per cemtum thereof In the case Of
.nks with btauche, the duty herein provided for
sha be imposed upon the crculA ion If the notes or
Oils Oh gu oTanc les ssEeTaly, aud not upon the
aggregate circulation Ut ALL the amount of can
itai"t Stch branch shall ue considered to be tie
AnIurt allotted e ID Gy su brnurE: aud ali
tuch htnks associations corporations, and iudlYid.
uas shalt also be subIe to aud pay = duty OF one.
halt OF onB por uuu Cacn hH ear from and afier
April h'St, eignIUen inIred and sixty-tlree upon
the average HmJuRt Of notes bills not otherwise
herein taxed aud QUIT lnding as currency din ling
the six months next presiding Il return hereinafter
prUytd for; aud tn rates OF tax or d, " imuosed
on scrcnlatIon Of associations which may be or AM
izbL under the act ':GU prov deR national Gu
cured by pledge OF United stocks aud to pro-
Vide iOr tue circulation aud redemption thereof"
and siXLy-Ihi shalt be the same as that hereby
imposed on the circulation and deposits OF all snbS
ASSOCIATIONS corporations or individuals but shall
Do dssessed aud collected required by said act all
banAS GNsUc atlOns. cOTpOUaLion,, aud iudiVdu-
ais issuing or rels ung no IS or hills fOI circulation
as currency after april fr,t eigh Gen hundred and
sixty turee, in su representing any fructionaI
part VI do lar shall be sub ect to and pay dntI
OF I'VE per ontum ca h half year thereafter mon
the tm nut of CHI fractional notes or bills 80 is
sued. Aud all banks associations, corporations and
tndSiduals recriVug dep BiC or money suhIsrf 10
payment check or lraTt except SAVINGS institn
ti1ns' shall he subject duty Of oLe-ephth of ono
per coht1 ca Ia htif year from aud after Aprifirs
eighteen hundred aud siXty.thIes upOn IN. ayeIn,
amount OF su dep sits beyond the average Hnou6t
Of 'her Si cslHng not's or bills lawfully issued and
outstanding ~ currency. Aud list return shall
be made and rendered within iii rty DAYS amer The
nrt Hy OF October, eighteen hundred and sixty
Hna sAfm s5 mo ms ihsre;iIer to the Conn
true aud faithful account Of Oh amount of utIes
accrued or wal IA should crue, the full amount
" o aStlVh4l n0ts c:rcua ion and on tue average
1mo ant OF all ot'rr circulation OF ali such de-
posts for the six moo,hs mext preceding And there
Au4Il NC AuLSAru ~ every such list return .e-
el"TatOul under oath or HGlrmAI H. to tie made In
fSrm"ni manner as sh al Tie prescribed by the Com
missioner OF thturuHl Revenue of the prtadent or
s'ne other proper officer Of said bank ascot tIiOp
corp ration, Or indy dual, respectively that The
Itins u true aud ftithfnI acc0nnt Of tbs ~,
Ties which have accrued, or viii, shuuI accrue and
mot acc united for and for any default 10 tbs elIy
cry Of Snch list or return, with declaration an
he1ed tue aux association, corporation, or Individ
ual making such d'fEuE, shah Forfeit as Denalty
tde SUN VI hvS hundreu dollars An 1 such LRnk
aIcmiion, corpontiOn. or in ividuaI shall, upon
rus ut or rsurn as aforesaid, pay to In
Commissioner OF Iuterintl Revenue the Rmonns- ,f
the uutSs Due ON such list return aud in default
!leEsol M iosiclt' AS = penalty, tbs sum of 6vU
hundred doll r; and In Of neglect or refSs, IN
tKs snSn IL or return AS AIRS t. or to nav the
u'A ns Aor' sad t,r thespaee Of thirty avs Rf tr
tue time Wnen said lit shouId h We bsep Sad i s
rendered, or when saiI duties shall nave b. enrS d.
a"S ptyable che assessment aud collection sbsI, ne
ma 'e "-eOriinE u tue general provisions Drsr;bS
In an entitled - An act to pr v.do internal rs,oH
To supp r the GOUernmeni I'D to pay Interest On
S ns public debt approved July one, eighlesn hun
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
IN order to prevent and punish counter-
teiting and Fraudulent alterations of the
bonds, notes, and fractional currency an.
thorized to be issued by this act, ali the
provisions of the sixth aud seventh sec
tons of the act entitled IAN act to at,-
thorlze the issue of United States mites
and for the redemption or funding there.
OF, and for funding the floating debs of
the United States" approved February
twenty. eight, eighteen hundred and sixty.
two, shall, 50 far as applicable, apply to
the bonds, notes, and fractional currency
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