Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-10-13

! in lieu Of, any coupon bonds whic
:, have been or may hereafter be Law
fully issued such registered bond
to he similar in all respects to tn,
: registered bonds issued under tn,
, acts authorizing the issue of the cou
: pom bonds offered for exchange. Ant
for all mutilated, defaced, or indorscd
coupon or other bonds presented tc
, the department, the Secretary of the
: Treasury is authorized to issue, upor
terms and under regulations as afore
said, and in substitution therefor, 9th.
er bonds Of like or equivalent issues.
: Sec. 8. And be it further enacted
That the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby authorized and required tc
make and issue, from time to time
such instructions, rules, aud rcgula
tions, TO the several collectors, receiv
ers. depositaries. officers, and others,
who may receive treasury notes, Uni
ted States notes. or other securities in
behalf of the United States, or who
may be in any way engaged or en-
ployed in the preparation and issue Of
the same, as he shall deem best calcu-
lated to promote The public conven-
fence and security, and to protect the
United States, as we'll as individuals,
from fraud and loss.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted,
That the necessary expenses of en-
craving, printing, preparing, and is
suing the United States notes, treasu-
ry notes, fractional notes, and bonds,
hereby authorized, and OF disposing of
the same to subscribers and purchas-
ers, shall be paid out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropria.
ted but tue whole amount therefore
shall not exceed one per centnm on
the amount of notes and bonds issued.
Sec. 10. And be j: further enacted.
That if any person or persons shall
falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or al
ter, or cause or procure to be falsely
made, forged, counterfeited. or alter
ed, any obligation or security of the
United States. or shall pass, utter pub
lish, or sell, or shall bring into
the United States from any foreign
place with intent to pass, utter, pub
!ish, or sell, any such false, forged,
counterfeited. or altered obligation, or
other security, with intent to deceive
or defraud, or shall knowingly aid or
assist in any of the acts aforesaid,
every person 80 offending shall be
deemed guilty of felony, and shall. on
conviction thereof. be punished by fine
not exceeding FIVE thousand dollars,
and By imPsisops%nssnt sns anaeSSs aHa ecSODfnsment
years, according to the aggravation
Of the offence.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted,
That if any person having control. GUS
tody, or possession of any plate or
plates from which any obligation or
other security, or any part thereof,
shall have been printed, or which may
have been prepared by direction from
the Secretary of the Treasury. for the
purpose of printing any such obliga-
ton or other security. or any part
thereof, shall use such plate or plates,
or knowingly suffer the same to be
used for the purpose of printing any
such or similar obligation, or other Sc
curity, 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 per-
son shall engrave, or cause or procure
to be engraved, or shall aid or assist
in engraving any plate or plates in
the likeness or similtude of any plate
or plates designed for the printing of
any such obligation or other security,
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,
except under the direction of the
Secretary of the Treasury or other
proper officer, or with any other in,
tent, or for any other purpose, in either
case, than that such plate or plates shall
be used for the printing of such notes,
bonds, coupons, or other obligations
or securities, or some part or parts
thereof for the use of the United States,
or shall have in his control, custody,
or possession, any metallic plate en-
graved after the similitude Of any
plate from which any such obligation
or other security, or any part or parts
thereof, shall have been printed, with
intent to use such plate or plates, or
cause or suffer the same to be used
in forging or counterfeiting any such
obligation or other security, or any
part or parts thereof, or shall have IN
custody or possession, except under
authority from the Secretary OF the
Treasury, or other proper officer, any
obligation or other security, engraved
and printed after the similitude of any
obligation or other security issued un.
der the authority Of the United States,
with intent to sell or otherwise use the
same, or if any person shall print, pho
j tograph, or in any other manner make
or execute, or cause to be printed.
photographed, or in any manner made
or executed. or shall aid in printing,
photographing, making, or executing
any engraving, photograph, or other
print or impression in the likeness or
similitude Of any obligation or other
security, or any part or parts thereof,
or shall vend or sell any such engrav-
ing, photograph. print. or other i'm
preston, except to the United States,
or shall bring into the United States
from any foreign place any such en-
craving. photograph, print, or any
other impression. except by the direc-
tion OF some proper officer of the Uni
i ted States, or shall have or retain in
his custody or possession, after a dis
tinctive paper shall have been adopt
!, ed by the Secretary Of the Treasury
! for obligations and other securities Of
the United States. any similar paper
adapted to the making Of any such OBJ
legation or other security, except un-
der authority of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, or some other proper officer
Of the United States, every person so
offending shall be deemed guilty Of a
felony, and shall, on conviction there.
|, of no pnnished bv fine not exceeding