The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-09-15
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CHAP XXXV

stSEC. 2 And be it further enacted, That, to
enable the Secretary of the Treasury to fund the
Treasury notes and floating debt of the United
States, he is hereby authorized to issue, on the
credit of the United States, coupon bonds, or
registered bonds, to an amount not exceeding
five hundred millions of dollars, redeemable at
the pleasure of the United States after five years.
! and payable twenty years from date, and bearing
interest at the rate of six per centum per annum,
payable semi-annualy. And the bonds herein
authorized shall be of such denominations, not
less than fifty dollars, as may be determined up
on by the Secretary of the Treasury. And the
Secretary of the Treasury may dispose of such
bonds at any time, at the market value thereof
for the coin of the United States, or for any of
the Treasury notes tnat have been or may here
after be issued under any former act of Congress,
or for United States notes that may be issued
under the provisions of this act and all stocks
bonds, and other securities of the United States
held by individuals, corporations, or associations
within the United States, shall be exempt from
taxation by or under State authority.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
United States notes and the coupon or registered
as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct, and
shall bear the written or engraved signatures of
the Treasurer of the United States and the Reg
lister of the Treasury, and also, evidence of
lawful ISSUE the imprint of copy of the seal of
the Treasury Department., which imprint shall be
made under the direction of the Secretary, after
the said notes or bonds shall be received from the
engravers and before they are issued; or the said
notes Bnd bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer
of the United States, for the Treasurer by such
persons as may be specially appointed by the
Secretary of the Treasury for that purpose, and
shall be countersigned by the Register OF the
Treasury, or for the Register by such persons as
point for that purpose; and all the provisions of
the act entitled " An Act to authorize the asue of
Treasury notes." approved the twenty third day
of December eighteen hundred and fifty
so far as they can be applied to this act, and not
inconsistent tn Herewith, are hereby revived and
reenacted; and the sum of three hundred thous-
and dollars is hereby appropriated out OF any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropria-
ted, to enable the Secretary OF the Treasury to
carry this into effect.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
Secretary Of the Treasury may receive from any
person or persons, or any corporation, United
States notes on deposit for not less than thirty
days, in sums OF not less than one hundred dol
lars with any of the Assistant Treasurers or de-
signated depOsitaries of the United States au-
thorized by the Secretary of the Treasury to re-
celve them, who shall issue therefor certificates
of deposit, made in such a form as the Secretary
of the Treasury shall prescribe, and said certiti
Gates OF deposit shall bear interest at the rate OF
hve per centum per annum; and any amount OF
United States notes SO deposited may be with
drawn from deposit at any time after ten days
notice on the return of said certificates: Provi-
ded, That the interest on all such deposits shall
cease and determine at the pleasure of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury: And provided further, That
the aggregate of slch deposit shall ut no time ex
ceed the amount o. twenty-five millions OF dol
lars.
SEC 5. And be it further enacted, That all
duties on imported goods shall be paid in coin, or
in note payables on demandher authorized
to be issued and by law receivable in payment OF
public dues, and the coin paid shall be set
apart as a special fund, and shall be applied as
follows:
First. To the payment in coin of the interest
on the bonds and notes of the United States.
Second. To the purchase or payment OF one per
centum of the entire debt of the United States,
to be made within each fifcal year after the first
day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,
which is to be set apart sinking fund, and
the interest of which shall in like manner be ap-
piled to the purchase payment OF the pubhc
debt as the SecretarG of the Treasury shall from
time to time direct.
Third. The residue thereof to be paid into the
Treasury of the United States.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That if
any person or persons shall falsely make, Jorge,
counterfeit, or alter, or cause or procure to be
falsely made, forged counterfeited, or altered or
shall willingly aid assist in falsely mak1ng
forging, counterfeiting, altering, any note,
bond, coupon, or other security issued under Lne
authority of this act, or heretofore issued under
acts 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 brlng
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, Win
intent to utters, publish or sell, any such false
forged, counterfeited, altered note, bond, cou-
pom, other security, with intent to defrauG any
body corporate polite, or any other person or
persons whatsoever, every person SO onenulng
shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall, on
conviction thereof, be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprison-
ment and confinement 10 hard labor not exceed