The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-09-15
ing fifteen years, according to the aggravation of

the Oftence.
Sec z. And be it further enacted That if any
person, having the custody of any plate or plates
from which any notes, bonds, coupons, or other
securities mentioned in this act or any part there
of shall have been printed, 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 Plates,
or knowingly permit the came 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, cause or procure
to be engraved, or shall aid in engraving, any
plate or plates in the likeness similtude of any
plate or plates designed for the printing of any
such notes, bonds, coupons, other securities,
or any part thereof, or shall vend 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 intent for any purpose
in either case, than that such plate plates shall
be used for printing of such notes, bonds, coup
ons, or other securities, some part or parts
thereof, for the of the United States or shall
plate engraTed 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 to use such plate
or plates, cause or suffer the same to be used
in forging or counterfeiting any such notes. bonds
coupons, or other securities, any part or parts
thereof, issued as aforesaid shall have in his
custody or possession any blank note or notes,
bond or bonds, coupon or coupons, or other se-
curity or securities, engraved and printed after
the similtude OF any notes, bonds, coupons, or
other securities, issued aforesaid, w tn intent
to sell or otherwise the same; or if any per-
son shall print, photograph, or in any other man
ner execute or cause to be pri ted, photographed,
or in any manner executed, or shall aid in print
ing, photographing, executing any engraving,
photograph, or other print or impression, in the
likeness or similitude of any such notes, bonds,
coupons, OF other securities or any part or parts
thereof, except for the use of the United States
and by order of the proper officer thereof shall
vend or sell any such engraving, photograph,
pint, or other impression, except to the United
States, or shall bring into the United States from
any foreign place any such engraving, photograph,
print, or other impression for the purpose of
vending or selling the same, except by the direc-
ton of some proper officer of the United States,
or shall have in his custody or possession any pa
per adapted to the making of such notes, bonds
coupons or other securities, and similar to the
paper upon which any such notes, bonds, cou-
pons, or other securities shave been issued with
intent to use such paper, or cause or suffer the
same to be used, in forging or counterfeiting any
of the notes, bonds, coupons, other securities,
issued as aforesaid every such person SO offt nd
ing shall be deemed guilty of felony and shall,
on conviction thereof, be punished by fine not
exceeding five thousand dollars and by impris-
onment and confinement o hard labor not ex-
ceeding fifteen years, according to the aggrava-
tiCn of the offence.
Approved, February 25, 1862.