Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1867-04-06

OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the second Sessio" of the thirty
Ninth Congress.
IPUBLIc-No. 1871

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An Act to punish certain crimes in rela-
ton to the public securities and currency.
and for other purposes.
BE it enacted BY tie Senate and House q
Representatives. Of the United Stairs Of
America IN Congress assembled, That if any
person or persons shall buy, sell, exchange,
trnasftr, receive or deliver, any false.
forged, counterfeitcd or altered bond, bill,
certificate Of deposit, coupon, draft. check,
bill of exchange, money order, indorse-
ment, United States note, treasury note,
circulating note, pos ago stamp. revenue
stamp, postage stamp note, fractional note,
or other obligation or security of the Un-
led States or circulating note Of any
banking association or organization acting
under the laws OF the United States, which
h,s been issued or may heretofore be is
sued under any act OF Congress heretofore
passed, or which may hereafter be passed.
with the intent, expectation, or belief, that
the Same shall or will be passed, altered,
published or used as. true and genuine.
such person or persons SO offending. shall
be deemed guilty Of felony, and on con-
viction thereof shall be imprisoned not
more than ten years, Or fined not exec, d.
ing five thousand dollars, or both, at the
discretion Of The court.
Sec. 2. and be IT. furt'cr enacted, That
it shall not be lawful to design, ergrave,
print, or in any manner make or execute,
or to utter, issue, distribute, circulate or
use, any business or professional card, no.
tice, placard, circular, ,handbill,or advertiser
ment, in the likeness or similitude of
any bond. certificate Of indebtness, GER
tifcate of deposit, coupon, United States
note, treasury note. circulating note, frac-
tional note, postage stamp note, or other
obligation or security of the United States,
or of any banking association organized
or acting under the laws thereof, which
has been or may b. issued under or au
thorized by any act Of Congress heretofore
passed or which may hereafter be passed.
And any person or persons offending
against the provisions of this section shall
be subject to penalty Of one hundred dol
lars, to be recovered by an action of debt,
one-half to the use of the informer.
Sec. 8. And be Il. further enacted, That
it shall not bs lawful to write, print, or
otherwise impress upon any bond, certi-
ficate of indcbtness, or other instrument
specified in the last proceeding section. ANY
business or professional card, notice or
advertisement Of any goods, wares mer-
chandisc. or Of any drug, or medicine. or
of any invention or patent, or of any other
matter or thing whatever and any person
q persons offending against the provisions
Of this section. shall BE- subject 20 pen-
atty Of one hundred dollars, to Be reeov-
essd By any action Of debt, one hall TO the
use Of the iniarDef.
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