Acts of Congress Relating to Loans and the Currency, from 1841 to 1872 Inclusive |
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act entitled act to authorize ACT TO PROVIDE America in Congress Approved July authorize the issue bearing interest cancelled cent centum per annum certificates of deposit certificates of indebtedness certificates of stock CHAP coin Congress assembled coupon bonds currency debt denominations eighteen hundred electrotype engraved entitled An act exceed exchange expenses falsely altered fifty dollars fifty millions forging or counterfeiting further enacted hereby appropriated hereby authorized holder House of Representatives hundred and sixty-two hundred millions issued as aforesaid July 17 July 21 lawful money legal tender lieu ment millions of dollars outstanding par value person plate or plates pledged President principal and interest printed purpose rate of interest redemption registered bonds reissue revenue stamps sealed Secre Secretary Senate and House six per centum sum not exceeding thereof tion Treas Treasury Department Treasury is hereby Treasury notes issued United States notes ury notes
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Page 73 - January 23, 1868." [NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. — The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] CHAP.
Page 13 - ... shall have in his custody or possession any paper adapted to the making of such notes, and similar to the paper upon which any such notes shall have 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 issued as aforesaid, every such person, being thereof convicted...
Page 23 - ... or shall pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish...
Page 49 - An act to authorize the issue of United States notes and for the redemption or funding thereof, and for funding the floating debt of the United States...
Page 67 - ... notes, and similar to the paper upon which any such notes shall have 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 issued as aforesaid, every such person, being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard...
Page 46 - ... every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment and confinement to hard labor not exceeding fifteen years, according to the aggravation of the offense.
Page 31 - ... every such person shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony, and being thereof convicted, by due course of law, shall be sentenced...
Page 46 - July, 1862, which is to be set apart as a sinking fund, and the interest of which shall in like manner be applied to the purchase or payment of the public debt as the Secretary of the Treasury shall from time to time direct.
Page 67 - That any person who shall be guilty of violating any provision of the four foregoing sections shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or by such fine and imprisonment both, in the discretion of the court.
Page 72 - An act to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof,