Notification of Congress; a notification of which temporary suspen- of suspension sion of the act of limitation shall be published by the to be published. Secretary of the Treasury, for the information of the holders of the said certificates, in one or more of the public papers in each of the United States. may be pre Treasury; and, dated, etc., to holders, with SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all certificates,, Outstanding commonly called loan office certificates, countersigned by tificates, etc.. the loan officers of the states, respectively, final settle-sented at the ment certificates, and indents of interest, which, at the being liqui time of passing this act, shall be outstanding, may be pre- be paid to the sented at the treasury; and, upon the same being liqui- interest, etc. dated and adjusted, shall be paid to the respective holders of the same, with interest at six per cent. per annum, from the date of the last payment of interest, as endorsed on said certificates. tion. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, for carrying Appro priathis act into effect, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be appropriated out of any moneys in the treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 7, 1822. ACT OF MARCH 3, 1823. 779. CHAP. LIII.-An act making the gold coins of Great 3 Stat. L, Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain receivable in payments on account of public lands. (Section 1 makes the gold coins of Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain, of their present standard, receivable in all payments on account of public lands, at rates identical with those specified in the act of April 29, 1816; and section 2 makes it the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to cause assays of the said coins to be made at least once in every year, and to report the results to Congress.) Approved, March 3, 1823. ACT OF JANUARY 22, 1824. CHAP. XVI.-An act authorizing the commissioners of the sinking fund to purchase the seven per cent. stock of the United States, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the commissioners of the sinking fund be, and 15712-10-8 4 Stat. L., 4. [Obsolete.] ers of sinking chase, dur ng 7 per cent Commission- they are hereby, authorized to purchase, during the year fund to purone thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, any stock the year 1824, of the United States, bearing an interest of seven per stock, to an centum per annum, not exceeding the sum of eight milceeding $8,610,- lions six hundred and ten thousand dollars, upon such terms as they may think proper, not exceeding the following rates above the principal sum purchased, that is to amount not ex 000. The commissioners author such purchases restrictions. say: For all such stock as they may purchase before the first day of April next, at a rate not exceeding two dollars for every sum of one hundred dollars, in addition to the interest which would have accrued on that day upon the said stock: For all such stock which they may purchase between the first day of April and the first day of July next, at a rate not exceeding seventy-five cents on every sum of one hundred dollars, in addition to the interest which would have accrued on the day last mentioned: For all such stock which they may purchase between the first day of July and the first day of October next, at a rate not exceeding, on every sum of one hundred dollars, the amount of interest which would have accrued on the day last mentioned: and For all such stock which they may purchase between the first day of October next, and the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, at a rate not exceeding the principal and the interest which shall have accrued at the day of purchase. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said comized to make missioners are hereby authorized to make such purchases, under certain under the foregoing restrictions, at such times and places as they may deem most expedient, out of any moneys in the Treasury, heretofore appropriated for the redemption of the public debt, or out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, January 22, 1824. ACT OF MAY 24, 1824. [Obsolete.] CHAP. CXL.-An act to authorize the creation of a stock 4 Stat. L., 33. to an amount not exceeding five millions of dollars, to provide for the awards of the commissioners under the treaty with Spain, of the twenty-second of February, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen. of the Treas to create a amount not ex 000, etc. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, for the purpose of providing funds to The Secretary discharge the awards of the commissioners under the ury authorized treaty with Spain, of the twenty-second day of February, stock to an in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ceeding $5,000,nineteen, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized, with the approbation of the President of the United States, to cause to be issued and sold to the Bank of the United States, or others, at a sum not less than the par value thereof, certificates of stock of the United States, to any amount not exceeding the sum of five millions of dollars, and bearing an interest of not exceeding four and one half per centum per annum, from the period of the sale thereof; which stock, so created, shall be redeemable at the pleasure of the United States, at any time after the first day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. And, upon the sale of such stock, in manner aforesaid, credit or credits to the proprietors thereof, shall thereupon be entered and given on the books of the Treasury, in like manner as for the present funded debt; which said credits or stock shall thereafter be transferable as other public stock of the United States. (Section 2 provides for the award and application of the moneys thus borrowed.) ac cruing on said paid out of the SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That a sum, equal to Interest what will be necessary to pay the interest which may ac-stock to be crue on the said stock, to the end of the present year, be, Treasury. and the same is hereby, appropriated for that purpose, to be paid out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 24, 1824. [Obsolete.] ACT OF MAY 26, 1824. 4 Stat. L., 73. CHAP. CXCII.-An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange a stock, bearing an interest of four and one half per cent., for certain stocks bearing an interest of six per cent. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer ca, in Congress asThe President sembled, That the President of the United States be, and empowered to borrow a sum he is hereby, empowered to borrow, on or before the first exceeding $5, day of April next, on the credit of the United States, a 000,000. sum not exceeding five millions of dollars, at a rate of of money not interest, payable quarter yearly, not exceeding four and one half per centum per annum, and reimbursable at the pleasure of the Government, at any time after the thirtyfirst day of December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, to be applied, in addition to the moneys which may be in the Treasury at the time of borrowing the same, to pay off and discharge such part of the six per cent. stock of the United States, of the year one thousand eight hundred and twelve, as may be redeemable after the first day of January next. (Section 2 authorizes the Bank of the United States to lend the sum or any part thereof, and further authorizes the sale of certificates of the new stock: "provided. that no stock be sold under par." (Sections 3 and 4 provide that a subscription, to the amount of fifteen million dollars of the six per cent stock of 1813, shall be opened on July 1, 1824, to continue open until October 1 following; and that for so much as shall be thus subscribed, the subscribers shall be entitled to an equal amount of stock, bearing interest at the rate of four and one-half per cent and payable quarterly from September 30, 1824, and redeemable at the pleasure of the United States, one-half after December 31, 1832, and onehalf after December 31, 1833, provided that no reimbursement shall be made of any new certificate except for its whole amount, nor until after six months' notice. (Sections 5 and 6 contain the same provisions for the sinking fund and for saving the rights of nonsubscribing creditors as those contained in sections 4 and 5 of the act of April 20, 1822.) Approved, May 26, 1824. ACT OF MARCH 3, 1825. 4 115. CHAP. LXV.—An act more effectually to provide for the Stat. L., punishment of certain crimes against the United States, and for other purposes. Treasury notes, security of the Act of Apr. sec. 14. SEC. 17. And be it further enacted, That, if any person, Forgery of or persons shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, oror other public cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or counter-United States. feited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forg-30. 1790, ch. 9, ing, or counterfeiting, any paper, writing, or instrument,' in imitation of, or purporting to be, an indent, certificate of the public stock, or debt, treasury note, or other public security of the United States, or any letters patent, issued or granted by the President of the United States, or any bill, check, or draft for money drawn by, or on the treasurer of the United States, or by, or on, any other public officer or agent of the United States, duly authorized to make, draw, accept, or pay the same, on behalf and for account of the United States, (a) or if any person or persons shall pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, as true, any such false, forged, or counterfeited paper, writing, or instrument, knowing the same to be false, forged, or counterfeited, with intent to defraud the United States, or any body politic or corporate, or any other person or persons whatsoever; or if any person or persons shall falsely alter any indent, certificate of the public stock, or debt, treasury note, or other public security of the United States, or any letters patent, issued or granted by the President of the United States, or any bill, check, or draft for money drawn by or on the treasurer of the United States, or any other public officer or agent of the United States, duly authorized to make, draw, accept, or pay such bill, check, or draft, or if any person or persons shall pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, as true and unaltered, any such falsely altered indent, certificate, treasury note, or other public security, letters patent, or bill, check, or draft, knowing the same to be falsely altered, with intent to defraud the United States, or any body politic or corporate, or any person or persons whatsoever, (b) every such person, so offending, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by fine, not exceeding five thousand dollars, |