31. ACT OF APRIL 12, 1866. 14 Stat. L., CHAP. XXXIX.-An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide ways and means to support the Government," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemSecretary of bled, That the act entitled "An act to provide ways and the Treasury receive Treas in exchange for bonds. Revised Statutes, 3582. be sold and used only for ury notes or tions issued Congress. empowered to means to support the Government," approved March ury notes, etc., third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, shall be extended and construed to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, at his discretion, to receive any Treasury notes or other obligations issued under any act of Congress, whether bearing interest or not, in exchange for any description of bonds, authorized by the act to which this is an amendBonds may ment; and also to dispose of any description of bonds the proceeds authorized by said act, either in the United States or elseretiring Treas where, to such an amount, in such manner, and at such other obliga- rates as he may think advisable, for lawful money of the under act of United States or for any Treasury notes, certificates of indebtedness, or certificates of deposit, or other representatives of value, which have been or which may be issued under any act of Congress, the proceeds thereof to be used only for retiring Treasury notes or other obligaPublic debt tions issued under any act of Congress; but nothing herein creased. contained shall be construed to authorize any increase of the public debt: Provided, That of United States notes not more than ten millions of dollars may be retired and cancelled within six months from the passage of this act, and thereafter not more than four millions of dollars in any one month: And provided further, That the act to which this is an amendment shall continue in full force in all its provisions, except as modified by this act. not to be in Proviso. (Section 2 requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to Congress at its next session all transactions under this act and the act to which this is an amendment.) Approved, April 12, 1866. ACT OF JUNE 14, 1866. 64. CHAP. CXXII.-An act to regulate and secure the safe-14 Stat. L., keeping of public money intrusted to disbursing officers of the United States. officers to de moneys with or some assist to draw only Transfers to be by draft. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this act it shall Disbursing be the duty of every disbursing officer of the Unitedposit public States having any public money intrusted to him for dis-the treasurer bursement, to deposit the same with the treasurer or some ant treasurer, one of the assistant treasurers of the United States, and as required. to draw for the same only as it may be required for payments to be made by him in pursuance of law; and all transfers from the treasury of the United States to a disbursing officer shall be by draft or warrant on the treasury or an assistant treasurer of the United States: Provided, That in places where there is no treasurer nor Deposits assistant treasurer of the United States, the Secretary of made, if there the Treasury may, when he deems it essential to the public or assistant. interest, specially authorize in writing the deposit of such public money in any other public depository, or, in writing, authorize the same to be kept in any other manner, and under such rules and regulations as he may deem most safe and effectual to facilitate the payments of public creditors. where to be is no treasurer public money, or loaning, or transferring same except as author bezzlement. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any disburs- Depositing ing officer of the United States shall deposit any public or converting. money intrusted to him in any place or in any manner, drawing, or except as authorized by law, or shall convert to his own the use an any way whatever, or shall loan, with or without ized, to be eminterest, or shall for any purpose not prescribed by law withdraw from the treasurer or any assistant treasurer, or any authorized depository, or shall for any purpose not prescribed by law, transfer or apply any portion of the public money intrusted to him, every such act shall be deemed and adjudged an embezzlement of the money o deposited, converted, used, loaned, withdrawn, transferred, or applied, and every such act is hereby declared a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished Penalty. by imprisonment for a term not less than one year nor more than ten years, or by fine not more than the amount embezzled nor less than one thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. Knowingly receiving from officer or col SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That if any banker, any disbursing broker, or any person, not an authorized depositary of lector, any public moneys, shall knowingly receive from any disburson deposit, or ing officer, or collector of internal revenue, or other agent using such of the United States any public money on deposit or by public money on a loan, or money for any unauthorized purpose, or doing, to be bezzlement. way of loan or accommodation, with or without interest, aiding in so or otherwise than in payment of a debt against the United deemed em- States; or shall use, transfer, convert, appropriate or apply any portion of the public money for any purpose not prescribed by law; or shall counsel, aid, or abet any disbursing officer or collector of internal revenue or other agent of the United States in so doing, every such act shall be deemed and adjudged an embezzlement of the money so deposited, loaned, transferred, used, conPunishment verted, appropriated, or applied; and any president, lating this act, cashier, teller, director, or other officer of any bank or banking association who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of embezzlement of public money, and punished as provided in section two of this act. of officers banks for vio 79. Approved, June 14, 1866. ACT OF JULY 3, 1866. 14 Stat. L., CHAP. CLIX.-An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Govern ment the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July 1, 1862," approved July 2, 1864. Railway Com etc., before De Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemUnion Pacific bled, That the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern pany to desig: Division, is hereby authorized to designate the general nate general route of road, route of their said road, and to file a map thereof, as now cember 1, 1866. required by law, at any time before the first day of December, eighteen hundred and sixty-six; and upon the Lands on line filing of the said map, showing the general route of said reserved from road, the lands along the entire line thereof, so far as the same may be designated, shall be reserved from sale by orAmount of der of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That said the same as if, company shall be entitled to only the same amount of the bonds of the United States to aid in the construction of of road to be sale. bonds to be etc. their line of railroad and telegraph as they would have been entitled to if they had connected their said line with the Union Pacific Railroad on the one-hundredth degree of longitude as now required by law: * * * ACT OF JULY 26, 1866. 255. CHAP. CCLXV.-An act to authorize the issue of certain 214 Stat. I., bonds in denominations greater than one thousand dol lars. in favor of cer companies may denominations Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter the bonds of the United States au- Bonds issued thorized by the act of July first, eighteen hundred and tain railroad sixty-two, "To aid in the construction of a railroad and be of larger telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific than $1,000. Ocean," and by all acts amendatory thereof, may be issued in denominations greater than one thousand dollars, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided, 1862, ch. 120, however, That it shall at all times be optional with any 489. railroad company whether they will receive bonds of a 16,216 larger denomination than one thousand dollars. Approved, July 26, 1866. ACT OF FEBRUARY 5, 1867. CHAP. XXVI.—An act to punish certain crimes in relation to the public securities and currency, and for other purposes. Proviso. Vol. 356. XII, p. ch, 1865, ch. 88, Vol. XIII, p. 504. 14 Stat. L., 383. Penalty for buying, selling. bonds, notes. tent that they or used as Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That if any person or persons shall buy, sell, exchange, transfer, receive or deliver, any false, forged, etc., forged counterfeited or altered bond, bill, certificate of indebt-etc., with inedness, certificate of deposit, coupon, draft, check, bill of shall be passed exchange, money order, indorsement, United States note, genuine. Treasury note, circulating note, postage stamp, revenue stamp, postage-stamp note, fractional note, or other obligation or security of the United States, or circulating note of any banking association organized or acting under the laws of the United States, which has been issued or may hereafter be issued under any act of Congress heretofore passed, or which may hereafter be passed, with the intent, The making or using cards, in the simili United States clared unlawful. 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 conviction thereof shall be imprisoned not more than ten years, or fined not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be circulars, etc lawful to design, engrave, print, or in any manner make tude of any or execute, or to utter, issue, distribute, circulate or use, security deund any business or professional card, notice, placard, circular, handbill, or advertisement, in the likeness or similitude of any bond, certificate of indebtedness, certificate of deposit, coupon, United States note, Treasury note, circulating note, fractional 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 be issued under or authorized by any act of Congress heretofore passed or Penalty, how which may hereafter be passed. And any person or perto whose use. sons offending against the provisions of this section shall be subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars, to be recovered by an action of debt, one half to the use of the informer. recovered and The printing, etc.. of a ny or notice, etc., States security ful. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be business card lawful to write, print, or otherwise impress upon any on any United bond, certificate of indebtedness, or other instrument made unlaw-specified in the last preceding section, any business or professional card, notice or advertisement, or any notice or advertisement of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or of any drug or medicine, or of any invention or patent, Penalty, how or of any other matter or thing whatsoever; and any perto whose 'use. son or persons offending against the provisions of this section, shall be subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars, to be recovered by an action of debt, one half to the use of the informer. recovered, and Penalty for making, e t.c., on any materi etc., used, etc., etc., or in mak SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That if any person impressions up shall, without authority from the United States, take, al by any tool, procure, make, or cause to be taken, procured or made, in printing, upon lead, foil, wax, plaster, paper, or any other subing other tools, stance or material, an impression, stamp, or imprint of, In printing, from, or by the use of, any bed-plate, bed-piece, die, roll, curity, etc.. to plate, seal, type, or other tool, implement, instrument or for the United thing, used, or fitted or intended to be used, in printing, States. stamping or impressing, or in making other tools, imple etc., to be used etc., any se be issued by or |