Penalty Penalty for taking impression of tools, implements, etc. Penalty for having in possession of tools, implements, etc. (SEC. 5431.) Every person who, with intent to defraud, passes, utters, publishes, or sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or brings into the United States with intent to pass, publish, utter, or sell, or keeps in possession or conceals with like intent any falsely made, forged, counterfeited, or altered obligation, or other security of the United States, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment at hard labor not more than fifteen years. (SEC. 5432.) Every person who, without authority from the United States, takes, procures, or makes, upon lead, foil, wax, plaster, paper, or any other substance or material, an impression, stamp, or imprint of, from, or by the use of any bed-plate, bed-piece, die, roll, plate, seal, type, or other tool, implement, instrument, or thing used or fitted or intended to be used, in printing, stamping, or impressing, or in making other tools, implements, instruments, or things, to be used, or fitted or intended to be used, in printing, stamping, or impressing any kind or description of obligation or other security of the United States, now authorized or hereafter to be authorized by the United States, or circulating note or evidence of debt of any banking association under the laws thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment at hard labor not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both. (SEC. 5433.) Every person who, with intent to defraud, has in his possession, keeping, custody or control, withimpression out authority from the United States, any imprint, stamp, or impression, taken or made upon any substance or material whatsoever, of any tool, implement, instrument, or thing, used, or fitted or intended to be used, for any of the purposes mentioned in the preceding section; or who, with intent to defraud, sells, gives or delivers any such imprint, stamp, or impression to any other person, shall be punished by imprisonment at hard labor not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars. Penalty for buying, selling or dealing in (SEC. 5434.) Every person who buys, sells, exchanges, transfers, receives, or delivers, any false, forged, counterfeited, or altered obligation or other security of the altered United States, or circulating note of any banking associ- forged or ation organized or acting under the laws thereof, which has been or may hereafter be issued by virtue of any act of Congress, with the intent that the same be passed, published, or used as true and genuine, shall be imprisoned at hard labor not more than ten years, or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. (SEC. 5437.) In all cases where the charter of any corporation which has been or may be created by act of Congress has expired or may hereafter expire, if any director, officer, or agent of the corporation, or any trustee thereof, or any agent of such trustee, or any person having in his possession or under his control the property of the corporation for the purpose of paying or redeeming its notes and obligations, knowingly issues, re-issues, or utters as money, or in any other way knowingly puts in circulation any bill, note, check, draft, or other security purporting to have been made by any such corporation whose charter has expired, or by any officer thereof, or purporting to have been made under authority derived therefrom, or if any person knowingly aids in any such act, he shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not less than one year nor more than five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. But nothing herein shall be construed to make it unlawful for any person, not being such director, officer, or agent of the corporation, or any trustee thereof, or any agent of such trustee, or any person having in his possession or under his control the property of the corporation for the purpose hereinbefore set forth, who has received or may hereafter receive such bill, note, check, draft, or other security, bona fide and in the ordinary transactions of business, to utter as money or otherwise circulate the same. Penalty for unlawfully putting in the notes, drafts, etc., associations. circulation of closed Persons not agents of closed associations officers or may circulate the notes of such asso ciations. THE INTEREST LAWS OF THE STATES. [Compiled from the Banker's Almanac and Register for 1875.] See page 225 for penalty for usury by national banks. 3 Arkansas 7 Dacotah... 8 Delaware 9 Dist. of Columbia. 10 Florida.. 11 Georgia 12 Idaho 13 Illinois.. 14 Indiana.. 15 Iowa. 16 Kansas 17 Kentucky 18 Louisiana. 19 Maine. 20 Maryland... 21 Massachusetts.. 22 Michigan 25 Missouri 26 Montana. 27 Nebraska 28 Nevada.... 10.. §.. None. 6. §.. None. 10.. §.. None. 10.. §.. None. 7.. §.. Forfeiture of all interest. 7.. 18.. Forfeiture of contract. 6.. 6.. Forfeiture of contract. 6.. 10.. Forfeiture of all interest. 8.. §.. None. 7.. 7.. None. .*10.. 24.. $300, or imprison't 6 mos. or both. 6.. 10.. Forfeiture of all the interest. 29 New Hampshire.. 30 New Jersey 31 New Mexico... 32 New York.. ... 6.. 10.. Forfeiture of interest and costs. 6.. 10.. Forfeiture of excess. 7.. 12.. Forfeiture of excess over 12 per ct. 6.. 10.. Forfeiture of all the interest. 5.. 8.. Forfeiture of interest. 6.. §.. Forfeiture of excess. 6.. 6.. Forfeiture of excess. 6.. §.. None. (6 per cent on judgments.) 7.. 10.. Forfeiture of excess. 7.. 12.. Forfeiture of excess over 7 per cent. 6.. .. None. 6.. 10.. Forfeiture of all interest. 10.. None. 10.. 12.. Forfeiture of all interest, and costs. 10. S.. None. *7.. 7.. Forfeiture of contract. 33 North Carolina... 6.. 8.. Forfeiture of interest. Rate per cent. State. Legal. Special. Penalty of Usury. 34 Ohio.... 35 Oregon 36 Pennsylvania.. 6.. 6.. 8.. Forfeiture of excess. 10.. 12.. Forf. of inter't, principal and costs. 6.. Forf. of excess. Act May 28, 1858. Forfeiture, unless a greater rate is contracted. None. Forfeiture of excess over 6 per cent, and $100 fine. |