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1779 513 (1779)

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Counterfi:iting Bills of Credit.

ACTS AND LAWS,
Made and paffed by the General
Court or Affemnbly of the Gover-
nor and Company of the State of
ConneCicut, in X'rerica ; holden at
Harford, in faid State, (by 1pecial
Order of his Excellency the Go-

vernor) on the feventh Day
April, AIho DomMuz, I779.

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An   A&    in  further Addition       to  a Law    of this
State, entituled, An A& againft counterfciting
Bills of public Credit, Coins or Currencies,
and emitting and palling Bills or Notes on
private Credit, and to prevent Injufficc in
pafling couhterfeit Bills.
BE it Ena fled by the Governor, Council, and Rcprefi'nta/i es,
in General Court affembled, and by the 'Tthoriy of the fame,
That all the Provifions and Direffions in faid Act, for
preventing the pafling of the counterfeit, forged, and
altered Bills therein mentioned, and the Injuflice occafloned
thereby, fhall be, and are hereby extLended to prevent the pairing
of counterfeit, forged or altered Bills, made in Imitation of the
Bills emitted on the Credit of the United States, and for the Re-
covery of the Damages that may bc fullained by any Perfon or
Perfons thereby.
And be it fitriber eni.Oed, That any Verfbn who flall counter-
feit, forge, or alter any of the continental Bills of Exchange, or
fliall negociate or put off any fuch counterfeit, forgzed or altered
Bill of Exchange, knowing it to be lhch, lhall f, ffer the iaine
.Penalties as Perfons convided of making or uttering counterfeit
Bills of public Credit, are by Law fubieced to.

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