 | Harvey Edward Fisk - 1919 - 144 pages
...February, Congress enacted a law providing for an issue of $150,000,000 United States notes, which were to be lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and the interest on the public debt. Subsequent legislation increased... | |
 | William Maxwell Evarts - 1919 - 768 pages
...shape of bonds and notes, which shall be payable in coin." Then it is also provided that they shall be "lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except duties on imports and interest as aforesaid."—a tender... | |
 | Thomas James Norton - 1922 - 308 pages
...1862, as revised down to March 3, 1863, is still effective, declaring that "United States notes shall be lawful money, and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except for duties on imports and interest on the public debt.'.';... | |
 | Thomas James Norton - 1922 - 332 pages
...1862, as revised down to March 3, 1863, is still effective, declaring that "United States notes shall be lawful money, and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except for duties on imports and interest on the public debt."... | |
 | Thomas James Norton - 1922 - 334 pages
...1862, as revised down to March 3, 1863, is still effective, declaring that " United States notes shall be lawful money, and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except for duties on imports and interest on the public debt."... | |
 | James Albert Woodburn - 1924 - 578 pages
...and fifty million dollars of these notes were issued. They were declared by the law issuing them to be "lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public or private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debts." After the Civil War the question arose as to whether... | |
 | Lawrence Boyd Evans - 1925 - 1436 pages
...of February 25, 1862, July 11, 1862, and March 3, 1863, Congress authorized the issue of notes which should "be lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States," except for duties on imports and interest on the public debt.... | |
 | New York Chamber of Commerce - 1876 - 516 pages
...whatsoever, except ' for interest upon bonds and notes, which shall be paid in coin" and should " also be lawful money and a legal tender in payment ' of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except ' duties on imports and interest as aforesaid." This... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1926 - 1140 pages
...due to or by the United •Head notes by Mr. Justice GRAT. v. GKEEHMAN. States, and were declared to be lawful money, and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States. Cong. Globe, 1861-2, part l,p. 181 ; Spauldins's Financial History... | |
 | Washington State Bar Association - 1894 - 612 pages
...the legal tender act of congress of 1862 (RS, sec. 3588) it is provided: "United States notes shall be lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except for duties on imports and interest on public debt." Notwithstanding... | |
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... lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except duties on imports and interest as aforesaid. 
