Impressing of the invariable type, for a continual same inimitable invariable standard, the name Washington, the Columbian flag, and all the unchangeable words, figures, borders and slurs, intersperse always the same on certain parts of every bill, ever so many years.

And for the perpetuity of which invariable type, an accessible type or other means, shall be first provided and always securely kept, from which all the invariable types be exactly imitated, for preserving unchangeable the same standard forever.

The difference only of the several amounts for every set of bills, as of the different yearly stamps for the same year, shall render the different kinds. Impressing of the yearly stamp, a different figure on eve ry bill of a different kind issued the same year, and differing the figure for every kind issued a different year. Having every figure represent some new or most useful machine, or an emblem of some useful impor tance, calculated to excite thought, or remind us of useful ideas; also, on every bill of all the kinds im press the same letter, the same year, beginning with A, and in alphabetical order, use a new letter every year, and so repeat the alphabet forever, and in numerous places on every bill, impress its amount and year it issues, and in one place the general president's name, of the year next prior to its issuing.

And of the valid seals be one to every county, and on every bill issued of the same county, impressed from the valid seal thereof, the name and shape of the couns ty, placing its north side to the left hand's end of the bill, the degree of latitude and of longitude, in num. bers and lines as they pass through it, and the relative situated place of its capital by a mark.

Of which valid seal types. for their uniformity of size, and durability of substance, all be made at the de partment of currency, distributed by the members of congress, and preserved, and only used by county clerks, and for no other purpose than of currency.

Of the Columbian numbers, every bill of the same kind, be distinctly numbered in numeral order, beginning every year, on every kind, with number one, and

of the county and treasurers numbers, of their respective quotas, each also begin with number one, and in numeral order, distinctly number every bill, without regard to kinds, or Columbian numbers, or of each others numbers.

For the Columbian signature, aiding all men the better to detect counterfeits. If possible every bill be signed by the same person, for ever so many years, and no bill of the same kind issued the same year, be signed by a different person; and every bill be countersigned by the treasurer who finally issues them.

And the Columbian congress shall in no year, allow to issue of Columbian paper currency, a larger amount total, than the yearly sums following, viz. first year twenty millions dollars, second year seventeen and a half millions dollars, third year fifteen millions dollars, fourth year twelve and a half millions dollars, fifth year ten millions dollars, sixth year seven and a half millions dollars, seventh year five millions dollars, eighth year two and a half millions dollars, ninth year two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, tenth year five hun dred thousand dollars, and so in every year thereafter, issue not exceeding an additional increase of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, but never to exceed ten millions of dollars in any year thereafter nor shall the Columbian congress issue an amount of Columbian currency so great as shall be detrimental to the welfare of state.

All Columbian bills to issue in counties of their sanction from the hands of their treasurers, and except as the Columbian Constitution herein after provides, loaned on ample sureties, for the annual interest of six per cent per annum, to individuals and Columbia, according to law, and with the sanction of treasurers respectively that they are genuine; be a law fui tender between individuals of the same county, and for all demands due Columbia, for Columbian bills the same shall be always receiveable in payment of any county, if genuine and all their letters and numbers plain to be seen; and no person or persons shall be compelled to receive from any treasurer, any worn, defaced or sus

picious bill or bills, than such as shall be optional with those who borrow or receive.

While collecting the demands of Columbia, no interest shall stop until payment shall actually be made, to such treasurers as shall have in book the demands, and for every part of a dollar of the same demands due Columbia, a whole dollar shall be paid, and the tenor of all the demands of Columbia shall be the same, stating the amount, date, time and place of payment, and be recorded in the treasurer's book, and signed by the borrower, and all loans be rendered on the authorised orders of the same county, given on its respective treasurers, inaking a uniform rule concerning loans, their different amounts, times of payment, and manner of sureties, whereby no county authority, shall have any respect to persons, rendering legal sureties; and no sureties be legal unless equal to thrice the sum loaned, and no loaned sums be less than twenty-five dollars, and loan none for less than one, nor for more than ten years, but receivable at any previous time, though with all the assigned interest, accommodating by partial pay ments of not less than twent-five dollars each, the time and amount of all payments be made to treasurers, and be immediately recorded by the clerk for the same rcounty.

For distributing with safety the Columbian bills in all the counties in every January, the Columbian Congress shall elect from the members of its higher branch by the written votes of those of the lower, a president and committee of currency, and provide a safe conveyance from the department of currency, and deliverance of all the bills for that year, in open Congress assembled, to the said president and committee of currency, who shall in the presence of the clerk, noting them received, inspect and divide the same, into as many equal parcels as there shall be members, intended for the lower branch of the same year's Congress, having in every parcel an equal number of the same kind of bills, whose amounts the said president shall declare to Congress, and deliver one parcel thereof to every Columbian legislator, who shall go to him and receive the same, as the clerk shall call their rell

in alphabetical order; and for all parcels intended for absent members as may happen, make provision. And every legislator, carry or convey his parcel to his respective county, in any safe manner it shall direct, and deliver the same in the open commissioners meeting next following, to the president and committee of elections thereof, who shall in the presence of the clerk noting them, and of the bearers of said parcels, receive, count and divide the same, together with all the parcels for the same county, into as many more parcels as there shall be treasurers intended for the county, having in every parcel an equal number of the same kind of bills as near as they will admit, whose amounts the said president Shall declare to the meeting, and deliver one parcel thereof to every treasurer of his respective county, who shall then in open commissioners meeting, go to him and receive the same, as the clerk shall call their roll in alphabetical order; and for all parcels intended for absent, or unsecured treasurers as may happen, make provision. The amount of every parcel and to whom delivered, the county clerk shall record in the book of his county, also give notice then in meeting, to his respective treasurers of the time he is required to number and affix the valid seal of their bills, which every county clerk in the clerk's office of his county, shall perform according to the coming turns of his respective treasurers, and within their or their orders, immediate presence, as they shall faithfully deliver and soon return them accomplished, and prior to which sanction, every treasurer shall number his bills, and the clerk execute a list of all the numbers, the amount and treasurer's signature of all the bills of his county, and in five columns with lines transverse to them, one to every bill, and in the first column insert the Columbian numbers, in the second the county numbers, in the third the treasurer's numbers, in the fourth the bill's amount, and in the fifth the treasurer's name, and at the head of the list, insert the year they issued and the bill's letter, impress the valid seal and certify the list. Which lists shall be called test lists, and every county clerk of his test list, shall cause to be well printed of small type on fine paper, as many

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copies as there shall be treasurers in Columbia, and within three months and after they shall be inspected by the county president of his county, deliver sealed (unless the Columbian Congress shall provide a more safe manner) into the nearest post-office for transmission by mail, as many thereof, one directed to every county clerk as there shall be counties, and so deliver and direct as many, one every successive week thereafter as there shall be treasurers in the several counties, superscribing them with the word test list and the counties name intended, and every county clerk shall deliver of the test lists as they arrive, and when demanded one to every treasurer of his county, and every treasurer acquiring test lists of all the current bills of Columbia, with which always preserved in his office, observing the Columbian signature and the same invariable type on every bill perpetually passing to his view, all genuine bills become familiar, making of him a competent critic, shall be the proper judge for detecting their counterfeits, in a manner as the Columbi an Congress shall provide,

And for preserving Columbian justice and credit, on the first Tuesday of the October of every tenth year, from and after that of eighteen hundred and thirty, shall commence a receivers meeting at the capitols of all counties, where all genuine Columbian bills not current in consequence of wear or deface, shall be received in any county, and the amount thereof replaced with others genuine and new, to be executed as Congress shall direct the second year thereafter, and to be repaid without interest, and which meetings shall consist of the commissioners, treasurers and representatives, and county president of the same county, whose mode of proceeding be directed by Congress to be uniformly the same in all receiver's meetings, and all condemned bills be marked by the president, and sealed in the same parcel for the same day, and transmit all of which parcels to the next following Congress, directed to the president and committee of currency, and by them to be in open Congress received, which president shall then in their presence open all the parcels, and with the said committee estimate the sums due each