Sec. 2. Penalty on swearing falsely under this act. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall falsely take an oath or affirmation under this act, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and be subject to the pains and penalties provided in the third section of an act, intituled 1796, ch. 38.“An act for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt.”
Sec. 3. This act not to extend to the case of a penalty or of monies had and received. And be it further enacted, That the benefit of this act shall not be extended to any person imprisoned for any fine, forfeiture or penalty, incurred by a breach of any law of the United States, or for monies had and received by any officers, agent, or other person, for their use.
Approved, June 6, 1798.
Statute Ⅱ.
Chap. Ⅼ.—An Act supplementary to an act intituled “An act for the relief of persons imprisoned for Debt.”
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any person imprisoned upon process issuing from any court of the United States in any civil action, against whom judgment has been, or shall be recovered, shall be entitled to the privileges and relief provided by an act, intituled May 28, 1796. ch. 38.“An act for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt,” under the regulations and restrictions of the same act; after the expiration of thirty days from the time such judgment has been, or shall be recovered, though the creditor should not, within that time, sue out his execution, and charge the debtor therewith.
Approved, June 6, 1798.
Statute Ⅱ.
[Obsolete.]
Chap. ⅬⅠ.—An Act respecting loan office and final settlement certificates, indents of interest, and the unfunded or registered debt credited in the books of the Treasury.
Section 1. Law barring loan office and final settlement certificates and indents of interest suspended for a year.
Ante, p. 433.
Notification thereof to be published by the Secretary of the Treasury. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the act, intituled “An act making further provision for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt,” passed the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, as bars from settlement or allowances, certificates, commonly called loan office and final settlement certificates, and indents of interest, be, and the same is hereby suspended for the term of one year from and after the time of the passing of this act; a notification of which temporary suspension of the act of limitation shall be published by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the information of the holders of the said certificates, in one or more of the public papers in each of the United States.
Sec. 2. On settlement thereof the creditors may receive certain stock. And be it further enacted, That on the liquidation and settlement of such of the said certificates, and indents of interest, as may be presented at the treasury, pursuant to this act, the creditors shall be allowed to receive certificates of funded three per cent stock of the United States, equal to the said indents, and the arrearages of interest due on their said certificates, prior to the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one.
Sec. 3. How the principal of the loan office and final settlement certificates and certain interest thereon shall be discharged. And be it further enacted, That the principal sums of the said loan office and final settlement certificates, with the interest thereon, since the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, shall and may be discharged, after liquidation at the treasury, by the payment of interest and reimbursement of principal, equal to the sums which would have been payable thereon, if the said certificates had been subscribed, pursuant to the acts making provision for the debts of the United States, contracted during the late war, and by the payment of
