Treasury Bills Act of 1869 No 13a (NSW)

No. XIV.

tbeabubyBills. All Act to autliorizG tliG IssuG of Treasury Bills.

[1st April, 1869.]

Preamble. expedient to enable tbe Government to borrow the

sum of Three hundred and forty-three thousand two hundrcxl pounds to pay off certain Treasury Bills issued under the authority of the Treasury Bills Act of 1868 and which will fall due in the month of April one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows :—

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Interpretation.	1. The term Governor in Council whenever used herein shall mean the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council And when any Government officer is mentioned herein the person for the time being acting for such officer and duly authorized so to act shall
G-overnment may	be also implied.
raise £343,200 by	2. The Governor in Council may at any time cause any number of Treasury Bills to be made out by the Colonial Treasurer for any amounts of money not exceeding in the whole the sum of Three hundred and forty-three thousand two hundred pounds in manner and subject to the provisions hereinafter specified and contained.
Treasury Bills.

1869.	32*’ VIC.	No. 14.
Treasury Tills.

3. All such Treasury Bills shall he made out at the Treasury in

shall direct and authorize And the names of all other persons so authorized to sign such Bills shall he registered in the Treasury and published in the New South Wales Government Gazette before any Treasury Bills so signed shall he issued.

such method and form and with such cheques indents and counterfoils made out and signed.

as the Colonial Treasurer shall deem most safe and convenient And

may contain one common sum or different sums in the principal

moneys And shall be signed hy the Colonial Treasurer the Auditor

4. All such Treasury Bills shall he numbered consecutively beginning with number one and progressing arithmetically hy units. to Renumbered,

5. All principal sums to be contained in any such Treasury how principal sums

Bills shall he chargeable upon and paid out of the Consolidated Bevenue of the Colony and such Bills shall be made payable on the expiration of twelve calendar months from the date thereof.

6 . All such Treasury Bills shall bear date on such days suhse- Date of B ilk and

qucntly to the commencement of this Act as the Governor in Council	of interest,
sliall direct And shall bear interest payable half-yearly at a rate not exceeding five pounds per centum per annum in respect of the whole moneys contained therein And such interest shall he chargeable upon and paid out of the Consolidated Bevenue of the Colony and the growing produce thereof.

7. In case any such Treasury Bill shall he defaced hy accident i>ofaced B ilk may bo

the Colonial Treasurer may cancel the same and cause a new Bill to ho made in the Treasury in lieu thereof and such cancelled Bill shall he filed in the Treasury And such new Bill shall have the like cur­ rency and he in all respects subject to the same rules methods and continuance and bear the same number date and principal sum and rate of interest as such cancelled Bill.

8. The Colonial Treasurer may from time to time issue and Application of

apply any sum or sums of money to arise from any such Treasury TreM̂ ^BSs.̂ ̂ in the whole to the sum of Three hundred and forty-three thousand two hundred pounds issued under the authority of the said Treasury Bills Act of 1868.

9. The Colonial Treasurer may direct all or any of the Treasury Provisions for

Bills made and issued under this Act to he paid off and redeemed out of the moneys hereinbefore made and declared applicable to such purpose at such place and in such manner as shall he deemed most convenient and beneficial to the public service.

10. Upon proof being made on oath before a Judge of the Provision for B iik

Supreme Court by any credible person that any Treasury Bill issued under this Act and held hy him the number and sum whereof shall he specified hy him in his evidence has been lost or accidentally burnt or otherwise destroyed before the same shall have been paid olF and upon such Judge certifying that he is satisfied Avith such proof the Colonial Treasurer may cause a new Bill to he made in the Treasury hearing the same number date principal sum and rate of interest as the Bill so lost or destroyed and to he delivered to such person upon his gUing sufficient security to the Colonial Treasurer to indemnify the Treasury against any double payment if the missing Bill shall thereafter he presented for payment.

11. All Treasury Bills issued under this Act Avhich shall he paid off and discharged and all defaced Bills as aforesaid shall he	^
cancelled And after being so cancelled and the accounts thereof having been audited and allowed and the cheques indents and counter­ foils tlelivcred hack into the Treasury all such Bills together with such cheques indents and counterfoils shall he burnt or otherwise

destroyed under the authority of tbe Colonial Treasurer. 12.

No. 14.	32° VIC.	1869.
Treasury Bills.

Counterfeiting Bills	12. Every person who shall forge fabricate or counterfeit wholly Bill under or according to this Act—or who shall forge counterfeit alter add to obliterate or wilfully mutilate or deface any word letter or figure in or upon any such Treasury Bill—or who shall fill up with any word letter or figure any blank space in or upon any such Treasury Bill whether issued or not and whether wholly or partly made under this Act—or who shall utter pass or negotiate or attempt to utter pass or negotiate any such forged fabricated counterfeited altered added to obliterated wilfully mutilated or defaced or filled up Bill as aforesaid knowing the same to be so shall be guilty of felony and shall be liable to the extreme punishment applicable by law to tlie crime of forgery.
to be forgeiy and
punished with ex­	or in part any paper writing or instrument purporting to he a Treasury
treme penalty.
Moneys raised to

form part of Con­ 13. All such sums of money as shall be raised by Treasury

solidated Beyenue.

Bills to be made out in pursuance of this Act shall be carried to and

form part of the Consolidated Bevenue of the Colony.

Commencement and

short title.

14. This Act shall commence on the day of the passing thereof and shall be styled and may be cited as the “ Treasury Bills Act of 1869.”