UNITED STATES v. VAN AUKEN


96 U.S. 366 (1877)

UNITED STATES v. VAN AUKEN.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Attorney General and Mr. Assistant-Attorney-General Smith for the United States.

Mr. George W. Lawton, contra.


MR. JUSTICE SWAYNE delivered the opinion of the court.

The act of Congress of July 17, 1862, sect. 2 (12 Stat. 592; Rev. Stat. 711, sect. 3583), declares that "no private corporation, banking association, firm, or individual shall make, issue, circulate, or pay out any note, check, memorandum, token, or other obligation, for a less sum than one dollar, intended to circulate as money, or to be received or used in lieu of lawful...

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