[e-gold-list] Re: Norfed Disclaimer

2002-12-01 Thread Joseph Firmino
>Fascinating, but it looks to me like the key clause is 'intended for use as >current money'. If the money is being passed-off as US Dollars, then it >looks like the law is being broken. All of Chapter 25 is concerned with >counterfeiting and forgery. I'm almost tempted to delve into this but it

[e-gold-list] Re: Norfed Disclaimer

2002-12-01 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
At 06:16 PM 12/1/2002 -0600, SnowDog wrote: > >TITLE 18 , PART I , CHAPTER 25 , Sec. 486. > >Sec. 486. - Uttering coins of gold, silver or other metal > >Whoever, except as authorized by law, makes or utters or passes, > >or attempts to utter or pass, any coins of gold or silver or other > >metal,

[e-gold-list] Re: Norfed Disclaimer

2002-12-01 Thread SnowDog
> >TITLE 18 , PART I , CHAPTER 25 , Sec. 486. > >Sec. 486. - Uttering coins of gold, silver or other metal > >Whoever, except as authorized by law, makes or utters or passes, > >or attempts to utter or pass, any coins of gold or silver or other > >metal, or alloys of metals, intended for use as cur

[e-gold-list] Re: Norfed Disclaimer

2002-12-01 Thread Ragnar
All, --- Craig Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> There is a law against "uttering money". There is also the > Civil > >> War circuation tax with which Lincoln drove private money > out of > >> circulation. I wonder what the liability is the the redemption centers regarding this... Than

[e-gold-list] Re: Norfed Disclaimer

2002-12-01 Thread Craig Spencer
>> There is a law against "uttering money". There is also the Civil >> War circuation tax with which Lincoln drove private money out of >> circulation. On 1 Dec 2002, at 0:16, Vebjorn Ljosa wrote: > Could you please point me to books or web pages where I can read > more about these laws?

[e-gold-list] Re: Norfed Disclaimer

2002-12-01 Thread James M. Ray
At 6:13 AM -0600 12/1/02, SnowDog wrote: >> There is a law against "uttering money". There is also the Civil >> War circuation tax with which Lincoln drove private money out of >> circulation. > >I don't think those laws exist anymore. I spent about 15 minutes looking >through the US Code -- Title

[e-gold-list] Re: Norfed Disclaimer

2002-12-01 Thread SnowDog
> There is a law against "uttering money". There is also the Civil > War circuation tax with which Lincoln drove private money out of > circulation. I don't think those laws exist anymore. I spent about 15 minutes looking through the US Code -- Title 31 is the relevent section -- and could not fi

[e-gold-list] Re: Norfed Disclaimer

2002-12-01 Thread Vebjorn Ljosa
* Craig Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | On 30 Nov 2002, at 23:21, SnowDog wrote: | | > Isn't a Silver Liberty minted as coin money, and intended to | > circulate? Is there some law against creating coin money for this | > purpose? | | Yes. | | There is a law against "uttering money". There is al

[e-gold-list] Re: Norfed Disclaimer

2002-11-30 Thread Craig Spencer
On 1 Dec 2002, at 17:39, David Hillary wrote: > > There is a law against "uttering money". There is also the Civil > > War circuation tax with which Lincoln drove private money out of > > circulation. > I have heard that USD notes issued by US banks are subject to a 1% > p.a. tax. Does anyone kn

[e-gold-list] Re: Norfed Disclaimer

2002-11-30 Thread David Hillary
> Yes. > > There is a law against "uttering money". There is also the Civil > War circuation tax with which Lincoln drove private money out of > circulation. > > Best, > > Craig I have heard that USD notes issued by US banks are subject to a 1% p.a. tax. Does anyone know the details of this tax a

[e-gold-list] Re: Norfed Disclaimer

2002-11-30 Thread Craig Spencer
On 30 Nov 2002, at 23:21, SnowDog wrote: > What is legally wrong with saying that a Silver Liberty is: > 1) money? > 2) a coin? > 3) minted? > 4) intended to circulate? > > Isn't a Silver Liberty minted as coin money, and intended to > circulate? Is there some law against creating coin money