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Persons applying for licences to deliver specimens of their notes.
Penalty for issuing notes without licence, 100l.
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27. The banker or bankers or other person or persons applying for any such licence as aforesaid shall produce and leave with the proper officer a specimen of the promissory notes proposed to be issued by him or them, to the intent that, the licence may be framed accordingly; and if any banker or bankers or other person or persons (except the Bank of England) shall issue, or cause to be issued by any agent, any promissory note for money payable to the bearer on demand, hereby charged with a duty and allowed to be re-issued as aforesaid, without being licensed so to do in the manner aforesaid, or at any other town or place, or under any other name, style, or firm, than shall be specified in his or their licence, the banker or bankers or other person or persons so offending shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of one hundred pounds.
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