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 31 is the relevent section -- and could not >find any reference.
http://www.jsgboggs.com/trans.html Mentions some of the somewhat-current US law, and is quite funny, especially when it finally dawns upon the judge questioning Boggs' attorney just what Boggs is doing in his art & why it's so subversive. Skipping to the good part of the questioning: ... MR. YALOWITZ: Right, although they don't, and they don't go into circulation, because they are actually works worth much more than face value. Only a fool would attempt to pass it on as genuine, because they are worth substantially more than their face value. JUDGE TATEL: But Mr. Boggs passes them on for no more than their face value. MR. YALOWITZ: Well, -- -- [uproarious laughter, including from Boggs] well, that is part of the transaction, you see. That is part of the challenge of the performance. If I might turn to -- ... --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
