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Quotation from Veazie Bank v. Fenno by Supreme Court of the United States
“Without this power, indeed, its attempts to secure a sound and uniform currency for the country must be futile.”
Veazie Bank v. Fenno, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Chase) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Chase explains why Congress may restrain the circulation of notes not issued under its own authority.
Citation: "Without this power, indeed, its attempts to secure a sound and uniform currency for the country must be futile." — Supreme Court of the United States, Veazie Bank v. Fenno, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Chase) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id veazie-bank-v-fenno-q4)
Portrait: Mathew Brady, Portrait of Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, officer of the United States government (1860–1865, full version) (1), Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain.
