January 22, 23, 1840
Amend the eighth section by adding there to the following, towit:
``nor upon any contracts except those existing at the passage of this act.'' Provided that contracts which may be transfered from
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1 [1824-Aug. 28, 1848].
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- Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1 [1824-Aug. 28, 1848].
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- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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- New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
- 1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1 [1824-Aug. 28, 1848]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln1. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024.
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one contractor to another, without any change in their terms, shall not be construed to be new contracts
& Provided that no more than five hundred thousand dollars of said certificates shall at any one time be outstanding.