It allowed the existing bills to be used as legal tender for public debts (i.e. paying taxes), but disallowed their use for private debts (e.g. for paying merchants).
《货币法》允许将现有票据用作支付公共债务（如纳税）的法定货币，但不允许将其用于私人债务（例如，用于商业支付）。