Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-12-11

tho sme nenaes LIABILITIES and presumptions sla IN
every case OF loan made contrary TO the spirit,
and neanr. this section, attach 10 the pesideh' an
rec,o of the bank which said loan shall be naue' a
prov proceeding section, IN the case Oh f
on a pledge of stock of the bank making the same
Src IND be ii further eaaeted, That each ana eve
bank hereby expressly pronibitea ifo go
ing or paving Offering payment any oank ho'o "
other ua II discharge of their debts or aoles ="
kind on pretence Whatever, which the parucoai Jam
making the tender is not AT the time OIL su1
navnen habit of receiving at III payments oi
all other debts due and payable at sald oa"' "
der pain orfeng for such offence double 'He
paid offered IN payment 1T ITS own 1eo' or "
informer, and TO the use oil inc low
city which the offending bank may be situated 10 20
by action of debt i'll court OF competent
die ton II the District of Columbia.
SEC. find be 1t further enacted, That each ana esefy
1 d h,,t he and thev ara hereby express
from issuing paying OUT under any pretence
anv bill. note other designed or intended 10 oe
ed and circulated AS money! of denomination than
five dollars and for any violation OF the provisions Vi '
section, offending bank shall incur all the penaes an"
orfeitures be provided and directed by the hfs' "
this o suspension or refusal to pay III sp
be enforced in like manner as IS directed by a'
I ton. , -,
SEC G. 4nd be further enacted That each and every
of the shall within forty days after the pas
sapc of this act the form and manner pre-
sfbed by respective original charters for nine
shall future be the number OF drec'os oi
of the said banks and the persons elected az s e
ton severay remain in Office until the recurrence
the time prescribed by the original chafter Oh eC Va ~
banks respectively, for annual election OF directors, az
which mentioned time, and at the same time IN every
thereafter each of said banks shall make IT'S erection
Of directors other officers agreeaby the PROVISIONS Oh
its charer the number of directors,
which sa in every be And there shall
be chosen said banks the special election
hereby provided thereafter may be III con-
to the prov respective original char
te idcn such other officers may by the par
ticul required TO be elected, who sla hoo
Offices for the same time ami in the if
had expired and said officers mad Uee cho
| ser n the last annual election
SEC ! .4nd be further enacted, That this az, shall
until the fourth day OF July which shall be
. in the wear eighteen hundred and forty four.
SEC s. find be 1t further enactcd That the act entitled
charter of the Union Bank of George
in the District OF Columbia" approved the twenty
fthday May in the year eighteen hundred and thirty
eight is hereby extended to the first day
July the eigh hundred and orty-seven until
which said shall be i'll full foce for the sole pur-
pose enabling the president and directors of the said bank
! for the time being a close its affairs
.4pprorei, .4ugust 18TH, ISL
CHAP. ban ACT making appropriation for the
funeral expenses of William Henry Harrison, deceased,
late President of she United STATES.
SEC L. BE enacted by tie Senate and House of Rep
resentttes the United States Of 4neftca Congress
ascnbd That the accounts presented by the Marshal oil
neral of the the United States, be referred to
tine proper accounting officer of the Treasury VINO Is erey
directed to audit the same, ana allow "ia'eNti oH'i' "
Sc And be Il further enacted. Tha, the Secretary
of the Treasury pay said Marshall out of any money
not otherwise appropriated such as the SAID accounting
officer shall allow.
! .Ipprored, September lst, loll.
CHAP 23-AN ACT to provide for repairing the Po-
bridge
SEC l.,
rrseffres of United States Of 4nleftcG M Congress
osseo,bed That fifteen thousand eight hundred
and six dollars be- and hereby appropriated, IN
addition heretofore appropriated and uneXpend
ed for the repair Potomac bridge in the District OF
Columbia, be paid out OF any money III Inc Treasury
/ otherwise appropriated
Src , .4nd be It further enacted That the said sums
shall expenled under the direction of the Secretary OF
War in the following wit. He shall designate
some competent of the Engineer TO draw plans
aud make specific work be performed and
Inmates value thereof, which shall not exceed
the sum of ioy-tiye eight hundred and six dollars
the officer thus selected shall lay his pians specifications
Secretary of w ar Tor his APPROVAL
and the shall heeupon cause the work 30 be
the plan most approved by hIm under the
superinendence OF competent officer OF ell
her corps, who shall make all contracts
for materials labor and the work to be consuc-
ted in substantial within the
according the plan approved by the Seceta
nv under the orders and general direction OF
said Secretary WILL from time time, cause such adj
of the amounts for this OBJECT appropriated as ne
may deem necessary and proper
SEC 3 And be 1T further enacted That the timbers. or
such experimenting engineer may think MT,
and exceeding three and a
cubic hereby appropriated out OF any
Treasury otherwise appropriately to defray
the and thereof the amount TO be paid
m The requison Secretary of War; founded on the
! of the superintendent
/ Approved, September llM,