Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-10-08

more than six per cent. shall be taken, reserved
or charged, shall be forfeited, but the same
shall be valid against such party. Provided
! further. That no more than one-hal. OF one
per cent. shall be taken exchange upon any
such paper payable in this state, and no more
than one per cent. upon any such paper pay
able ont of this State and in no case shall more
than the current rate of exchange between
such places be taken.
SEC. Al. The total liabilities of any person,
or of any company or firm (includlng in the liza
bilities Of a COMPANY or firm the liabilities of
the several menbers thereby to any branch as
acceptor or acceptors Of bona fde bills Of ex-
change payable out of this state, shall at no
time exceed one-fourth OF the amount Of the
notes " bich such branch is authorized to cir
culate. exclusively of liza bilites as acceptor or
acceptors, one-tenth, and exclusive of all liza
bilities on such bills Of exchange one-twentieth
part of the amount OF snch notes.
No branch shall, at any time, pay out on
loans or discounts. or in purchasing Of drafts or
bills of exchange, or in paPmeEt OF depositors,
nor shall il in any moce put in circulation the
notes Of any bank or banking company which
notes shall not at that time be receivable a par
iu payment of debts, by the branches so paying
out or circulating such notes, nor shall it know
ingly pay out or put in circulation any notes
issued by any bank or banking company which
at the time OF such paying out or putting in
circulation is not reGeeming its notes in gold
and siIye, nor any notes issued by any bank out
of this State
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~ sPeeiaI iiuoi u oiseuent, Payuoie soiely ~ suIn
o.a"cni anu ho s.In e.iuence u ueo. Suan % pe
1s snao.e eAep' 'oi eo'ie'''o"'o VI 'oi '"e 'o'-
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pay anu reueehi 'ne ci-euia'i'e
"o.es vi SUE" Nc oidhen'
Sccoho-i pay o.ner i'a !, oI such pruncn
auu n ai'sI SUCH haoiii'ie' snaii Ha'e oee" ui'-
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a. oi'iue ainohs 'he on
'Nsn s'ooA
w o'd"c", snaii ISSUE any Gei'inca'e VI ue
po.,'' "iu u,a''' oiii VI eNena"so' Vi o'"ei
euence ol ueoi' Payaoie IN IultenIy VI m any
'n'ne iess 'aiuapie 'i'an goiu anu sn'ei oou"'eA
cept IeceiPts LOT sPec'ai oePosts' hor shdi any
such orahch keep any accounts III currency UT
IN anything less valuable than gold and SILVER
CON- except accounts oi speciai oePosnS.
NO orahcn, snaii oe Permittea' I'D Receiving
payment at lts oahking mousse OF osher Pidee
tnah M "he,e 'ne SAINT WIS payaoie'o Vi any ho'I'
oi'i' oi o'her e'iuehce oi ueoi' uue W sucn
oranch, ana Payaoic at place ".ner tndh dt It's
banking mousse TO receive IN aooiiioh 10 the d.
mount OF such oeot aho the iegai interest que
tnereon, any sum whatsoever as premium e4'
change or damages; rfoVioee' Notnlhg IN this
section cohtaihea snaii pre'ent sueh pranch
from receiVing the damages aioweo ny law up
on any ooha noe Dill oi exchange, ouly protest
ed ior hon-acceptahcc OF non payment
SIC; - Ai Transfers U, ho'eS, oonus' oiiis
u eAenahge' anu otner evidence oi dent owing
10 any oranch, or OF deposits 10 us creoit; all as
OF mortgages or other securitleS on
real estate, OF OF Judgments OF uecreeS III its
iaT"r, an aePosits oi money! ouliioh Ut other
Vaiua Ole thing ior Us use, OF 1or Inc use oil any
oi It's stocknolaefs or credltors; all payments OF
money 10 eiher' madc a'ter the COMMISSION oI
an act ol ihso'ency'or III contemplation lhereol
win aView 10 prevent the application 81 It's
assets ih the nner prescribed py TINS act OF
win a view 10 the preference OF one cfeditol 10
ahother, eNceptln payment OF ltS circulating
notes, Shall be held utterly null ana VOC.
sEc. -. II the directors oil any branch shall
knowingly violate or knowingly P r'AiI any oi
tue oi,icerS' aeents Ut servants Vi such ordhci,
TO violate any OF the pro- fsi9hs o, tnis act' all
inc iIgnts, PIlv,leges and 'Ianenises oi such
s"aii 'neieoy oe ioiiel,eo' suc,i 'i"iat'oh
sha however be determined and ndJudged by
a court "i Competent Jurisuicli"h' asreeaoy TO
the laws "i tnis otate ana me PTaciice oi sncn
court, before the corporation shaii oe declared
a"u I'D case o' such Eioiatieh, every
uirec'ol VINO 'IPatru ~ OF dsselteu 70 'he
;ndividnaI canacitv for all DAMAGES which the
bronrb. ;ts ,barebolders. or anv Other nrrsoDs.
oody Poiitic OF corporate shaii nave sustained IN
Src al Every nresident d;rec,or cashier
toIer cIcrk or ,gen, or anv brnrcb who sh,II
embezzle. a bstract. or wiIlfully misapply anv of
A., he monoys finds ar credits of sucb hr,n,.b or
sb,U ,r;,bo,, an,bor;,v from, tho directors 10
a ~, ~, IN ,,ion ,nv of ~. no,os oi s,cb
h,ar.h or hall w;,bou, sncb ,n,bori,y ;ssne
~ nm, 18th .nv cer,i6ca,s oS denos;, dy,w nv
-, ~ Iii of .ych.nno n,te INV acco,t,nce
sir'. AN nn,e hond Sr,r, h;n nf arnhanGe
,nor, Gaga n, other Instrument of wr;ting or
oh. n ,ns = any C,Isc entrv nm .rv h,oL re,,rt
~ rs,,,o,ner, or tbe br,ncb with an ;n,rnt in
a;,I,ar ESQ ~ ;n;nre or de(r,nd s,cb br, ncb or
70 i';,ra ~ dsersnd arv other .cnmrsny b,dv
" a,o ~ noi;,;n a. INV in dirid,,pI n.,snr, ~
70 deceive anv officer or agent apnointcd TO in.
snsc, he = tf,;rs of anv brsncb sb, II he deemed
unilty of n misdemeanor. and upnn conviction
thereof, shall De confined in the fenitentiary at