The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-04-01

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treasurer, amount due to dcpositors on de-
mand, amount due not included under either
Of the above heads and il shall b. the duty
ofthe comptroller TO publish said report, To-
gether, once in some newspaper printed At
the seat Of government, and the expense Of
such publication shall be betrayed by u per
centagc assessed upon tho capital stock Of
all the banks aud banking associations of this
State. and said report shall be published in
the county in which said bank or banks ART
located, and the expense thereof shall he le-
trayei by the banks, and II any bank shall
Tail to furnish to the comptroller lis quar-.
terly report in time for such publication or
shall TAIL to pay the per centage assessed by
the comptroller under this section. when the
same shall be demanded by him, ii shall for
felt and pay the comptroller the sum OF one
hundred dollars, to be applied 10y him TO
the expense Of Publishing the quarterly
reports, aud the comptroller il author
lied 10 collect the said forfeiture in his
name, upon application TO any court of com
pcicni jurisdiction in the county where such
delinquen, bank may be located, the bank
comptroller shall also transmit annually to
the legislature at the commencement of its
| session. n condensed summary Of oil the items
/ reported 20 him 10y all the banks, which
summary, verified by his oath, shall contain
u true and correct statement Of the cundi.
| ton OF all the banks in the State, at the
time Of the making Of their last report.
! SEC. 81, Every bank aud banking asso.
Citations ornanized under the provisions Of
this act, shall annually on the first Monday
oiJanuary in each year, cause 10 be pub
llshtd Tor SIX successive weeks, in one public
newspaper printed in the county in which
such bank or banking association may bc
located, AMI in some paper printed at the
! seat Of government in this state. u true aud
accurate statement, verified by the oath Of the
cashier, OF all deposits made with said bank,
and Of all dividends and interest declared
and payable upon any Of the stocks bonds
or other evidences Of Indebtedness Of said
bank, which at the date of such statement,
shall have remained unclaimed by any per
son or persons authorized 10 receive the
sane, for two year, then next preceding.
| SIC, &c. Such statement shall act forth
the time that every such deposit was made,
lis amount the name and the residence. If
known, Of the person making il. the name Of
| the person in whose favor the dividend or
interest may have been doc AIRED. its amount
and upon what number Of sharos, aud on
what amount Of stocks. bonds or other evi.
dcnce Of indebtedness, Of ANY such bank ~
banking association.
SIC. 81. The comptroller -hall have au.
thority, with the approval Of the governor
20 employ in his Office such additional clerk
or clerks M he may deem necessary In order
to execute the duties imposed upon him by
this act, and TO pay such compensation there
for NJ they may deem necessary The samc to
he paid by general assessment upon the
banks and banking associations Tor whom
the services were performed.
SEc. 81. Whenever the securities do
posted with the bank comptroller 10 secure
the redemption Of the circulating notes Of
any bank shall be sold In pursuance Of MO-
ton l6 OF this act the bank comptroller
shall Immediately destroy all the plates Of
such bank.
sEo, 80. All the expenses incurred 10
the advertising and selling Of stocks under
this net, shall be audited and allowed by
the bank comptroller and deducted from the
| prOcetds OF such aalc.
SIC 40. II shall be the duty Of tho Joint
committee annually chosen TO examine tho
trcasnrcr's accounts to examine such OF the
securities deposited In the bank comptrollcrs
Office by banking associations and indivi-
dual bankers, together with books and papers
| therein relating 10 the businens OF banking
IN the said committee may deem necessary
TO enable them TO report tho true state and
condition Of that department 10 tho lEgis-
! laturc.
5gc. Al. Every officer, agent or clerk
OF any banking association or banker M
thoriDei by this act, who shall wifnlly
and knowingly subscribe or make any false
statement or false entries In the books Of
! such person or association, or shall knowing,
ly subscribe or exhibit false papers with
the intent to deceive any person authorized
/ 20 examine M b the condition Of such bank
or association, or shall wilfuly and know.
ing subscribe or make false reports shall
he deemed guilty Of felony, and shall b. sub.
jccted TO imprisonment at hard labor In the
state prison for such term not less than one
year nor more than ten years N the co7rt
trying him shall designate. And likewise
any commissioner. examiner, master IN chan
cery, or Judge, wilfully and knowingly sub
scribing or making any false report, shall
b. deemed guilty Of felony, and he subjected
70 like penalties.
Syc. IS. The bank comptroller IL here
ny authorized AZ any time 10 examine or To
appoin, special agent 10 examine the affairs
Of any bank. Such agent shall take and
file In the Office OF the clerk of the county
whore he resides the oath Of Office prescribed
in the constitution, and he shaIl have author
ity TO examine the books, papers, moneys
and accounts Of such banking association m
banker. and on oath the officers, agcD,s, part
ners and clerks Of such banking association
or banker, touching the matters which h.
shall he directed To inquire into, and any
wilful false swearing In any such examine
ton shall he perjury. and any such p,rsop
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