Smyrna times., 1863-05-21

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'"to.hd POW thm uti. as AZ aur4.u:lzed
l., tAis atr. T.; .u@A a. iic yGa.~i IN the
several couft@ OF law and chanccry And eve-
r. person appointed to make such examination
s.idil receive =" ~ services at the rate IF five
dollars for caci. -, y him elpiUyal in such
examination, and two dOlrrs for every twenty
i've m'es he shall necessarily travel in the per-
ioruance OF his duty, which shall oe paid by
the association by him examined.
Section 81. And be 1t further enacted That
every president director, cashier, teller, clerk,
or agent Of any association, who shall embezze,
abstract, OF wllfuly misapply any Of the mon
eyS, funds, or credits Of the association or shall
without authority from the directors, issue or
put in circulation any of the notes Of the asso-
citation, OF shall, without such authority, issue
Or put forth any certificate of deposit, draw any
order or bill ofexchange, make any acceptance
assign any note, bond, draft, bill of exchange
mortgage, Judgment, or decree; or shall make
any false entry in any book, report, or state
m"nt OF the association, with intent in either
case, to injure or defraud any other company
body polite, or corpoLate, or any individual
person. or to deceive any officer or agent appoin-
ted to examine the affairs of any such associa-
ton, shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
~ Imprisonment not less than five nor more
than ton years
Section So Aad be 1t .fuyttcr enacted, That
the president and cashier of every such associa-
ton shall cause to be kept at all times full
and CORRECT list OF the names and residences Of
all the shareholders i'll the association in the
! Ottloe where Its business is transacted and such
list shall be subject to the inspection of all the
shareholders and creditors Of the association
during business hours of each day in which
business may be legally transacted And a
copy. of such list, verified by the oath of such
president or cashier, SHALL at the beginning Of
every year, be transmitted to the Comptroller
OF the Currency, commencing on the first day
| of the first quarter after the organizatson of
the association.
! Section 81. 1nd be It further enacted, That
the Secretary Of the Treasury is hereby author
zed, Whenever in his Judgment the public in
| lCrests will be promoted thereby, to employ
any OF such associations doing business under
thls act as dep6staries of the public moneys,
except receipts from customs.
! Section 80. and be 1t further endctpd, That
all suits and proceedings arising out Of the pro-
visions Of this act, in which the United States
or It's officers or agents shall be parties, shall
be conducted 10y the district attorneys of the
several districts, under the direction and super
vision of the Solicitor OF the Treasury.
Section 81. Anci BE- It further enacted, That
every person who shall mutilatc, cut, defacc,
dl,hgure, or pcrforate with holes, or shall
unite or cement together, or do any other thing
go any bank bill, draft, note or other evidence
OF debt issued by any such association, or shall
cause or procure the same to be done, with in.
tent to render such bank bill, draft note, O,
other evidence OF debt unfit to be reissued hy
said association, shall upon conviction forfeit
fifty dollars to the association who shall be in
jured thereby, to be recovered by action in an,
court havin. jurisdiction.
Section 81. Aad be It Guthrr rnncfm7. Tha
: fany person shall falsely make forge, or coun
tertelt, or cause or procure to be made, forged
o., counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist il
falsely making, forging, or cOuntcrfeiting an
It note in imitation of or purportiig to be an inI
ltatlon OF the circulating notes issued unde
the provisions OF this act, or shall pass, utter
o. publish, Or attempt to pass, utter. or pub
ll'h any false. forged. or cOunterfcitod note
purpprtlng to be issued by any association do
ing banking business under the provisions r
thi- a"r. knowing the same to he falsely made
:, t'r"ed "r countcrfeited, or shall falsely alter
), or cause or procure to be falsely altered, or wi
r Ilagly aid or assist in fal.0y altering any sue
Z circulating notes, lssued as aforesaid, or sha
e pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, vi
n ter, or publish as true and falsely altered {
=. SPURIOUS circulating note, issued or purportin
,r IT, have been issued "a aforesaid, knowing tn
'r same to be falsely altered or spurious, ever
n such person shall be deemed and adiudee
e guilty OF felony, and being thereof convicted
=, due course Of Law, Shall be sentenced to he in
" praoned and kept hard at labor for perio
u iot less than five years nor more than fittee
ID gears: and to be fined in Il sum not exceclin
one thousand dollars
9r Section %. Aud be It further euactcd Thf
II any person shall make or engrave, or eau.
Tor bn do Z
" have in his custody or possession any engravc
If plate or block otter the similitudc Ofany plat
nj Irom which any circulating notes issued as afor
l. SAID shall have been printed, with intent to IL,
If such plate or block or cause or suffer the San
lc 70 be used, IN forging or counterfeiting any
d the notes issued as aforesaid, or shall have
Is MS custody or possession any blank note or note
)rl engraved and printed after the similitude {
IL any notes issued as aforesaid with intent to IL,
such blanks, or cause or suffer the same to +
. used, In forging or c0untcrfeiting anv of I'll
- notes issued as aforesaid, or shall have in h
r ~ custody or possession any paper adapted to Il
" making OF such notes, and similar to the pap,
- or cause or suiier the same to be used, in fo
: @lhS or countortctlng any Of the notes issue
= as aforesaid, every such person, being thrret
- convicted By due course of law, shall he sci
- fenced to be Imprisoned and kept to hard labc
- - Tor a term not less than five nor more than Fl
Il teen years, and fined IN sum not exceedir
u one thousand dollars.
AZ Section SO. And be It further enacted. Th
!, suits, actions, and proceedings by and again
III any association under this act may he had
., any circuit, district or territorial court of ii
: United States held within the district
a which such association NAV be established.
" Section 60. Ind bc It further euocfcL tn,
II It shall be the duty of the Comptroller of Il
u. Currency to report annually to Congress, at Il
- commencement Of its session
a. -. FIrt. A'summary Of the state and cond
y - ton ofcvcry association from whom reports ha1
~ been received the preceding year. at the seye
M M al dates to which such reports refer, with
M M abstract of the " hole amount of banking car
!; !, tai returned by them, of the whole amount
is their debts aud liabilities, the amount of crc
:, ~ lating notes outstanding, and the total snlou
i OF means and resources, specifying the amou
", w. otSpecle held by them at the times of their se
a. a. eral returns, and such other information in r
u w. iation to said associations as in his judgmer
ne may be useful.