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shall be declared dissolved; and in cases Of
ted In or assentcd 10 the same shall be held
liable in Ills personal aud individual capacity
for all damages which the association, its
Shareholders, or any other persoea, shall have
sustained In consequence Of such violation.
SEC. 81, And be- it further enacted. That
probation Of the Secretary Of the Treasury,
lis often as shall be deemed necessary orprop'
CT, shall appoint q suitable person or persons
to make IN examination Of the affairs Of eve.
ry banking association, Which person shall
mol be director or other officer In any asso-
ciation:whose affairs he shall be appointed to
examine, and who shall hare power to make
thorough examination into all the afiairs OF
the association, and, in doing 80, to examine
any of the officers aud agents thereof on oath:
and shall make full aud dctat1ed report OF
the condition Of the association to the COZ
iect to any other visitorial powers taan suen
as are authorized by this act, except such as
nre vested in the several courts " iaH anu
chanccry. And every person apRo1nteo 70
make such examination shan receive ior nls
services at the rnte of IS for each day BY him
emnIoyed In euch examination, and e. for
arsFv s. miles he shall necessarily travel In
thc nerformanco Of his duty, which shall be
naid by the association By him examined.
SEC. 52 And be 1t further enacted, That
clerk OF agent Of any association, who shall
ctnbezxlc, abstract, OF willfully mlsapply any
Of the money, funds or credits Of the associa-
tion, or shall, without authority from the dl-
rcctors, Issue or put In circulation any Of the
notes Of the association, or shall, ~1tnont s1c1
authority, isyue or put forth any cert1nsate o1
denosit. draw any order or bill Of exchange,
mike a11y acceptance, assign any note, bond,
droff, bill Of exchange, n9stgage. Judgment
Of decree, or shall make any false entry in any
hont, renort or statement Of the association,
with intent, in either case, to fnjure or de'
fraud any other company, body polite OF col,
poratc, or any individual person, orto aeeIte the
afj5Ire Of any such association, shall be deem
I'd guiIty Of a misdcmcanor, and upon eonsnc'
inn thereof shall be punished BY lmpr1son-
ment not less than five nor more Inan Ten
&c. 53. And be 1t further enacted, That
the president and cashier Of every such asso-
~;ation shall cause to be kept at all times
mi md correc, list of the names and residen-
rex Of all the shareholders in the association
IN tha oaice where its business is transacted;
and such lit shall be subject to me lnspeetlqqn lq
% of nj II lie sba, ,,eholderss and creditors Of the
oesorat;on ~ e dnr;nt business hours Of each day
T., .yi';l1, hns;nass nv be legally transacted
And copy Of such lit, verified 6y the re- o3tn att
Of such president or cashier, shall az Il ne Dc. 9e
ginning Of every year, be trausu,4. w. Inn ~,
Controller Of the Currency, commen. or.
| the first day OF I've nfss quarter a1tef the
| ganization OF theEssociatlon. m r..
| Secretary of the Treasury is hereby author
! izcd, whenever, in his judgment, the public
| interest will be promoted thereby, to employ
anyof such associations, doing business under
| this act, as dcpositarics OF the public moneys,
except receipts from customs.
SEC. IS. and be II iu1ther enacted, tna1 IA
provisions Of this act, IN Which the unitee
States or Its officers or agents shall pc parties
61lall be conducted by tile District Attorneys
Of the several districts, under the direction'
md supervision OF the Solicitor OF the Ircsa
sury. mi
SEC. SO. And be 1t further enacted, Iha
every person who shall mutlate, cut, dctace
| disfgure, OF pertorate with holes, or shal
unite or cement together, or do any othe
thing to any bank bill. dratt, note, or othe
cvidcpce Of debt issued ny any such assocla
done, with intent to render such bank bill
J | draft, note, or other evidence Of debt, unff
to be reissued By said association, shall, upol
conviction, forfeit $o TO the association, VIII
shall be injured thereby, 70 be recovered b.
, action in any court having Jurisdiction.
SEC. 81. And be it further enacted, That
7 teffeit, or cause or procure to be made
! forged or counterfeitcd, or willingly aid o
). assist in falsely making, forging, or countc,
, letting, any note in imitation Of, or purpor
:. ipg 10 be in imitation Of, the circulating note
! issued under the provisions Of this act, q
!. shall mass. uttcr or publish, or attempt t
q mss hitter or publish, any false, forged G
!. cnunfe erfeitcd note, purportinr to be issue
J. 1,y any association doing a banking buelnci
n nnder The provisions Of This act. knowing ii
r same To he fnlsely made. forged or couIlte
/. feited or ehn1l falsely alter, Or cause or prt
cnrc 10 he fIlecly altered, OF willingly aid {
a oes;st II falsely olterinp. anv such cfrcnlatin
n votes ;ssnri rs ofoTesaid. or sball nass, mite
n ~ nnh1ish or ottempt to mass. utter. Or nul
a lisi, rs trne. any falsely Uttered or spurior
d haen issncd as aforesaid. knowinr fhe san
te ~ faisai,v o1tared nr snnrions Syarv sn,
s .'ore. ~ s1,oi1 ho remcd nn1 ni;urcd r,;;ttv
4 ff"1nnv and he3ne thereof conyicted by 4,
asy, as,.:yn, ~ T 1o1r sIal1 he sentrncel n X r.
It ,'p;snned and lent at hard labor for ner;t
rltHo1nss 1ass 1ha1 fva NOR MOVE ts,n Ba, t,fte,
10. iess a "a 10 dnad % II sn1 ,,ot axcaa5;'
- s. ~, n, "41>A :" ~ - A1 -1o' @@>Sees~1
- a." ~ And bc IT, further cn,ctad r,h
10 r. an. nerson sha1l make or M cnrraTe. nr c,1,
n nrn+ocure ~ r tn be made or engraved. or sh:
~ ialra ~ his c1sfodv nr nosscssion anv enrr1,r
ch frnns Which any circulating nofes igsnei
afor.eo;5 sho1l j,ayc hrcn 1r}nted' viii, inte
,c- n nee snch Mate or block. or canse OF euf
nj thr same to he used. in forging or count,
fe;tinr any Of the notes Issued as aforesaid,
ny shail have in lis custody or possession d
u. blank note or notes engraved and printed
on ter Tic slmilitudc Of any notes issued Us ato
re- said. with intent to use such blanks, or ca,
ed or suffer the same to be used, in forging
ci- counterfritfng my of tho notes issued
aforesaid, or Shall lave in his custody or D
is, scssion any paper ADAPTED to the making
ug such notes, and similar to the paper III
which any such notes shall have been issu
with intent to use such paper, or cause
ID sufier the same to be used. ii forging or co,
est teftitjur any Of The notes issued as aforcsa
,us every such person, being thereof convic
nc ty due course Of law, shall be sentenced to
ilnpr1soncd and kept to hard labor for Q te
de- not less than five nor more than fifteen We:
aud fined in the sum not exceeding 81, 600.
Of SIC. 50. And be it further enacted, T
ia suits, actions, and proceedings by and agal
ing any association under this act may be hae
any circuit, district, or territorial court Of
at United States, held within tue distrie
a6, which such association may be established
:ia- SEQ. co. And be It further enacted, Tha
the shall be the duty Of the Controller Of
on. Currency to report annually to Congress
!ltt- the commencement Of its session
lev First, A summary Of the state and CO.
-, tion Of every association from whom rep
Ills have been received the preceding year, at
ing several dutes to which such reports rcter, :
m abstract Of the whole amount Of banl
ON capitM returned By them, of the whole ame
cia- Of their debts and liabilities, the amour
aWn circulating notes outstanding, aud the t
amount Of means and resources, spccif,
ills. the amount Of specie held by them at
$ Of times Of their several returns, and such o
oci- information In relation to said association
Of in Ills Judgment, may be useful.