The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-26

proof Of acknowledgment OF any deed OF
conveyance OF any Kind whatever to which
the president, directors, etc, OF the Bank
OF the United States are or may be a par
| ty or which may be made for their Use
after the said Isl day of September next
Section 3. De IL further enacted. that
! from and after the lst day of September
next 1t shall not be lawful for any notary
public appointed by the authority of this
! State to make a protest or give notice
thereof Of any promissory note or bill oil
exchange made payable to the president,
directors, ETC.. OF the Bank of the United
States, Endorsed to them or made payable
at any office OF discount and deposit es-
tablished by them in this State.
Section 4. Be 1t further enacted. that II
any sheriff or jailer shall violate the pro-
visions OF the first section of this act he
shall forfeit and pay the sum of 5000 for
every such oifense. to be recovered of him
In action for debt by the party so re-
celved in custody. And II any judge. JUS
tice OF the peace or recorder shall do or
perform any act prohibited by this act,
every such judge, justice of the peace or
recorder shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor In office. and, upon conviction
therefor. shall be fined In any sum not eX.
ceeding $500 at the discretion of the court,
and If any notary public shall make pro-
test or give notice thereof of any promis-
sorry note or bill of exchange made paya'
BILE to or indorsed TO the Bank OF the
United States. or made payable at any Of
fce Of discount and deposit by them es-
,ablished In this State any such notary
public shall be considered guilty of mis-
demeanor in office for which he shall be
prosecuted by Indictment and. upon con-
vction, shall be removed from Office and
such shall he the judgment of the court.
Section 5. And be IL further enacted
that IL at any time the officers of the .anls
Of the United States, or their agent duly
authorized by them. shall officially NOTIFY
the governor Of this State that they have
actually discontinued the suits that arc
now prosecuted by the bank against the
public officers, or against any other per-
son or persons ON account of any act or
acts done In conformity with the laws Of
this State and that the bank VIII IN flu
ture submit to the Payment of a tax equal
10 per cent per annum on the dividend
arising from the business transacted by
such bank tn this State, or that having
discontinued the suite aforesaid. the bank
win withdraw it's branches from this state
and leave only an agent TO settle its busi-
ness and collect It's debts the governor
shall. on receiving official notice from the
Bank Of the United States. as aforesa d
issue his proclamation accordingly, and
from the date of such proclamation this
act shall be suspended and cease % have
effect. James Richardson.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
Allen Trimbie.
Speaker OF the Senate.
January %, 1921
NO FURTHER TROUBLE.
The State OF Ohio had no further trouble
with the United States Bank trust will
liam Henry Harrison, the future president,
had found remedy 20 remove the evil
1t deiied the law and refused TO submit to
taxation and equalization, and the protec-
ton OF the law was withdrawn from II.
In other words. The State of Ohio do
clared 1t an outlaw. and it was only too
glad 10 accept the concluding alternative.
II was a blow that struck the trust in
William Key Bond and William Creigh-
ton, Jr., acknowledged the justice and
constitutionalty OF the act OF outlawry.
and advised their client to make haste
and avail itself of the alternative
Other States inspired with the courage
OF the Ohio democracy, took heart aud
followed their lead The greedy avarice OF
the bank which bid fair to absorb the ma :
terial wealth of the Nation, was checked
before it had impregnably- intrenched it.
self and It was made possible for Jackson
TO crush 1t when he reached the presi-
dency eight years later