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 500 THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. HI. Ch. 51, 52, 53. 1857. No banking S20. 16. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act shall be !><>“‘¤fS giV<>¤~ so construed as to authorize this corporation to 1ssue any note, token, device, scrip, or other evidence of debt to be used as currency. Sue. 17. And be it further enacted, That the members of the said cor- ,l“°“Vld“*** IW poration shall each be liable in his or her individual capacity for all debts ggfgrsf stock` created by such corporation in favor of persons not members thereof; m be recovered by action of debt in any court having jurisdiction thereofi Duration of Suc. 18. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be and continue ggisggh lg? b° in force for and during the term of thirty years from and after the date ’of its passage, but Congress may, at any time hereafter, amend or repeal the same. Approved, February 16, 1857. Feb. 17, 1857. CHAP. LI.-·An Act providing for  regular Transmission of the Mail on Route sia: thou— —-——-—·· sand ezg/zt hundred cmdjbrty-two. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the P0stmaster—Geueral Payment to be and he is hereby authorized to allow and pay to George Bucknam, gixiiliggxxgm such sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars per annum as he may ` deem just and reasonable for the transportation of the mail for the balance of the term of his contract for that service, on route six 'thousand eight hundred and forty-two, between Bainbridge, Georgia, and Apalaehicola, Florida, unless the P0stmaster~General, after giving thirty da,ys’ notice, shall be able to let a. contract to some responsible person, who will perform such service for a. less sum: Provided, That if such increased sum over and above the contract price, be paid to the present contractor, it shall only be so paid at the end of each year, and upon the faithful performance of this contract. APPROVED, February 17, 1857. Feb. 18, 1857. CHAP. LII.———An Act for the Relief of Dr. James Mmvow. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment; fg States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of State 5;;  be authorized, and he is hereby required, to pay to Dr. James Morrow, as mmculmmust for his services as agriculturist to the Japan Expedition under Commodore to the Japan Ex- Perry, compensation at the rate of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, P°fég‘;“éh 108 during the time he was actually employed in such service, the same being 4 ;_additional to his compensation of twenty-five dollars per month as master’s ’p' "mate; the same being in full for his services of every nature on behalf of the Government during his connexion with said expedition. APPROVED, February 18, 1857. Feb. 18, 1857. CHAP. LIII.——An Act fm; the Relief of the Ofm and Privates ¢y‘" the "C'linl0n ·—-—-——-— Guards,” of the County of Macomb, in the State of Mchigan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting ofH- th§°§§;;‘;; °f cers of the treasury be and they are hereby authorized and required to Guards to be M_ audit and settle, at the like rates which similar services have been heretodiwd and paid. fore audited and paid, the accounts of the Company of Michigan Militia, known as the ·‘ Clinton Guards," of the third regiment, third brigade, third division of Michigan militia, in the county of Macomb, in said State, upon satisfactory proof that they were ordered into service of the United States by the Governor of the said State of Michigan, on requisition of the United States marshal, for the maintenance of the neutral obligations and laws of the United States, in the year Anno Domini eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and that they rendered service in pursuance of said re-