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 THIRTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 58. 1863. 681 falsely made, forged, or counterfeitetl, or shall falsely alter, or cause or Uttering forged procure to be falsely altered, or willingly aid or assist in falsely altering, {Yes: h°W P¤¤· any such circulating notes, issued as aforesaid, or shall pass, utter or pub- is ° ` lish, or attempt to pass, utter or publish as true, any falsely altered or spurious circulating note, issued or purporting to have been issued as aforesaid, knowing the same to be falsely altered or spurious, every such person shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony, and being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and kept at hard labor for a period not less than five years nor more than fifteen years, and to be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. Sec. 58. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall make 01* Engraving, &c., engrave, or cause or procure to be made or engraved, or shall have in his <>Fh=;Vi¤G ¢¤¤*°<lY custody or possession any engraved plate or block after the similitude of gc? li;;;;;} any plate from which any circulating notes issued as aforesaid shall have tec.: now punish; been printed, with intent to use such plate or block, or cause or suffer the °d‘ same to be used, in forging or counterfeiting any of the notes issued as aforesaid, or shall have in his custody or possession any blank note or notes engraved and printed after the similitude of any notes issued as aforesaid, with intent to use such blanks, or cause or suffer the same to be used, in forging or counterfeiting any of the notes issued as aforesaid, or shall have in his custody or possession any paper adapted to the making of such notes, and similar to the paper upon which any such notes shall have been issued, with intent to use such paper, or cause or suH`er the same to be used, in forging or counterfeiting any of the notes issued as aforesaid, every such person, being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labor for a term not less than five nor more than fifteen years, and fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. Sec. 59. And be it further enacted, That suits, actions, and proceedings Spits, &c.,_ by and against any association under this act may be had in any circuit, :5::;“;"f;°§;` district, or territorial court of the United States held within the district bmughtm any in which such association may be established. Metal ¢<>¤**_ in Sec. 60. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the £¥§€r°p" dm' comptroller of the currency to report annually to Congress, at the com- Annual report mencément of its session —— of comptroller. First. A summary of the state and condition of every association from Summary of whom reports have been received the preceding year, at the several dates ”$°°i“*i°”S· to which such reports refer, with an abstract of the whole amount of banking capital returned by them, of the whole amount of their debts and liabilities, the amount of circulating notes outstanding, and the total amount of means and resources, specifying the amount of specie held by them at the times of their several returns, and such other information in relation to said associations as, in his judgment, may be useful. Second. A statement of the associations whose business has been closed liist of associduring the year, with the amount of their circulation redeemed, and the “*·’°” °l°s°d· amount outstanding. Third. To suggest any amendment to the laws relative to banking by Suggestion of which the system may be improved, and the security of the bill-holders ”¤°'*dm°¤*~‘*· and depositors may be increased. Fourth. To report the names and compensation of the clerks employed N¤m¤¤, &<=-, vi by him, and the whole amount of the expenses of the banking department $::3 during the year; and such report shall be made by or before the first ment. day of December in each year, and the usual number of copies for the When reportto use of the Senate and House, and one thousand copies for the use of the g:in";g_° ““d Department, shall be printed by the public printer and in readiness for distribution on the first meeting of congress. Sec. 61. And be it further enacted, That any banking association or Auyhwguyiy corporation lawfully in existence as a bank of circulation on the first day existlgg bank of January, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-three, organized my °°°m° an vox,. xu. l’ms.—86