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 'l`1*ru: 1.x1x.—··NATlONAL BANKS.——Ch. 2-3. 1003 ful moncy" and "lawful money of the United States" shall be construed to mean gold or silver coin of the United States; and the circulation of such associations shall not be within the limitation of circulation mentioned in this Title. Sec. 5187. No officer acting under the provisions of this Title shall Pvrwlty fw iS- countersign or deliver to any association, or to any other company or S“;“Q °""°“l;‘£‘“*‘ person, any circulating notes contemplated by this Title, exve it in accord- ;;£q;:;?a§l‘0ngr` ance with the true intent and meaning of its provisions. livery officer #e—e#—--—¥ - who violates this section shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, wg J"?}? "‘ and shall be lined not more than double the amout eo countersigncd and my; F` "’ l' °' I" delivered, and imprisoned not less than one year and not more than fifteen years. Sec. 5188. It shall not be lawful to design, ongrave, print, or in any P9“*l*5' Y0? l“‘l‘ manner make or execute, or to utter, issue, distribute, circulate, or usc, {;;l{n§0,;;°‘t£{‘°l` any business or professional mrd, notice, lucmwl, circular, ha.nd—bill, ——i---4-Tj— or advertisement, in the likeness or similitud)c of any circulating note or 26° 1;"l}·i_}8"',;&$· other obligation or sccuritv of any banking association organized or act- ’°' "` ’p" ' ing under the laws of the Fnitcd States which has been or may be issued under this Title, or any act of Congress, or to write, print, or otherwise impress upon any such note, obligation, or security any business or professiomnl card, notice or advertisement, or any notice or advertisement of any matter or thing whatever. Every person who violates this section shall be liable to 21 penalty of one hundred dollars, recoverable one—half to the use of the informcr. Srzc. 5189. Evcrv person who mutilatcs, cuts, defnces, disligures, or f I?°"**£§` l°z.d°‘ pcrforutes with holes. or unites or cements together, or docs any other 522;]; ;lg,1;:_`°"` thing to any bank-bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt, issued by — any national banking association, or who causes or prooures the same 3 June, 1864, ¤· to be done. with intent to render such bunk-bill, draft, note, or other {Q? ’· 58** 13* ¥’· evidence of debt unfit to be re-issued by said association, shall be liable ' to a penalty of fifty dollars, recoverable by the association. CHAPTER THREE. REGULATION 01* THB BANKING BUSHESS. Sec. Sec. 5190. Place of business of banking asso- i 5203. Restriction upon use of circulating ciations. I notes. ` 5191. "Laxx·ful-moneyreserx·e"prescribed.5204. Prohibition upon withdrawal of 5192. What may be counted toward the capital. "la.wful-money reserve." 5205. Enforcing paiment of deficiency in 5193. Certain certificates of deposit may capital stoc. be counted. 5206. Restriction upon use of notes of 5194. Limitation on the power to issue other banks. such certificates. 5207. United States notes not to be held 5195. Place for redemption of circulating as collateral, dsc.; penalty. notes to be designated. a 5208. Penalty for falsely certifying checks. 5196. National banks to receive notes of 5209. Einbezzlement;dpenalty. other national banks. 5210. List of sharehol em, Jac., to be kept. 5197. Limitation u 11 rate of interest 5211. Reports to Comptroller of the Curwhich may E taken. rcncy. 5198. Consequences of taking usurious in· i 5212. Reportas to dividends. terest. 5213. Penalty for failure to make re tts. 5199. Dividends.5214. Duties payable to the United States. 5200. Limit to liabilities which maybe in- 5215. Half-yearly retum of circulation, curreul by any one person, &c. deposit, and capital stock. 5201. Associations not to loan or purchase 5216. Penalty for failure to make return. their own stock. _ * 5217. Penal? for failure to dpay duties. 5202. Limit upon indebterlnms to be in- 1 5218. Rcfun mg excessive utlcs. currcd. 5219. State taxation. Sec. 5190. The usual business of each national banking association Placeofbusiness. shall be transacted at an office or banking-house located in the place 3 June, 1864, ci specified in its organization certificate. 106,s-8.v-13.p.101. Merchants' Bank v. State Bank, 10 Wall., 604.