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 Trru: v11.·——DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.—Ch. 9. 55 Sec. 327. There shall be in the Bureau of the Comptroller of the Cur- Deputy Com p- rency a Deputy Comptroller of the Currency. to be appointed by the Sec- troll? 0* lh*` C“*‘ retary. who shall be entitled to a salary of two thousand five hundred Engjmooo M dollars a year, and who shall ssess the power and perform the duties 3 Juu€· 186% u- attached by law to the office oim Comptroller duringa vacancy in the olhce  S` L "‘ 13* p` or during the absence or inabilit of the Comptroller. The Deputy ` Comptro ler shall also take the oath of office rescribed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. and shall give a like bond in the penalty of fiftv thousand dollars. Sec. 328. The Comptroller of the Currency shall em loy,from time to Clerks. time, the necessary clerks,to be appointed and classihped by the Secre- T,Q{€’g"64T tary of the Treasury, to discharge such duties as the Comptroller shall 106, s. 1, lv. 13,, pi din-ect. is- s we-1 100. Sec. 329. lt shall not be lawful for the Comptroller or the Deputy _I¤wrc¤t in na- Cotmptroller of the Currency, either directly or indirectly, to be inter- *‘°““l b“”k[___ es in any association issuing national currency under the laws of the 3 June, 1864. c. United Sgt8g_ 106, s. l, v. 13, p.99. Sec. 330. The seal devised by the Comptroller of the Currency for his Seal o£Compn·o1- office, and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall continue to l"’°“h°Cu"°u°Y· be the seal ofoflice of the Comptroller, and may be renewed when nec- 3 June, 1864, c. [A description of the seal, with an impression thereof, and a 106»¤·2»V·l3»l>· 100- certi cate of approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be filed in 801*; I']? lg]? "· the Office of the Secretary of State.] ’’P` ' Sec. 331. There shall be assigned, from time to time, to the Comptrol- Rooms, vaults, ler of the Currencv, by the Secretary of the Treasury, suitable rooms in fuuuuurul &•¤·» fur the Treasury building for conducting the business of the Currency Bu- Currency B‘"°’“" reau, containingsafe and secure fire-proof vaults.in which the Comptroller 3 June, 1864, c. shall deposit and safely keep all the plates not necessarily in the posses- ]%· S· 3> "· 13· P· sion of engravers or printers, and other valuable things belonging to his ' Department; and the Comptroller shall from time to time furnish the necessary furniture, stationery, fuel, lights, and other proper conveniences for the transaction of the business of his office. I Sno, 332, The Comptroller of the Currency, in addition to the powers BanksinDistrict conferred upon him by law for the examination of national banks, is fur- <>f Columbia ther authorized, whenever he may deem it useful, to cause examination Y0 _;,,,,_ 1873, c_ to be made into the condition of any bank in the District of Columbia 43, v. 17, p. 412. organized under act of Congress. The Comptroller, at his discretion, may report to Congress the results of such examination. The expense neceswrily incurr in any such examination shall be paid out o any appropriation made by Congress for special bank examinations. Sec. 333. The Comptroller of the Currency shall make an annual ReportofOompreport to Congress, [at the commencement of its session,] exhibiting- *'°“°'· [$66 SS Wi IW-] 3 June, 1864, c. First. A summary of the state and condition of every association from 106, S- 6L i‘· 3, p- which reports have been received the preceding year, at the several dates Uk Feb 1873 0 to which such reports refer, with an abstract of the whole amount of ,66, S_ ,,‘g,_ ,7,*,,: bankin capital returned by them, of the whole amount of their debts 466. and liabilities, the amount of circulating notes outstanding, and the total 18 Feb., 1875, c. amount of means and resources, specifying the amount of lawful money 80· ”· 18* P· 317- held· by them at the times of their several returns, and such other information in relation to such associations as, in his judgment, may be useful. Second. A statement of the associations whose business has been closed during the year, with the amount of their circulation redeemed and the amount outstanding. _ _ _ Third. Any amendment to the laws relative to banking by which the system may be improved, and the security of the holders of its notes and other creditors may be increased. Fourth. A statement exhibitin under appropriate heads the resources and liabilities and condition of the banks, banking companies, and savings-banks organized under the laws of the several States and Territories; such information to be obtained by the Comptroller from the reports made by such banks, bankir? companies, and savings-banks to the legislatures or officers of the di erent States and Territories, and, s·r—03—--9