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 128 Cancelation, etc. Sum s charged ag ainst deposits for retirement of national bank, etc ., notes. Vol. 26, p. 289. U.S.C., p. 267. Vol. 38, p. 268. U.S.C .,p . 286. Distribution of charges. June 13, 1933. [ll .R. 3511 .] [Public, No. 42.] Ouachita National Forest, Ark . Game refuge within, created. Administrative regu- lations to be made. [CHAPTER 64 .] June 13, 1933. [H. R.5240.] To provide emergency relief with respect to home mortgage indebtedness, to (Public, No. 43.] refinance home mortgagee, to exten d relief to the owne rs of homes occupied by them and who are unable to amortize their debt elsewhere, to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, to increase the market for obligations of the United States and for other purposes . Home Owners 'Loan Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the .act of 1933 . United States o f Ameri ca in Co ngress a ssembled, That this Act may be cited as the " Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 ." DEFINITIONS SEC. 2. As used in this Act- (a) The term "Board" means the F ede ral H ome Lo an Ba nk Board created under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act . Definitions . •Board ." 73d CONGRESS . SESS . I. CHS . 62-64 . J UNE 13, 1933 . tions as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, and the notes so redeemed shall be forwarded to the Comptroller of the Currency for canc elat ion and dest ruct ion. S EC. 2 . National-bank notes and Federal Reserve bank notes redee med by the T reasu rer of the U nited State s unde r this Act shal l be cha rged aga inst the bal ance of depo sits for the ret irem ent of national-bank notes and Federal Reserve bank notes under the provisions of section 6 of the Act entitled "An Act directing the purchase of silver bullion and the issue of Treasury notes thereon, and for other purposes ", approved July 14, 1890 (U.S .C ., title 12, sec . 122), and section 18 of the Federal Reserve Act (U .S .C ., title 12, sec. 445) ; and charges for Federal Reserve notes redeemed by the Treasurer of the United States under this Act shall be appor- tioned among the twelve Federal Reserve banks in proportion to the amount of Federal Reserve notes of each Federal Reserve bank in circulation on the 31st day of December of the year preceding the date of redemption, and the amount so apportioned to each bank shall be charged by the Treasurer of the United States against deposit in the gold-redemption fund made by such bank or its Federal Reserve agent. Appro ved, June 13, 1933. [CHAPTER 63 .1 AN ACT To authorize the creation of a game r efuge in the Ouachita Nat ional Forest in the State of Arkansas. Be it enac ted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the pur- pose of providing breeding places and for the protection and admin- istrati on of g ame ani mals, birds, and fis h, the Presid ent of the Un ited States is hereby authorized, upon the recommendation of the Secre- tary of Agricu lture, to est ablish by pub lic proclamati on certain specified areas within the Ouachita National Forest as game sanctuaries and refuges. SEC. 2 . That the Secretary of Agriculture shall execute the provi- sions of this Act, and he is hereby authorized to prescribe all general rules and regulations for the administration of such game sanctuaries and refuges, and violation of such rules and regulations shall be punished by fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than six month s or both. Appro ved, June 13, 1933. AN ACT