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Page 122
... rivers and canals are common carriers ; and ferry- men are common carriers of passengers by their office , and may become common carriers of goods by taking up that business . A steamboat usually employed as a carrier may do something ...
... rivers and canals are common carriers ; and ferry- men are common carriers of passengers by their office , and may become common carriers of goods by taking up that business . A steamboat usually employed as a carrier may do something ...
Page 155
... River Canal - William I. Skinner 39,623 74 25,636 43 Genesee Valley Canal - Franklin A. Alberger . Oneida Lake Canal - William W. Wright Baldwinsville Canal - William W. Wright .. Cayuga Inlet - William W. Wright .. 64.407 50 .... 3,147 ...
... River Canal - William I. Skinner 39,623 74 25,636 43 Genesee Valley Canal - Franklin A. Alberger . Oneida Lake Canal - William W. Wright Baldwinsville Canal - William W. Wright .. Cayuga Inlet - William W. Wright .. 64.407 50 .... 3,147 ...
Page 156
... River Canal repairs .... do do do completion .. Oswego Canal repairs ..... do do enlargement Cayuga and Seneca Canal repairs .... do do do enlargement Chemung Canal . Chenango Canal .. Genesee Valley Canal .... Such expenditures are ...
... River Canal repairs .... do do do completion .. Oswego Canal repairs ..... do do enlargement Cayuga and Seneca Canal repairs .... do do do enlargement Chemung Canal . Chenango Canal .. Genesee Valley Canal .... Such expenditures are ...
Page 157
... River .... Skinner 94 .. 20,884 61 21,674 85 790 21 Oneida River im- provement ... Wright ... 20 1,375 76 .. Baldwinsville ... do 12 .... 174 67 72 33 1,375 76 102 34 Excess of 1863 over 1862 . $ 673,135 30 $ 700,594 00 $ 72,542 45 ...
... River .... Skinner 94 .. 20,884 61 21,674 85 790 21 Oneida River im- provement ... Wright ... 20 1,375 76 .. Baldwinsville ... do 12 .... 174 67 72 33 1,375 76 102 34 Excess of 1863 over 1862 . $ 673,135 30 $ 700,594 00 $ 72,542 45 ...
Page 161
... river . 820,680 square miles , about four times that of France , which is stated to be 207,145 , exclusive of Algeria . The purchase from France of Louisiana , in 1804 , added to this area 899,630 square miles . Pur- chases from Spain ...
... river . 820,680 square miles , about four times that of France , which is stated to be 207,145 , exclusive of Algeria . The purchase from France of Louisiana , in 1804 , added to this area 899,630 square miles . Pur- chases from Spain ...
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Page 67 - To exercise by its board of directors or duly authorized officers or agents, subject to law, all such incidental powers as shall be necessary to carry on the business of banking; by discounting and negotiating promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other evidences of debt; by receiving deposits; by buying and selling exchange, coin, and bullion; by loaning money on personal security; and by obtaining, issuing, and circulating notes according to the provisions of this title.
Page 75 - ... The taking, receiving, reserving, or charging a rate of interest greater than is allowed by the preceding section, when knowingly done, shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest which the note, bill, or other evidence of debt carries with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon.
Page 83 - ... after the commission of an act of insolvency, or in contemplation thereof, made with a view to prevent the application of its assets in the manner prescribed by this chapter, or with a view to the preference of one creditor to another, except in payment of its circulating notes, shall be utterly null and void...
Page 72 - States, except duties on imports ; and also for all salaries and other debts and demands owing by the United States to individuals, corporations, and associations •within the United States, except interest on the public debt, and in redemption of the national currency.
Page 68 - ... shall be held individually responsible, equally and ratably, and not one for another, for all contracts debts, and engagements of such association, to the extent of the amount of their stock therein, at the par value thereof, in addition to the amount invested in such shares...
Page 65 - An act to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof...
Page 75 - ... shall at all times have on hand, in lawful money of the United States, an amount equal to at least fifteen per centum of the aggregate amount of its notes in circulation, and of its deposits.
Page 66 - ... into articles of association, which shall specify in general terms the object for which the association is formed, and may contain any other provisions, not inconsistent with...
Page 80 - ... organization certificate may be executed by a majority of the directors of the bank or banking institution...
Page 81 - States bonds and otherwise, for the safekeeping and prompt payment of the public money deposited with them, and for the faithful performance of their duties as financial agents of the government...