THE

NATIONAL-BANK ACT

AS AMENDED

AND OTHER LAWS RELATING TO
NATIONAL BANKS

COMPILED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY

1911

WASHINGTON

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

1911

CONTENTS.

Page.

National-bank act and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto...

9

Acts of a general nature and sections of the Revised Statutes not included in

Acts relating to savings banks, building associations, and trust companies in the

District of Columbia....

118

Index to national-bank act and general and special acts..

137

Index to acts relating to savings banks, building associations, and trust com-

DATES OF ACTS RELATING TO NATIONAL

BANKS.

THE NATIONAL BANK ACT AND ACTS AMENDATORY THEREOF AND SUPPLEMENTARY

THERETO.

Feb. 25, 1863. An act to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States stocks, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof..

Page.

81

June 3, 1864.

Act of February 25, 1863, repealed and reenacted with certain
amendments

9-80, 81

Mar. 3, 1865.

Feb. 5, 1867.

Tax on bank circulation. State banks converted may retain
and keep in operation branches...
Penalty for imitating bank circulation

26

42

Mar. 2, 1867.

Feb. 10, 1868.

Taxation of shares of national-bank stock

Refunding excess tax

Prohibiting loans on United States or national-bank notes, or
withholding such notes from use

Reports of condition, and earnings and dividends..
False certification of checks..

Penalty for embezzlement, abstraction, etc.
Penalty for embezzlement, abstraction, etc.
Issue of circulation redeemable in gold..

July 14, 1870. Liquidating banks to retire circulation

Mar. 1, 1872. Leavenworth struck out as reserve city.

Certificates of deposit for United States notes (repealed March
14, 1900).

Assessment for impairment of capital

66

67

61

64

62

62

62

40, 41, 58

69

52, 53

56

11

38

60

Mar. 3, 1873.

Use of the word national

80

June 20, 1874.

Fixing the amount of United States notes, providing for a redis-
tribution of national-bank currency, etc..-

13, 33, 38, 53, 57, 70

Maceration of United States and national-bank notes..
Stamps on bank checks. Repealed March 3, 1883.
Aggregate amount of circulation not limited..
Circulating notes of national gold banks

Correcting errors and omissions in the Revised Statutes..

Feb. 19, 1875. Appointment and compensation of bank examiners
Mar. 3, 1875. Distinctive paper for printing notes.
Mar. 3, 1875. Clerical force for redemption of circulating notes.
June 30, 1876. Receivers, appointment of...
Feb. 27, 1877. Examination of plates and dies.
Feb. 27, 1877. Reports to Comptroller.....

Feb. 27, 1877. Destruction of redeemed notes..
Mar. 1, 1879. Semiannual duty, abatement of.

Feb. 14, 1880. Conversion of gold banks.

Feb. 26, 1881. Verification of returns of national banks..
July 12, 1882. Corporate existence, extension of..

July 12, 1882.

July 12, 1882. Punishment for falsely certifying check
Mar. 3, 1883. Capital and deposits, repealing tax on...

40

39

40

11,

40, 58, 69, 71, 81, 91

79

38

55

60, 74, 75

38

64

70

67

41

64

16, 17, 18, 19, 33, 34

61

62

65

Mar. 29, 1886. Insolvent banks, protection of assets by use of trust funds.... 77, 78 May 1, 1886. Increase of capital stock, change of name or location... 15, 16, 22 Mar. 3, 1887. Courts, jurisdiction of...

16

Mar. 3, 1887. Reserve and central reserve cities, providing for additional, etc. 55,57 Aug. 13, 1888. Courts, jurisdiction of..

16

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