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FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 225, 226. 1870. 195 under any or all of the various acts of Congress granting the same, shall °¤*l’{H Clalm f°’~` not exceed in any case the sum of twenty-five dollars. It shall be the BSE2g??,;:}, ,,0,, duty of the agent or attorney of record in the prosecution of the case to to exceed ttsés in cause to be fild with the commissioner of pensions, for his approval, '*‘°h °”°· duplicate articles of agreement, without additional cost to the claimant, Agreement for setting forth the fee agreed upon by the parties, and which agreement %“‘g}"3,° °i,§€“° shall be executed in presence of and certified by some officer competent to cgmniisxnér of administer oaths. In all cases where application is made for pension or pepsi0m; bounty land, and no agreement is filed with and approved by the com- bGl:,§‘;,t$f§g t° missioner as herein provided, the fee shall be ten dollars and no more. ` Sm. 8. And be it further enacted, That any agent or attorney who Penalty upon shall directly or indirectly contract for, demand, receive, or retain any Z;€:’3;‘;{';]f°*,Zm_ greater compensation for his services as such agent or attorney, in any demanding; res claim for pension or bounty land, than is prescribed or allowed under the ¤¢iVi¤g, &<>· provisions of the preceding section, shall be deemed guilty of e misdemean- §;i’;§:r,lff:,};v;%”“ or, and, upon conviction thereof, shall, for every such offense, be fined ' not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding five years, or both, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the commissioner of pensions Cel-titicate of shall forward the certificate of pension, granted in any case, to the agent ;’;,‘:;‘&"nt°€g§ for paying pensions where said certificate shall be made payable, and tit yvhgyg pg,,;,,,, is the same time forward therewith one of the articles of agreement filed P¤y¤l>l¤» Md in the case and approved by the commissioner, setting forth the fee }`g°°m°"t fm agreed upon between the claimant and the attorney or agent, and where If no agreeno agreement is on file, as hereinbefore provided, he shall direct that a. m°“'¤ &°· fee of ten dollars only be paid said agent or attorney. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Pension egent agent paying such pension to deduct from the amount due the pensioner g<§l¤$E)$§3¤€d the amount of fee so agreed upon or directed by the commissioner to be lee {rg; ,,e,,s,0,,_ paid where no agreement is Bled and approved, and to forward or cause and send amount to be forwarded to the agent or attorney of record named in the sz1i¢lg;;°?e;‘;’£§"` agreement, or, in case there is no agreement, to the agent prosecuting ’ ’ the case, the amount of the proper fee, deducting therefrom the sum of thirty cents in payment of his services in forwarding the same. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That all acts and part of acts in 1IR¢p¤¤li¤g conflict with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby, °‘“”°' re eeled. ikrruovmv, July 8, 1870. CHAP. CCXXVI. ·—·An Act to declare the Gonstructiorzlpf Section ji/ty;/ive of an Act July 8, 1870- entitled ".An Act to provide a rtationol Currency secur (2; a Pledge of (hated States 1864, ch. 106, Bonds, and to provzde for the Czrculatzon and Redemptzon thereo)€" approved June three, Q/55· eiyhteen hundred and szety;/bur, and the Acts ameozdatory thereof, and to amend the same. Ol- X-\1r P- U6· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of .Anzerz`ca in Congress assembled, That section fifty-five of the act P9 an 0 entitled "An act to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of Gmcé; gflffn United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption ltanking associathereo£" approved June three, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and all ;;’;;€‘§;O$‘?ul;f;;· acts emendutory of scid section, shall be construed to apply to every 1g6;;,.,,h_58_ president, director, cashier, teller, clerk, or agent of any banking associa- Vol. xu. p. 665. tion, whether organized under the aforesaid act or under the act entitled "An act to provide a national currency secured by e pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof," approved February twenty-five, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. Approved, July 8, 1870.