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THIRTY-EIGHT H CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 20, 21. 1864. 17 that upon all such spirits imported prior to the passage of this act there shall be levied, collected, and paid an additional tax of forty cents per gallon, to be collected under the direction and according to regulations established by the Secretary of the Treasury. SEO. 8. And be it further enacted, That consuls of foreign countries Certain conin the United States, who are not citizens thereof, shall be, and here- ?;*l;’»t§;’pe‘lQ];f)‘:1lb; by are, exempt from any income tax imposed by the act referred to in the first section of this act, which may be derived from their odicial emoluments, or from property in such countries : Provided, That the P¤‘¤‘~‘i¤¤· governments which such consuls may represent shall extend similar exemption to consuls of the United States. Sitc. 9. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of the act en- Provisions of titled “An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports,” 2Q3Sé °°° “x' approved March second, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, 1833; eh_ 57_ now in force, shall be taken and deemed as extending to and embracing Vol. iv. p. 632. all laws for the collection of internal duties, stamp duties, licenses, or taxes, which have been or may be hereafter enacted; and all persons duly authorized to assess, receive, or collect such duties or taxes under such laws, are hereby declared to be and to have been " revenue 0ii:icers,” Who to be within the true intent and meaning of the said act, and entitled to all the g§§;‘;;i,`,"`°V°“°° exemptions, immunities, benefits, rights, and privileges therein enumerated and conferred. Approved, March 7, 1864. CHAP. XXI. —-An Act to incorporate the Washington City Savings Bank. March 8, 1864. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That William B. 'l`odd, William _Washington P. Dole, Edward Clark, Edward J. Simms, Joseph J. Coombs, Z. C. Rob- gg5kb3x32g; bins, Thomas S. Gardner, John R. Elvans, and Samuel B. Niles, and med, P their associates and successors, are constituted and created a body corporate and politic, by the name of “The Washington City Savings Bank." Name, Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the officers of~ said corpo- Orueers; Quo ration shall consist of a president and vice-president, who, together with "““· seven trustees, shall constitute a board of managers, four of whom, if the president or vice—president be present, shall constitute a legal meeting of such board for the transaction of business. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That said corporation shall meet Annual and annually in the month of April, and as much oftener as they may judge °*h°"“°°””€’· expedient, and any seven members of said corporation, the president, secretary, or treasurer being one, shall be a quorum, and the said corpo- Quorum. ration at their annual meeting shall have power to elect a president and a President. treasurer, who shall give bond, in the sum of ten thousand dollars, For the Treasurer, his faithful discharge of the duties of his office, and all such other officers as b°“d· may be deemed necessary; which officers shall continue in office one Term of office. year, and until others are chosen in their stead, and all officers so chosen shall be under oath to the faithful discharge of the duties of their offices, Oath. respectively. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That said corporation may receive on deposit, for the use and benefit of the depositors, all sums of money Dgpggitg, offered for that purpose : Provided, however, That it shall not hold at the same time more than one thousand dollars of any one depositor, other Limit. than a religious or charitable corporation. All such sums may be invest- Investments. ed in the stock of any bank incorporated by congress, or may be loaned on interest to any such bank, or may be loaned on bonds or notes, with collateral security of the stock of such banks at not more than ninety percentum of its par value, or they may be invested in the public funds of the United States, of the several states, or loaned on a pledge of any of said funds, or invested in loans on mortgages of real estate: Provided, 2 ir