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498 THIRTY+EIGH'I`H CONGRESS. Szss. H. Ch. 82, 83. 1865. pmpristibn for inbefore appropriated for the pay of the army, the sum of thirty-six mill- P“>' °f “'”Y· ions of dollars is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 3, 1865. March 3, 1865. Cin?. LXECII. -An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act tgiprvvide a National Our qégjgjggr my, Mama by a Pledge of United Smm Bonds, and tc prov for the Oimuzamm mz § 21. ’ emptwn thereof? ·‘”““· P' 1°5· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section twenty-one of said act be so amended that said section shall read as follows: .B5mking asso. Sec. 21. And be it further enacted, That upon the transfer and delivery

 tig? of of bonds to- the treasurer, as provided in the foregoing section, the asso.

bohds, {nay';, ciation making the same shall be entitled to receive from the comptroller ceive circulating of the currency circulating notes of different denominations, in blank, reg- "°“’s· istered and countersigned as hereinafter provided, equal in amount to ninety per centum of the current market value of the United States bonds Limit or so transferred and delivered, but not exceeding ninety per centum of the ryggggcggvggtes amount of said bonds at the par value thereof, if bearing interest at a rate ' not less than five per centum per annum; and the amount of said circulating notes to be furnished to each association shall be in proportion to its paid-up capital as follows, and no more: To each association whose capital shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars, ninety per centum of such capital; to each association whose capital exceeds five hundred thousand dollars, but does not exceed one million dollars, eighty per centum of such capital; to each association whose capital exceeds one million dollars, but does not exceed three millions of dollars, seventy-five per centum of such capital; to each association whose capital exceeds three millions Appgytioumgnt of dollars, sixty per cent. of such capital. And that one hundred and or authorized fifty millions of dollars of the entire amount of circulating notes author- °“`°“l“°“' ized to be issued shall be apportioned to associations in the states, in the District of Columbia, and in the territories, according to representative population, and the remainder shall be apportioned by the Secretary of the Treasury among associations formed in the several states, in the District of Columbia, and in the territories, having due regard to the existing banking capital, resources, and business of such states, district, and territories. Approved, March 3, 1865. CHAP. LXXXIII. —An Act to preventthe Enlistmmt 0 Persons cha cd wi rime

 the District ey Oofumbia, as Substitute [E] or as Volunteés in the Am?; or Aldvgi and lil

prevent Frauds at the District Jail, in t c City of Was/zingzcn. Be it enacted by the Senate and Howe of Representatives of the United Persons States of America in Congress assembled, That, from and after the pas- Gltafzéfi with sage of this act, it shall be unlawful for any person, with knowledge of the gfxé; (gg01am_ fact, to present or offer to any recruiting agent or officer, or any muster-in bis not to be of- officer in the United States military or naval service, either as a volunteer gig or as a substitute for any person, any person charged with the commission mM_ of any criminal offence, and confined or held on bail for the trial of such olfence, within the District of Columbia; and it shall in like manner be unlawful for any person, in any way or manner, to abet, aid, or assist in procuring the offer or acceptance of any person so charged or held for trial, or released on bail and awaiting trial, either as a volunteer or as a substitute for any person drafted or liable to draft in the military or naval service of the United States, whether the person so drafted or liable to draft shall be a. resident of the District of Columbia, or shall reside elsepunishment of where. And any person who shall knowingly offend against the provisvri¤•=ip¤!¤ md ions of this section, or either of such provisions, shall be deemed guilty “°°°”°“°°’ of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction thereof, before a court of