558 THIRTY—·NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 194, 195, 196. 1867. March 2, 1867. CHAP. CXCIV. -—An Act to provzgle Wayynd Mans for the Payment of Compound _—'_""`_`— nterest otes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Temporary States of America, in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of re-
girgsgges deeming and retiring any compound interest notes outstanding, the Secreto {eds6m com- tary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to issue temporary
pound i¤t<>r¤S¤ loan certificates in the manner prescribed by section four of the act en- §‘§g;"ch_ 33 3 ,_ titled "An act to authorize the issue of United States notes and for the Vol.,xii.p.,346. redemption or funding thereof, and for funding the floating debt of the United States," approved February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and Fate of i¤¤¢f- sixty-tvvo, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding three per centum per °si,ri¤c,pa1,_md annum, principal and interest payable in lawful money on demand; and interest payable said certificates of temporary loan may constitute and be held, by any i¥'g;'g‘gJ;‘&';°Y· national bank holding or owning the same, as a part of the reserve promay be held by vided for in sections thirty-one and thirty-two of the act entitled "An act banksasrewve- to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States 3§13SF43§P‘ 106* bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof," approved Vol. xiii. pp. June three, eighteen hundred and sixty-four : Provided, That not less than NS: 10*% two fifths of the entire reserve of such bank shall consist of lawful money Proviso. of the United States: And provided further, That the amount of such temporary certificates at any time outstanding shall not exceed fifty millions of dollars. Approved, March 2, 1867. March 2, 1867. CHAP. CXCV. —An iéct to pay a}dhdz'séha»·g;_c€{;a$;: Debts and Expenditures to the "_"""`""`— orporation o the ity 0 as ington. Be it enacted bg the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Corporation States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the gf Jgaillhnggu Treasury is hereby authorized to pay to the proper authorities of the city ,,xp€,,€§,s,,,,m_ of lVashington, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise approproving, &c. priated, the sum of thirty-one thousand nine hundred and seventy-one g;‘£;,;";;f,s¢ dollars and thirty-four cents, in full for all claims which the city of bridgegfprigr to lVashington now has against the United States on account of moneys ex- MRY 5»1864· pended in improving the streets, avenues, alleys, public grounds, in the city of `Washington, or for repairing any of the bridges crossing the Potomac river, prior to May fifth,eighteen hundred and sixt ·-four : Provided, A°°Q“§* m be That before paying the sum aforesaid the mayor of theycity of \Vashiugprawn eton shall present to the commissioner of public buildings an account embracing each item of charge which said city has against the United States for expenditures herein referred to, which account the said commissioner Iternsto be shall certify to be correct and iust:`Provioled further, That no money
- §j§;j,*{€d and shall be paid under this act until after a full examination of all the items
by the proper accounting officers of the treasury, and proof under oath that the work was done at fair and reasonable prices: And rovided furfugecoiptin ther, That before any money shall be paid under this afi the city of ' Washingtoii shall tile with the treasurer of the United States a receipt to the effect that the city has received the amount to be paid by virtue of this act in full of all claims against the government for the grading, paving, and constructing sewers in the streets of said city to the date of May twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-tive. Approved, March 2, 1867. March 2i 1867· CHAP. CXCVI. —An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act for the Removal of Cause.; 13232 clh. pyeggin Cases from State Courts," approved July twenty-seven, eighteen hundred and r 4 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United iugiggglzxisgig States mf America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled “An act mq, be removed for the removal of causes in certain cases from State eonrts,’.’ approved to circuit com-t· July twenty-seven, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, be, and the same is
