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FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3. 1905. 5 CHAP. 3.-An Act Supplemental to an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the Deeembe¤21.1905- construction of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Paciiic oceans," ap- [H' R· 48°·] proved June twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and two, and making appropriation [Pub1ic,No.3.] for Isthmian Canal construction, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqm·esentat£·ves of the United States of Amer·iea in. (/bngress assembled, That the two per cent bonds of {§fQ,f{§“Q,§“Q;Q0rd_ the United States authorized by section eight of the Act entitled "An ed bvniiq issued for Act to provide for the construction of a canal connecting the waters of °°xI}gifiglgi14$, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans," approved June twenty-eight, nineteen hundred and two, shall have all the rights and privileges accorded by law to other two per cent bonds of the United States, and every national banking association having on de sit, as provided by law, such bonds issued under the provisions of saicigection eight of said Act approved June twenty-eight, nineteen hundred and two, to secure its circulating notes, shall pay to the Treasurer of the United States, in the months of January and July, a tax of one-fourth of one per cent each half year upon the average amount of such of its notes in circulation as are based upon the deposit of said two per cent bonds; and such taxes shall be in lieu of existing taxes on its notes in circulation T”°" _ imposed by section fifty-two hundred and fourteen of the Revised B·$··¤<*°·5214·P·1°°*- Statutes. Sec. 2. That there is hereby appropriated out of any money in the c°¢,{’,{’,',fi§]‘;,,’“*Qg:nf,j’cf Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of eleven million dollars mm. _ to continue the construction of the Isthmian Canal, to be expended $?,`¥’§§',?5;§T’]3°8' under the direction of the President in accordance with the said Act to provide for the construction of a canal connecting the waters of the At antic and Paciiic oceans, approved June twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and two, and for each and ever purpose connected with the same, the said sum to continue availablb until expended: Pravided, §Q‘{,'{,‘§,°,;,s€mc¤,_ That all expenditures from the appropriation herein made shall be reimbursed to the Treasurv of the United States out of the proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized in section eight of the said Act Vel-32·P· 4**- approved June twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and two. Sec. 3. That the President shall annually, and at such other periods R°"°'°" as may be provided, either by law or by his order, require full and complete reportsto be made to im by the persons appointed or employed by him in charge of the government of the Canal Zone, the construction of the lsthmian Canal, and the operation of the Panama Railroad, including an itemized account of all moneys received and expended, which said reports shall be by the President transmitted to Congress. The President shall annually cause to be made, by the persons appointed A¤¤¤¤l e¤¤*¤¤¤¤·¤· and employed by him in charge of the government of said Canal Zone and the construction of said canal, estimates of expenditures and appropriations, in detail as far as practicable, which estimates shall cover all annual salaries paid to persons employed on said work, excepting laborers and skilled laborers, and shal be submitted to Congress in the manner provided in section five of the Act entitled "An Act making Y°l‘ 31* *" 1°°°‘ a proprmtions for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of tlie Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, and for other purposes. ’ And no money shall be P‘““°"°“°”· expended for any of the purposes of constructing and maintaining said Isthmian Canal, or for any expenses incident thereto, except in accordance with appropriations made by Congress. Approved, December 21, 1905.