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958 SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ons. 92-94. 1915. March 3,1915- CHAP. 92.—An Act To amend the Act of March fourth, nineteen hundred and

 thirteen (Thirty-seventh United States Statutes, page aight hundred and seventy-

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summed. approved March ourth nineteen hundred and thirteen (Thirty- seventh United States Statutes, page_e1g1ht hundred and seventy- two), accommodations shall be provide therem for the United States post office, and other governmental offices. Approved, March 3, 1915. “°'°”·‘°“· cnn. as.—-an Act rmpdmq an amendment to are Federal reserve Act ren.

 five to acceplances, and for other purposes.

Be it emwted by the_Se·nate and Hous;’¢g Representatives of the United §$'“,§}‘§,f'§,§,·Qn°_§; States of America in Congress ass Zed, That section thirteen, od. paragraphs three, four and five, of the Act approved December twenty-third nineteen hundred and thirteen, known as the Federal B _ _ I reserve Act, be amended and reenacted so as to read as follows: ,,‘,, ,,,,,,‘;j Any Federal reserve bank may discount acceptances wh1ch are based on the unportation or exportation of goods and which have a maturit at time of discount of not more than three months and ““‘“· indorsenl by at least one member bank. ’l`he amount of aceeptances so discounted shall at no time exceed one-half the paid u and unimpaired capital stock and surplus of the bank for whidh the ,,,E‘§i,,‘§*,°,${, f,’§,,§f" rediscounts are made, except bv authority of the Federal Reserve Board, under such general regulations as said board may prescribe, Rmrlcmm mmm. but not to exceed the capital stock and surplus of such bank. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,_ _ The aggregate of such notes and bills caring the signature or mdorsement o any onaeu-person, company, firm, or corporation rediscounted for_a.;1(y one b shall at no time exceed ten er centum of the unimpair capital and surplus of said bank; but restriction shall not apply to the discount of bills of exchange drawn in good 3 m mmm faith against actualllni existing values. _ ggdgggge by mm. Any member may accept drafts or bills of exchange drawn L,,,,,,_ upon it and growing out of transactions involving the importation or exlportation of oods having not more than six months sight to run; _ ut no bank ghall accept such bills to an_ amount equal at any Emmm by F_d_ time m the aggregate to more than one—half of 1bS pa.1d—up and umm- ¤lR¤¤¤=v• Bwd- piaired capita stock and surplus, except by authority of the Federal eserve ard, under such eneral regulations as said board ma prescribe, but not to exceedg the capital stock and surplus of such ank, and such regulations shall apply to all banks alike regardlem of the amount of capital stock an surplus." Approved, March 3, 1915. |¢¤r¤¤8 1915- CHAP. 94.-An Act To amend sections fort -e' t hundred an ‘ __&‘ii_”'£_ smyeigm hundred and enemy-mae or me seam, m1§1ai,1?h¢ZY§I€;lLZ°d [Public, No. 282.] , Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o the United §fgf§x:?g§B°°lj??·,g,; States ofAnwr·ica Uonpress assembled, That section fortyfeight hun- ' dred and eighty-eight o the Revised Statutes of the Uniteh States E W, *'¤,°¤¤¤¤ ¤°* *•· be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out from the last clause thereof the words "and attested by two witnesses/’ so that the section so amended will as follows:_ ,,§,,°} $ij¥’,,& "Sec. _4$88. Before any mventor or disooverer shall receive a pat- Mgegggélq-“ ent for_his invention or discovery, he shall make aaplplication therefor, amehdéd. ’°` ’ in writing, to the Commissioner of Patents, and sh file in the Patent