12 U.S.C. § 544 to 547
Section 544, R.S. § 5215; act Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 121, § 1, 22 Stat. 488, related to half-yearly return of circulation.
Section 545, R.S. § 5216; act Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 121, § 1, 22 Stat. 488, related to penalty for failure to make return.
Section 546, R.S. § 5217, related to enforcing tax on circulation.
Section 547, R.S. § 5218; act June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 304, 42 Stat. 24, related to refunding excess tax.
Effective , the permanent appropriation provided for in former section 547 of this title was repealed by act June 26, 1934, ch. 756, § 2, 48 Stat. 1226, such act authorizing in lieu thereof, an annual appropriation from the general fund of the Treasury.
In a communication from the Treasury Department dated , it was stated “The Secretary of the Treasury called for redemption the only outstanding issues of United States bonds bearing the circulation privilege as follows:
“2% Consols. of 1930, as of ,
“2% Panama Canal bonds of 1916–36, and
“2% Panama Canal bonds of 1918–38, as of .
“The retirement of these issues automatically put an end to National Bank note circulation and the collection of the tax thereon.”