Chapter 79. For the relief of The Old National Bank of Martinsburg, Martinsburg, West Virginia
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CHAP. 79.— An Act For the relief of The Old National Bank of Martinsburg, Martinsburg, West Virginia. April 1, 1924.[[S. 214](/us/bill/68/s/214).][[Private, No. 4](/us/pvtl/68/4).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, The Old National Bank of Martinsburg, W. Va.Redemption of lost certificates of indebtedness of. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to redeem in favor of The Old National Bank of Martinsburg, Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States Treasury certificates of indebtedness numbered 4980, 4981, 4982, and 4983, each in the denomination of $500, and numbered 8175 and 8176, each in the denomination of $1,000, series TM 2-1921, dated July 15, 1920, and matured March 15, 1921, with interest from the date of issuance to the date of maturity at the rate of 5¾ per centum per annum, without presentation of the said certificates of indebtedness, which have *Provisos*.Condition.been lost, stolen, or destroyed: *Provided*, That the said certificates of indebtedness shall not have been previously presented for payment and that no payment shall be made hereunder for any interest which shall have been previously paid: *Provided further*, Indemnity bond.That the said The Old National Bank of Martinsburg, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, shall first file in the Treasury Department of the United States a bond in the penal sum of double the amount of the principal of said certificates of indebtedness and the interest which had accrued when the principal became due and payable, in such form and with such sureties as may be acceptable to the Secretary of the Treasury, to indemnify and save harmless the United States from any loss on account of the said certificates of indebtedness hereinbefore described which were lost, stolen, or destroyed.
Approved, April 1, 1924.