12 U.S.C. § 541
Section 541 · Tax on circulating notes generally
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case United States v. Simpson (1989)
Most recently applied in United States v. Simpson (September 1989)
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In lieu of all existing taxes, every association shall pay to the Treasurer of the United States, in the months of January and July, a duty of one-half of 1 per centum each half year upon the average amount of its notes in circulation.
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Codification
R.S. §5214 derived from act June 3, 1864, ch. 106, §41, 13 Stat. 111, which was part of the National Bank Act. See section 38 of this title.