Sec. 324 Bureau of the Comptroller of the Currency. - There shall be in the Department of the Treasury a bureau charged with the execution of all laws passed by Congress relating to the issue and regulation of a national currency secured by United States bonds; the chief officer of which shall be called the Comptroller of the Currency, and shall perform his duties under the general direction of the Secretary of the Treasury.

[Act of March 14, 1900, creates separate divisions of issue and redemption.]

Sec. 325. Comptroller of the Currency. - The Comptroller of the Currency shall be appointed by the President, on the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, by and with the advice and with the consent of the Senate, and shall hold his office for the term of five years unless sooner removed by the President, on reasons to be communicated by him to the Senate; and he shall be entitled to a salary of $5,000 a year.

Sec. 326. Bond and Oath. - The Comptroller of the Currency shall within fifteen days from the time of notice of his appointment, take and subscribe the oath of office; and he shall give to the United States a bond in the penalty of $100,000 with not less than two responsible sureties, to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office.

Sec. 327. Deputy Comptroller - There shall be in the Bureau of the Comptroller of the Currency a Deputy Comptroller of the Currency to be appointed by the Secretary, who shall be entitled to a salary of $2,500 a year, and who shall possess the power and perform the duties attached by law to the office of the Comptroller during a vacancy in the office or during the absence or inability of the Comptroller. The Deputy Comptroller shall also take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution and laws of the United States, and shall give a like bond in the penalty of $50,000.

Sec. 328. Clerks. - The Comptroller of the Currency shall employ, from time to time, the necessary clerks, to be appointed and classified by the Secretary of the Treasury, to discharge such duties as the Comptroller shall direct.

Sec. 329. Interest in National Banks. - It shall not be lawful for the Comptroller or the Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, either directly or indirectly, to be interested in any association issuing national currency under the laws of the United States.

Sec. 330. Seal. - The seal devised by the Comptroller of the Currency for his office and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury shall continue to be the seal of office of the Comptroller, and may be renewed when necessary. A description of the seal with an impression thereof and a certificate of approval by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

Sec. 331. Rooms, Vaults, Furniture, etc. - There shall be assigned from time to time to the Comptroller of the Currency by the Secretary of the Treasury, suitable rooms in the Treasury Building for conducting the business of the Currency Bureau, containing safe and secure fireproof vaults, in which the Comptroller shall deposit and safely keep all the plates not necessarily in the possession of engravers or printers, and other valuable things belonging to his department, and the Comptroller shall from time to time furnish the necessary furniture, stationery, fuel, lights aad other proper conveniences for the transaction of the business of his office.

Sec. 332. Banks in District of Columbia - The Comptroller of the Currency in addition to the powers conferred upon him by law for the examination of national banks is further authorized, whenever he may deem it useful, to cause examination to be made into the condition of any bank in the District of Columbia organized under Act of Congress. The Comptroller, at his discretion, may report to Congress the results of such examination. The expense necessarily incurred in such examination shall be paid out of any appropriation made by Congress for special bank examiners.

Sec. 333. Report of the Comptroller. - (This section is not deemed necessary to be inserted.)

Sec. 563. Jurisdiction op the District Courts. - Clause 15th. The District Court shall have jurisdiction as follows: loth. Of all suits by or against any association established under a law providing for national banking associations within the district for which the court is held.

Sec. 629. Jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts. - Clause 10th. The Circuit Court shall have original jurisdiction as follows:

10th. Of all suits by or against any banking association established in the district for which the court is held under a law providing for national banking associations.

11th. Of all suits brought by (or against) any banking association established in the district for which the court is held under the provisions of title "The National Banks" to enjoin the Comptroller of the Currency, or any Receiver acting under his direction, as provided by said title.

Section 4, Act of July 12, 1882, 22 Stat. 162. - Proviso: Provided, however, that the jurisdiction for suits hereafter brought by or against any association established under any law providing for national banking associations, except suits between them and the United States, or its officers and agents, shall be as, and not other than, the jurisdiction for suits by or against banks not organized under any law of the United States which do or might do banking business where such national banking association may be doing business when such suits may be begun; and all laws and parts of laws of the United States inconsistent with this proviso be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Section 4, Act of March 3, 1887, 24 Stat. 54, 25 Stat. 434.- That all banking associations established under the laws of the United States shall, for the purposes of all actions by or against them, real, personal or mixed, and all suits in equity, be deemed citizens of the States in which they are respectively located; and in such cases the Circuit and District Courts shall not have jurisdiction other than such as they would have in cases between individual citizens of the same State. The provisions of this section shall not be held to affect the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States in cases commenced by the United States or by direction of any officer thereof, or cases for winding up the affairs of any such bank.