Cashier
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CASHIER. An officer of a moneyed institution, who is entitled by virtue of
his office to take care of the cash or money of such institution.
2. The cashier of a bank is usually entrusted with all the funds of the
bank, its notes, bills, and other choses in action, to be used from time to
time for the ordinary and extraordinary exigencies of the bank. He usually
receives directly, or through subordinate officers, all moneys and notes of
the bank delivers up all discounted notes and other securities, when they
have been paid draws checks to withdraw the funds of the bank where they
have been deposited; and, as the executive officer of the bank, transacts
much of the business of the institution. In general, the bank is bound by
the acts of the cashier within the scope of his authority, expressed or
implied. 1 Pet. R. 46, 70Wheat. R. 300, 361 5 Wheat. R. 326; 3 Mason's R.
505; 1 Breese, R. 45; 1 Monr. Rep. 179. But the bank is not bound by a
declaration of the cashier, not within the scope of his authority; as when a
note is about to be discounted by the bank, he tells a person that he will
incur no risk nor responsibility by becoming an indorser upon such note. 6
Pet. R. 51; 8 Pet. R. 12.Vide 17 Mass. R. 1 Story on Ag. Sec. 114, 115; 3
Halst. R. 1; 12 Wheat. R. 183; 1 Watts & Serg. 161.
TO CASHIER, punishment. To break; to deprive a military man of his office. Example: every officer who shall be convicted, before a general court martial, of leaving signed a false certificate relating to the absence of either officer or private soldier, or relative to his daily pay, shall be, cashiered. Articles of war, art. 14.