Nomination of John Skelton Williams: Hearing Before the Committee on Banking and Currency, United States Senate, First Session on the Nomination of John Skelton Williams to be Comptroller of the CurrencyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 - 1056 pages |
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ADKINS affidavit Ailes amount asked attention attorney bank building BANK OF WASHINGTON bank's board of directors bonds borrower called cash cashier cent CHAIRMAN charge collateral committee comptroller comptroller's office condition court criticism Currency Darlington depositors deposits Emergency Fleet Corporation equity Excess loan fact Federal National Bank funds gentlemen Glover H. H. Flather Hogan John Skelton Williams JONES Joshua Evans June L. J. Cooper letter Lewis Johnson matter McAdoo ment national bank act national bank examiner National City Bank paid penalties plaintiff question real estate received record Red Cross referred request Riggs Bank Riggs National Bank Secretary secured Senator FLETCHER Senator GRONNA Senator HENDERSON Senator HITCHCOCK Senator NEWBERRY Senator WALSH sold statement Statenville stockholders Strawn testimony thing Thompson tion transaction Treasury Department troller Trust understand United United States Senate Untermyer vice president Wade H Waycross
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Page 339 - ... association is established, or if there is no newspaper in the place, then in the one published nearest thereto in the same county at the expense of the association; and such proof of publication shall be furnished as may be required by the Comptroller.
Page 741 - Loans (Sec. 5200). —The total liabilities to any association, of any person, or of any company, corporation, or firm for money borrowed, including in the liabilities of a company or firm the liabilities of the several members thereof, shall at no time exceed onetenth part of the amount of the capital stock of such association actually paid in.
Page 366 - The interference of the courts with the performance of the ordinary duties of the executive departments of the Government, would be productive of nothing but mischief; and we are quite satisfied that such a power was never intended to be given to them.
Page 432 - I do not know how the other members of the committee feel about it.
Page 751 - No national banking association shall at any time be indebted, or in any way liable, to an amount exceeding the amount of its capital stock at such time actually paid in and remaining undiminished by losses or otherwise, except on account of demands of the nature following: "First. Notes of circulation. "Second. Moneys deposited with or collected by the association.
Page 358 - Title required to entitle it to engage in the business of banking; and shall cause to be made and attested by the oaths of a majority of the directors, and by the president or cashier of the association, a statement of all the facts necessary to enable the Comptroller to determine whether the association is lawfully entitled to commence the business of banking.
Page 357 - The names and places of residence of the shareholders and the number of shares held by each of them. Fifth. The fact that the certificate is made to enable such persons to avail themselves of the advantages of this Title.
Page 357 - To exercise by its board of directors, or duly authorized officers or agents, subject to law, all such incidental powers as shall be necessary to carry on the business of banking; by discounting and negotiating promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other evidences of debt...
Page 339 - No bank shall be subject to any visitatorial powers other than such as are authorized by law, or vested in the courts of justice or such as shall be or shall have been exercised or directed by Congress, or by either House thereof or by any committee of Congress or of either House duly authorized.
Page 355 - ... established, or if there is no newspaper in the place, then in the one published nearest thereto in the same county, at the expense of the association; and such proof of publication shall be furnished as may be required by the Comptroller. The Comptroller shall also have power to call for special reports from any particular association whenever in his judgment the same are necessary in order to a full and complete knowledge of its condition.