National Banking Under the Federal Reserve SystemNational city bank of New York, 1923 - 152 pages |
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acceptances aggregate amended amount application appointed articles of association assets authorized bank circulation bank is located bank notes bank or banking bank or trust bank's banks organized bills of exchange board of directors bonds capital and surplus capital stock circulating notes Comptroller corporation organized Currency deposits discount dividend Edge Corporation election employee exclusive of days Federal Reserve Act Federal reserve agent Federal reserve bank Federal Reserve Board Federal reserve notes Federal Reserve System foreign funds furnished gold certificates held hereby increase liabilities loans member bank National Bank Act national banking association National City Bank notes issued number of shares officer organization certificate organization committee paid payable payment period person prescribed purchase purpose real estate receive regulations Revised Statutes Secretary secured stock and surplus stockholders subscribe subscription thereof three per centum tion transactions Treasury trust company undivided profits unimpaired capital United vote War Finance Corporation
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Page 61 - A bill of exchange is an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer.
Page 128 - That if any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Act, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
Page 18 - ... the business of banking; by discounting and negotiating promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other evidences of debt; by receiving deposits ; by buying and selling exchange, coin, and bullion ; by loaning money on personal security; and by obtaining, issuing, and circulating notes according to the provisions of this Title.
Page 120 - State thereof, and principally engaged in international or foreign banking, or banking in a dependency or insular possession of the United States either directly or through the agency, ownership, or control of local institutions in foreign countries, or in such dependencies or insular possessions.
Page 86 - ... shall be held individually responsible, equally and ratably, and not one for another, for all contracts, debts, and engagements of such association to the extent of the amount of their stock therein at the par value thereof, in addition to the amount invested in such shares...
Page 18 - Fifth. To elect or appoint directors, and by its board of directors to appoint a president, vice-president, cashier, and other officers, define their duties, require bonds of them and fix the penalty thereof, dismiss such officers or any of them at pleasure, and appoint others to fill their places.
Page 106 - Fourth. Liabilities to the stockholders of the association for dividends and reserve profits. Fifth. Liabilities incurred under the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act. The rediscount by any Federal reserve bank of any bills receivable and of domestic and foreign bills of exchange, and of acceptances authorized by this Act, shall be subject to such restrictions, limitations, and regulations as may be imposed by the Federal Reserve Board.
Page 62 - But the discount of bills of exchange drawn in good faith against actually existing values, and the discount of commercial or business paper actually owned by the person negotiating the same, shall not be considered as money borrowed.
Page 129 - States, shall have as a director or other officer or employee any private banker or any director or other officer or employee...
Page 85 - An Act to provide for the establishment of Federal reserve banks, to furnish an elastic currency, to afford means of rediscounting commercial paper, to establish a more effective supervision of banking in the United States, and for other purposes.