War Finance Corporation. Hearings ... on H.R. 9499 ... Feb. 18, 19, 20, 22; Mar. 1, 19181918 - 148 pages |
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advances amount approval assets assistance authorized bankers board of directors borrow capital issues committee cent CHAIRMAN Claude Kitchin collateral commercial paper Congress course currency deal demand direct loans dollar extent Federal reserve act Federal reserve banks Federal Reserve Board Federal reserve notes Federal Reserve System Finance Corporation FORDNEY GARNER gold Government bonds HAYES HULL industries inflation investment issues of securities legislation Liberty bonds Liberty loan license limit liquid LONGWORTH MADDEN matter MCFADDEN mean member banks ment MOORE municipal munitions National Bank O'SHAUNESSY obligations offer operations outstanding paper secured poration proposed proposition prosecution purchase purpose question railroads rediscount regulations relief savings banks Secretary McADOO security market sell Senate short-term bonds SLOAN statement STERLING stock exchange taxes thing tion TREADWAY Treasury trust company United War Finance Corporation WARBURG
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Page 123 - Upon the indorsement of any of its member banks, which shall be deemed a waiver of demand, notice and protest by such bank as to its own indorsement exclusively, any Federal reserve bank may discount notes, drafts, and bills of exchange arising out of actual commercial transactions...
Page 148 - Any and all notes, debentures, bonds or other such obligations issued by the corporation shall be exempt both as to principal and Interest from all taxation (except surtaxes, estate, inheritance, and gift taxes) now or hereafter imposed by the United States, by any territory, dependency or possession thereof, or by any state, county, municipality or local taxing authority.
Page 148 - 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 19 - That the corporation shall be empowered and authorized to subscribe for, acquire, and own, buy, sell, and deal in bonds and obligations of the United States issued or converted after...
Page 14 - Corporation shall be empowered and authorized, in exceptional cases, to make advances directly to any person, firm, corporation, or association, conducting an established and going business in the United States, whose operations shall be necessary or contributory to the prosecution of the war...
Page 169 - That whenever Federal reserve notes are issued against the security of such obligations or paper the Federal Reserve Board may make a special interest charge on such notes, which, in the discretion of the Federal Reserve Board, need not be applicable to other Federal reserve notes...
Page 148 - The Corporation, including its franchise, its capital, reserves, and surplus, and its income, shall be exempt from all taxation now or hereafter imposed by the United States, by any Territory, dependency, or possession thereof, or by any State, county, municipality, or local taxing authority, except that any real property of the Corporation shall be subject to State, Territorial, county, municipal or local taxation to the same extent according to its value as other real property is taxed.
Page 148 - ... and war-profits taxes, now or hereafter imposed by the United States, upon the income or profits of individuals, partnerships, corporations, or associations. The interest on an amount of such bonds the principal of which does not exceed in the aggregate...
Page 148 - Should a Federal reserve bank be dissolved or go into liquidation, any surplus remaining, after the payment of all debts, dividend requirements as hereinbefore provided, and the par value of the stock, shall be paid to and become the property of the United States and shall be similarly applied.
Page 148 - Corporation, including its franchise and the capital and reserve or surplus thereof, and the income derived therefrom, shall be exempt from all taxation now or hereafter Taxes OD imposed by the United States, any State...