Annual Report of the Commissioner of Banks, Part 1

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Page xliii - The shareholders of every national banking association 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 xlviii - The amount of its capital stock, and the number of shares into which the same shall be divided.
Page l - ... and have complied with the provisions of the statutes of this Commonwealth in such case made and provided...
Page xxvi - ... shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than three years or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 52. Every such corporation shall, at least once in each of its fiscal years, make an accurate trial balance of its depositors
Page viii - No bank, banking association, individual banker, firm, association, corporation, person or persons shall make use of the word " savings " in their banking business, or advertise or put forth any advertising literature, or sign as a savings bank...
Page l - ... [the name of the corporation], for the purpose [the purpose declared in the agreement of association], with a capital of [the amount of capital fixed in the agreement of association], and have complied with the provisions of the statutes of this commonwealth...
Page xlv - 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 l - Bicknell, their associates and successors, are legally organized and established as, and are hereby made an existing corporation under the name of the American Library Association, with the powers, rights, and privileges, and subject to the limitations, duties, and restrictions, which by law appertain thereto.
Page xliv - No association shall make any loan or discount on the security of the shares of its own capital stock, nor be the purchaser or holder of any such shares, unless such security or purchase shall be necessary to prevent loss upon a debt previously contracted in good faith...
Page xliii - Every association which shall have failed to pay up its capital stock, as required by law, and every association whose capital stock shall have become impaired by losses or otherwise, shall, within three months after .receiving notice thereof from the Comptroller of the Currency, pay the deficiency in the capital stock, by assessment upon the shareholders pro rata for the amount of capital stock held by each...

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