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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 50 STAT. · June 30, 1939 · Public Law 10

Public Law 10.

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(/us/bill/75/pl/9)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the secondFederal Reserve Act, amendment.[48 Stat. 398](/us/stat/48/398).[12 U. S. C. § 412](/us/usc/t12/s412). paragraph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “Any Federal Reserve bank may make application to the localFederal Reserve notes: issue to Federal Reserve bank. Federal Reserve agent for such amount of the Federal Reserve notes hereinbefore provided for as it may require.
Such application shall be accompanied with a tender to the local Federal Reserve agent of collateral in amount equal to the sum of the Federal Reserve notes thus applied for and issued pursuant to such application. The collateral security thus offered shall be notes, drafts, bills of exchange, or acceptances acquired under the provisions of section 13 of this Act, or bills of exchange endorsed by a member bank[38 Stat. 263, 264](/us/stat/38/263/264).[12 U. S. C. §§ 82, 342–347, 372; 353–359](/us/usc/t12/s82/342–347/372/353–359). of any Federal Reserve district and purchased under the provisions of section 14 of this Act, or bankers’ acceptances purchased under the provisions of said section 14, or gold certificates: *Provided, however*,*Provisos*.Time extended during which direct obligations may be used as collateral security.
That until June 30, 1939, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may, should it deem it in the public interest, upon the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of its members, authorize the Federal Reserve banks to offer, and the Federal Reserve agents to accept, as such collateral security, direct obligations of the United States. At the close of business on such date,Retirement of, on expiration. or sooner should the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System so decide, such authorization shall terminate and such obligations of the United States be retired as security for Federal Reserve notes.
In no event shall such collateral security be lessSecurity. than the amount of Federal Reserve notes applied for. The FederalDaily notices of withdrawals, etc. Reserve agent shall each day notify the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of all issues and withdrawals of Federal Reserve notes to and by the Federal Reserve bank to which he is accredited. The said Board of Governors of the FederalAdditional security. Reserve System may at any time call upon a Federal Reserve bank for additional security to protect the Federal Reserve notes issued to it” " Approved, March 1, 1937.
To provide for retirement of Justices of the Supreme Court. 1937-03-01 21 Chapter 50 Stat. 24 75 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 public 24 [CHAPTER 21] AN ACT To provide for retirement of Justices of the Supreme Court. March 1, 1937[[H. R. 2518](/us/bill/75/hr/2518)][[Public, No. 10](/us/bill/75/pl/10)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Justices of the Supreme Court.Retirement provisions.
That Justices of the Supreme Court are hereby granted the same rights and privileges with regard to retiring, instead of resigning, granted to judges other [28 U. S. C. § 375](/us/usc/t28/s375).than Justices of the Supreme Court by section 260 of the Judicial Code (U. S. C., title 28, sec. 375), and the President shall be Appointment of successors.Recall to service.authorized to appoint a successor to any such Justice of the Supreme Court so retiring from regular active service on the bench, but such Justice of the Supreme Court so retired may nevertheless be called upon by the Chief Justice and be by him authorized to perform such judicial duties, in any judicial circuit, including those of a circuit justice in such circuit, as such retired Justice may be willing to undertake.
Approved, March 1, 1937. To extend the authority of the President under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. 1937-03-01 22 Chapter 50 Stat. 24 75 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 public [CHAPTER 22] JOINT RESOLUTION To extend the authority of the President under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
March 1, 1937[[H. J. Res. 96](/us/bill/75/hjres/96)][[Pub. Res., No. 10](/us/bill/75/pubres/10)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Foreign-trade agreements.Authority of President to enter into, extended.[48 Stat. 944](/us/stat/48/944).[19 U. S. C. § 1351](/us/usc/t19/s1351). That the period during which the President is authorized to enter into foreign-trade agreements under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Act (Public, Numbered 316, Seventy-third Congress) approved June 12, 1934, is hereby extended for a further period of three years from June 12, 1937.
Approved, March 1, 1937. To authorize the Postmaster General to withhold the awarding of star-route contracts for a period of sixty days. 1937-03-02 24 Chapter 50 Stat. 24 75 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 public [CHAPTER 24] JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the Postmaster General to withhold the awarding of star-route contracts for a period of sixty days.
March 2, 1937[[S. J. Res. 84](/us/bill/75/sjres/84)][[Pub. Res., No. 11](/us/bill/75/pubres/11)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Postal Service.Award of star-route contracts deferred. That the Postmaster General is authorized and directed to withhold the awarding of star-route contracts for which bids have been received in the first contract section for a period of sixty days after March 1, 1937. Approved, March 2, 1937.
To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a free highway bridge across the Missouri River at or near Atchison, Kansas. 1937-03-04 25 Chapter 50 Stat. 24 75 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 public [CHAPTER 25] AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a free highway bridge across the Missouri River at or near Atchison, Kansas.
March 4, 1937[[S. 62](/us/bill/75/s/62)][
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