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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 52 STAT. · June 20, 1938 · Public Law 678

Public Law 678.

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(/us/pl/75/677)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* District of Columbia Code, amendments.[31 Stat. 1306, 1309](/us/stat/31/1306/1309). That sections 729 (31 Stat. 1306) and 743 (31 Stat. 1309) of chapter XVIII of the Code of Laws of the District of Columbia are amended as follows: Trust companies.Capital stock, division into shares; amount. That the first sentence of the said section 729 be amended so as to read as follows:
“The capital stock of every such company shall be divided into shares of $100 each, or into shares of such less amount as may be provided in the certificate of incorporation or amendment thereof.” Increase or decrease of capital stock. That the title of the said section 743 be amended to read as follows: “Increase or Decrease of Capital Stock”. That the said section 743 be amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: " Reduction of capital; procedure; limitation.
“Any company transacting the business of a trust company heretofore or hereafter organized or operating under the provisions of this subchapter may by the vote of shareholders owning two-thirds of its capital stock reduce its capital to any sum not below the amount Approval by Comptroller of the Currency.required by this subchapter; but no such reduction shall be made until the amount of the proposed reduction has been reported to the Comptroller of the Currency and such reduction has been approved by said Comptroller of the Currency, and no shareholder shall be entitled to any distribution of cash or other assets by reason of any reduction of the common capital of any such corporation unless such distribution Approval by stockholders.shall have been approved by the Comptroller of the Currency and by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the shares of stock outstanding.
” " Approved, June 20, 1938. To repeal section 2 of the Act of June 16, 1936, authorizing the appointment of an additional district judge for the eastern district of Pennsylvania. 1938-06-20 528 Chapter 52 Stat. 780 75 3 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 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 528] AN ACT To repeal section 2 of the Act of June 16, 1936, authorizing the appointment of an additional district judge for the eastern district of Pennsylvania.
June 20, 1938[[S. 4050](/us/bill/75/s/4050)][[Public, No. 678](/us/pl/75/678)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Pennsylvania eastern judicial district.Additional judge for; filling of vacancy.[49 Stat. 1523](/us/stat/49/1523).[28 U. S. C., Supp. III, § 4k](/us/usc/t28/s4k). That section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the appointment of an additional district judge for the eastern district of Pennsylvania”, approved June 16, 1936 (49 Stat. 1523), be, and it is hereby, repealed.
Approved, June 20, 1938. To add certain lands to the Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado. 1938-06-20 529 Chapter 52 Stat. 781 75 3 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 2024-11-15 public 52 Stat. 781 [CHAPTER 529] AN ACT To add certain lands to the Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado. June 20, 1938[[H.
R. 152](/us/bill/75/hr/152)][
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