Making Use of a Bank

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H. Holt, 1923 - 371 sider

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Definitions of promissory note and bill of ex change 18 Varieties of notes and bills 19 How a bill becomes an acceptance checks certified
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What each party to a note bill or check agrees to
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The sale of notes and bills 22 Indorsements
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Secondary liability
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What the indorser agrees to
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Presentment
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Notice of dishonor
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Protest
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Holder in due course
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Rights of holder in due course
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SAFE AND SAVINGS DEPOSITS 32 Kinds of deposits
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Safe deposit boxes 34 Renting a
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Access by partner or deputy
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Storage 37 Custodian of securities
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Certificates of deposit
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Savings deposits
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Making the first deposit 41 The pass book 42 Computation of interest
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Withdrawals
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Kinds of accounts
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Banking by mail
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Assignment of accounts
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Effect of death
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Banks that take savings
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CHECKING ACCOUNTS DEPOSITS 49 The basis of checking accounts
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Form and nature of a check
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Advantages of checks
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The risk in taking a check PAGE
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Collection of checks and drafts
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Necessity of a proper introduction
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Opening a checking account
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Varieties of check signatures
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Deposits for credit
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Payment of exchange and collection fees 59 Deposits for collection V CHECKING ACCOUNTS
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Check writing WITHDRAWALS AND BALANCES 75 60 Making payments
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Varieties of check forms
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Check register and check stubs 64 Stale checks
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Stopping payment on a check
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Duplicate checks
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Overdrafts 68 Checking of pass book and statement
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Should checking deposits receive interest
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Compensating balances
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THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS BY BANKS 71 Local transfers
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Clearing houses
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Old method of collecting outoftown checks
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The charge for exchange
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The exchange controversy
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The Federal reserve system of check clearing and collection
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The gold settlement fund
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Exchange between cities of the United States 79 Why member banks do not collect all checks through the Federal reserve bank
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USE OF LOANS KINDS OF NOTES 80 Nature and importance of credit
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Sound borrowing is not the asking of a favor
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Character of loan desired 83 Real cost of a loan 84 Profits from borrowing
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Failures 86 Loans for permanent investment
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Loans for buying producing and selling
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Loans may be large or small 89 Distinction between loans and discounts 90 Descriptions of notes
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THE CREATION OF CREDIT BY BANKS 91 Banks must have deposits 92 Banks lend their own funds 93 A banks credit attracts the funds of others...
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Banks lend their own credit
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Banks guarantee individual credit
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A bank cannot lend several times its deposits 98 Adjustment between loans and deposits
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SECURITY FOR LOANS 99 Kinds of security
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Judging security 101 Elements of collateral security
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Stocks and bonds as collateral
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Notes receivable as collateral 104 Warehouse receipts and bills of lading
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The assignment of accounts 106 Real estate as security
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Elements of personal security
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Property and income 109 Chances of success
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The integrity of the borrower
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THE BORROWERS STATEMENT OF CONDITION 111 An analysis of debtpaying power
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The ratio of quick assets to quick liabilities
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The cash balance 114 Receivables
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Investments 116 Inventories
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Current liabilities
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Fixed and miscellaneous assets
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Fixed liabilities
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Contingent liabilities 121 Necessity for intimate knowledge
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A borrowing account
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The banks knowledge of the borrower
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Making paper eligible for rediscount
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Distribution of the loans of a bank
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The limit of a banks lending power
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Rates of interest
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Paying loans or maturing instruments
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Borrowing from land banks
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The directors
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Chairman of the board of directors
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THE LOANS OF OTHER LENDING INSTITUTIONS 131 Note and bill brokers
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The documentary bill of exchange 142 The shippers invoice
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The order bill of lading 144 The insurance certificate
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The hypothecation certificate
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The drawing of a bill
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Instructions as to bills
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Reference in case of need
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THE USES OF DRAFTS AND ACCEPTANCES 150 The services of banks
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O D by freight 152 Sight draft for collection
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Authority to draw PAGE
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Drafts against stored goods and securities 155 Cash against documents
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Trade acceptances in domestic trade
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Trade bills in foreign commerce
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Bank acceptances and their advantages
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American market for acceptances
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The growth of dollar exchange
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Commercial credits
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A sterling credit
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A dollar credit
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Drafts for traveling
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THE COST OF FINANCING FOREIGN SALES BY BILLS OF EXCHANGE 166 The terms of sale 167 Effect of exchange rates on price
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The quotation of exchange rates
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Fluctuations in rates
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The spread between rates 171 The supply and demand of bills
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Interest taxes and collection charges 173 Methods and costs of financing a sale by a bill
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TRUST AND AGENCY SERVICES 174 Banks that do agency and fiduciary work
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Registration of stock and bond issues
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Safeguarding the transfer of securities
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Trustee under mortgage
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Depository of property to be delivered upon
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Probate and insolvency business
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Care of trust funds
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The growth of trust banks
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THE ADMINISTRATION OF A BANK 182 Variations in organization 183 Character of the bank
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The loan and discount committee 189 The president
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The vicepresidents 191 The cashier
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The assistant cashiers
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The receiving tellers
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The savings teller 195 The paying tellers
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The transit manager
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The exchange and collection teller 198 The bond clerk 199 The custodian of the safedeposit vault 200 The auditor
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The statement clerk 203 Other employees
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KINDS OF BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES 204 The interest of the business man in kinds of banks 205 A system of local independent banks
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Private banks 207 State commercial banks
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Mutual savings banks 209 Stock savings banks
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Safe deposit companies 211 Trust companies 212 Banking and trust companies 213 Investment and loan companies 214 Building and loan and farm ...
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Morris plan banks
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Discount and acceptance banks 217 National banks 218 Federal reserve banks
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Federal land banks
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Farm loan associations 221 Joint stock land banks
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Federal intermediate credit banks
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National agricultural credit corporations
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The War Finance Corporation
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International or foreign banking corporations
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Regulation of banks PAGE
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SAFEGUARDING THE BUSINESS OF BANKING 227 Regulation promotes confidence 228 How and by whom national banks may be or ganized
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Maintenance of capital and surplus
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Duties and responsibilities of stockholders
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directors and officers 231 Maintenance of reserves
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Restrictions on loans and investments 233 Liquidation and receivership
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Reports and examinations 235 Guaranty funds
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Issue of national bank notes
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THE BULWARK OF AMERICAN BANKING RESERVE BANKS PAGE 293
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Membership of state banks
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Powers of the Federal Reserve Board
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Fiscal agent of the United States 241 Establishment of rediscount facilities
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Open market operations 243 Issue of Federal reserve notes
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Issue of Federal reserve bank notes
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Contraction of Federal reserve notes
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Results of the system
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THE WORK OF THE INVESTMENT BANKER 248 Need of more permanent capital
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Kinds of securities 250 Ownership securities
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Credit securities
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Other characteristics of bonds
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Methods of selling securities 254 Inside distribution 255 Direct sale to the public
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Sale through a middleman
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The operation of a syndicate
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The dilemma of the investor
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The way
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THE MEANING OF A BANK STATEMENT OF A BANK 261 A bank statement
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Loans and investments 331
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Real estate banking house etc 264 Miscellaneous assets 265 Cash on hand and in bank
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Capital surplus and undivided profits 267 Miscellaneous liabilities
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Due to depositors 269 Trust funds
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THE CHOICE
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Side 12 - 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.
Side 20 - ... 3. Where no place of payment is specified and no address is given and the instrument is presented at the usual place of business or residence of the person to make payment; 4.
Side 30 - A person to whom a negotiable receipt has been ' duly negotiated acquires thereby (a) such title to the goods as the person negotiating the receipt to him had or had ability to convey to a purchaser in good faith for value, and also such title to the goods as the depositor or person to whose order the goods were to be delivered by the terms of the receipt had or had ability to convey to a purchaser in good faith for value...
Side 306 - And the same shall be received at par in all parts of the United States in payment of taxes, excises, public lands and all other dues to the United States, except duties on imports ; and also for all salaries and other debts and demands owing by the United States to individuals, corporations, and associations within the United States, except interest on the public debt, and in redemption of the national currency.
Side 318 - To buy and sell, at home or abroad, bonds and notes of the United States, and bills, notes, revenue bonds, and warrants with a maturity from date of purchase of not exceeding six months, issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes or in...
Side 25 - A holder in due course is a holder who has taken the instrument under the following conditions: (1) That it is complete and regular upon its face. (2) That he became the holder of it before it was overdue, and without notice that it had been previously dishonored, if such was the fact. (3) That he took it in good faith and for value. (4) That at the time it was negotiated to him he had no notice of any infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating it.
Side 305 - Every person, firm, association other than national bank associations, and every corporation, State bank, or State banking association, shall pay a tax of 10 per centum on the amount of their own notes used for circulation and paid out by them.
Side 168 - 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.
Side 309 - Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta. Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas and San Francisco.
Side 318 - ... bills, notes, revenue bonds, and warrants with a maturity from date of purchase of not exceeding six months, issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes or in anticipation of the receipt of assured revenues by any State, county, district, political subdivision, or municipality in the continental United States, including irrigation, drainage and reclamation districts...

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