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Bank of the United States

Bank of the United States


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Veto of President Madison on the act incorporating the subscribers of the Bank of the United States. Includes the text of "An Act to Incorporate the Subscribers to the Bank of the United States of America," passed by Congress.

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January 30, 1815,

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Madison, James and United States. Congress, 1815, Bank of the United States, from 1st and 2nd Banks of the United States, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/bankunitedstates/asp_v2_442.pdf

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Date: 1815
Authors: Madison, James, United States. Congress

Act of incorporation

Act of incorporation


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In National Monetary Commission document "The First and Second Banks of the United States."

Date:
April 10, 1816,

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United States. Congress, 1816, Act of incorporation, from 1st and 2nd Banks of the United States, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/nmc/nmc_571_1910.pdf#A

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Date: 1816
Authors: United States. Congress

Act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States

Act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States


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Approved April 10, 1816.
In R. K. Moulton's 1834 text Legislative and Documentary History of the Banks of the United States : from the time of establishing the Bank of North America, 1781, to October 1834; with notes and comments. Originally sponsored by the University of Toronto for digitization by Internet Archive.

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April 10, 1816,

Citation:
United States. Congress, 1816, Act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States, from 1st and 2nd Banks of the United States, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/bankunitedstates/firstsecondbank_moulton_1834.pdf#109

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Date: 1816
Authors: United States. Congress

Act to enforce those provisions of the act entitled, "An act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States," which relate to the right of voting for directors, and for other purposes

Act to enforce those provisions of the act entitled, "An act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States," which relate to the right of voting for directors, and for other purposes


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Approved March 3, 1819.
In R. K. Moulton's 1834 text Legislative and Documentary History of the Banks of the United States : from the time of establishing the Bank of North America, 1781, to October 1834; with notes and comments. Originally sponsored by the University of Toronto for digitization by Internet Archive.

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March 3, 1819,

Citation:
United States. Congress, 1819, Act to enforce those provisions of the act entitled, "An act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States," which relate to the right of voting for directors, and for other purposes, from 1st and 2nd Banks of the United States, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/bankunitedstates/firstsecondbank_moulton_1834.pdf#174

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Date: 1819
Authors: United States. Congress

Bill to continue the charter, which was vetoed by President Jackson

Bill to continue the charter, which was vetoed by President Jackson


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Senate Journal, 22d Cong., I sess., pp. 451-453. In National Monetary Commission document "The First and Second Banks of the United States."

Date:
July 11, 1832,

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United States. Congress, 1832, Bill to continue the charter, which was vetoed by President Jackson, from 1st and 2nd Banks of the United States, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/nmc/nmc_571_1910.pdf#D

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Date: 1832
Authors: United States. Congress

Draft: Public Act No. [4], 73d Congress. (H.R. 3757): An Act to Provide for Direct Loans by Federal Reserve Banks to State Banks and Trust Companies in Certain Cases, and for Other Purposes

Draft: Public Act No. [4], 73d Congress. (H.R. 3757): An Act to Provide for Direct Loans by Federal Reserve Banks to State Banks and Trust Companies in Certain Cases, and for Other Purposes


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Draft of language for final act outlining amendments to emergency banking legislation passed March 9, 1933; related to Public Act No. 4, 73d Congress, H.R. 3757.

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United States. Congress, ([year]), Draft: Public Act No. [4], 73d Congress. (H.R. 3757): An Act to Provide for Direct Loans by Federal Reserve Banks to State Banks and Trust Companies in Certain Cases, and for Other Purposes, [issue title/date], accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/fr_act/draft_pax_hr3737_cong_1932xxxx.pdf

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Date: 1932
Authors: United States. Congress

Act to Improve the Facilities of the Federal Reserve System for the Service of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture, to Provide Means for Meeting the Needs of Member Banks in Exceptional Circumstances, and for Other Purposes

Act to Improve the Facilities of the Federal Reserve System for the Service of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture, to Provide Means for Meeting the Needs of Member Banks in Exceptional Circumstances, and for Other Purposes


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Public [act] No. 44, 72d Congress, H.R. 9203; amendment to the Federal Reserve Act, adding language to Section 10 and modifying language in Section 16.

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255375931

Citation:
United States. Congress, ([year]), Act to Improve the Facilities of the Federal Reserve System for the Service of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture, to Provide Means for Meeting the Needs of Member Banks in Exceptional Circumstances, and for Other Purposes, [issue title/date], accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/fr_act/pa44_hr9203_cong_19320227_orig.pdf

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Date: 1932
Authors: United States. Congress

Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act as Amended and Provisions of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 Pertaining to Reconstruction Finance Corporation. July 21, 1932.

Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act as Amended and Provisions of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 Pertaining to Reconstruction Finance Corporation. July 21, 1932.


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The 1959 final report is also available.

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Y 3.R 24:2 Ac 8

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43846999

Citation:
United States. Congress, ([year]), Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act as Amended and Provisions of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 Pertaining to Reconstruction Finance Corporation. July 21, 1932., [issue title/date], accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/rcf/rfc_19320721_act.pdf

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Date: 1932
Authors: United States. Congress

Documents and Statements Pertaining to the Banking Emergency

Documents and Statements Pertaining to the Banking Emergency


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Documents and statements pertaining primarily to the emergency banking restrictions and regulations are presented as Part I of this publication, and material pertaining primarily to gold, currency, and foreign exchange is presented as Part II.

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United States. Congress, United States. Dept. of the Treasury and United States. President, ([year]), Documents and Statements Pertaining to the Banking Emergency, [issue title/date], accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=709

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Availability: 1933 to 1933
Authors: United States. Congress, United States. Dept. of the Treasury, United States. President

Act to Provide for Direct Loans by Federal Reserve Banks to State Banks and Trust Companies in Certain Cases, and for Other Purposes

Act to Provide for Direct Loans by Federal Reserve Banks to State Banks and Trust Companies in Certain Cases, and for Other Purposes


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Public [act] No. 4, 73d Congress, H.R. 3757; amendments to emergency banking legislation passed March 9, 1933.

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United States. Congress, ([year]), Act to Provide for Direct Loans by Federal Reserve Banks to State Banks and Trust Companies in Certain Cases, and for Other Purposes, [issue title/date], accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/fr_act/pa4_hr3757_cong_19330324.pdf

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Date: 1933
Authors: United States. Congress

Public No. 10, 73d Congress, H.R. 3835: An Act to relieve the existing national economic emergency by increasing agricultural purchasing power, to raise revenue for extraordinary expenses incurred by reason of such emergency...

Public No. 10, 73d Congress, H.R. 3835: An Act to relieve the existing national economic emergency by increasing agricultural purchasing power, to raise revenue for extraordinary expenses incurred by reason of such emergency...


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Emergency relief

Date:
05/12/1933,

Citation:
United States. Congress, 1933, Public No. 10, 73d Congress, H.R. 3835: An Act to relieve the existing national economic emergency by increasing agricultural purchasing power, to raise revenue for extraordinary expenses incurred by reason of such emergency..., from William McChesney Martin Jr. Document Collection, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/martin/54_01_19330512.pdf

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Date: 1933
Authors: United States. Congress

Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933

Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933


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Public, no.43, 73d Congress, approved June 13, 1933 [H.R. 5240] : an Act to provide emergency relief with respect to home mortgage indebtedness, to refinance home mortgages, to extend relief to the owners of homes occupied by them and who are unable to amortize their debt elsewhere, to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, to increase the market for obligations of the United States and for other purposes.
This version was reprinted with the index for the Home Owners' Loan Corporation.

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83281945

Citation:
United States. Congress, ([year]), Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, [issue title/date], accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/congressional/hola1933_congress.pdf

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Date: 1933
Authors: United States. Congress

Act to Provide for the Safer and More Effective Use of the Assets of Banks, to Regulate Interbank Control, to Prevent the Undue Diversion of Funds into Speculative Operations, and for Other Purposes

Act to Provide for the Safer and More Effective Use of the Assets of Banks, to Regulate Interbank Control, to Prevent the Undue Diversion of Funds into Speculative Operations, and for Other Purposes


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Short title: Banking Act of 1933. Also known as H. R. 5661 and Public -- No. 66 -- 73d Congress.

Date:
1933/06/16,

Citation:
United States. Congress, 1933, Act to Provide for the Safer and More Effective Use of the Assets of Banks, to Regulate Interbank Control, to Prevent the Undue Diversion of Funds into Speculative Operations, and for Other Purposes, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/009_05_0011.pdf

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Date: 1933
Authors: United States. Congress

Act to Provide for Organizations within the Farm Credit Administration to make Loans for the Production and Marketing of Agricultural Products, to Amend the Federal Farm Loan Act, to Amend the Agricultural Marketing Act, to Provide a Market for Obligations to the United States, and for Other Purposes

Act to Provide for Organizations within the Farm Credit Administration to make Loans for the Production and Marketing of Agricultural Products, to Amend the Federal Farm Loan Act, to Amend the Agricultural Marketing Act, to Provide a Market for Obligations to the United States, and for Other Purposes


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Farm Credit Act of 1933. Public [act] No. 75, 73d Congress, H.R. 5790.

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30131595

Citation:
United States. Congress, ([year]), Act to Provide for Organizations within the Farm Credit Administration to make Loans for the Production and Marketing of Agricultural Products, to Amend the Federal Farm Loan Act, to Amend the Agricultural Marketing Act, to Provide a Market for Obligations to the United States, and for Other Purposes, [issue title/date], accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/congressional/19330616hr_farmcred.pdf

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Date: 1933
Authors: United States. Congress

Section 16 of the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act, Approved January 31, 1934, Amending Sections 13 and 14 of the Federal Reserve Act

Section 16 of the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act, Approved January 31, 1934, Amending Sections 13 and 14 of the Federal Reserve Act


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Modifications to sections 13 and 14 of the Federal Reserve Act regarding bonds issued under the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act.

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United States. Congress, ([year]), Section 16 of the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act, Approved January 31, 1934, Amending Sections 13 and 14 of the Federal Reserve Act, [issue title/date], accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/fr_act/sec16_ffmca_cong_19340131.pdf

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Date: 1934
Authors: United States. Congress

Sections 7 and 8 of the Act Approved April 27, 1934 (Public No. 178, 73d Congress) Amending Sections 13 and 14 of the Federal Reserve Act and Authorizing the Federal Reserve Banks to Act as Depositaries, Custodians, and Fiscal Agents for the Home Owners' Loan Corporation

Sections 7 and 8 of the Act Approved April 27, 1934 (Public No. 178, 73d Congress) Amending Sections 13 and 14 of the Federal Reserve Act and Authorizing the Federal Reserve Banks to Act as Depositaries, Custodians, and Fiscal Agents for the Home Owners' Loan Corporation


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Public Law No. 178, 73d Congress; changes to sections 13 and 14 of the Federal Reserve Act pertaining to Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 and Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation.

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United States. Congress, ([year]), Sections 7 and 8 of the Act Approved April 27, 1934 (Public No. 178, 73d Congress) Amending Sections 13 and 14 of the Federal Reserve Act and Authorizing the Federal Reserve Banks to Act as Depositaries, Custodians, and Fiscal Agents for the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, [issue title/date], accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/fr_act/sec78_pa178_cong_19340427.pdf

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Date: 1934
Authors: United States. Congress

Public No. 296, 73d Congress, H.R. 5884: An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.

Public No. 296, 73d Congress, H.R. 5884: An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.


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Amendment to Uniform Bankruptcy Act. Adds two new sections to "Provisions for the relief of debtors

Date:
06/07/1934,

Citation:
United States. Congress, 1934, Public No. 296, 73d Congress, H.R. 5884: An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto., from William McChesney Martin Jr. Document Collection, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/martin/54_01_19340607.pdf

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Date: 1934
Authors: United States. Congress

To Amend the Federal Reserve Act: Conference Report (to Accompany S. 3025)

To Amend the Federal Reserve Act: Conference Report (to Accompany S. 3025)


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S. 3025; conference report to finalize legislation to amend Section 12B of the Federal Reserve Act, after the passage of legislative proposals by the House and Senate.

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28685496

Citation:
United States. Congress, ([year]), To Amend the Federal Reserve Act: Conference Report (to Accompany S. 3025), [issue title/date], accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/fr_act/confrpt_no1925_s3025_hr_19340608.pdf

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Date: 1934
Authors: United States. Congress

Public No. 362, 73d Congress, S. 3025: An Act to amend section 12B of the Federal Reserve Act so as to extend for one year the temporary plan for deposit insurance, and for other purposes.

Public No. 362, 73d Congress, S. 3025: An Act to amend section 12B of the Federal Reserve Act so as to extend for one year the temporary plan for deposit insurance, and for other purposes.


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Date:
06/16/1934,

Citation:
United States. Congress, 1934, Public No. 362, 73d Congress, S. 3025: An Act to amend section 12B of the Federal Reserve Act so as to extend for one year the temporary plan for deposit insurance, and for other purposes., from William McChesney Martin Jr. Document Collection, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/martin/54_01_19340616.pdf

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Date: 1934
Authors: United States. Congress

Act to Amend Section 12B of the Federal Reserve Act so as to Extend for One Year the Temporary Plan for Deposit Insurance, and for Other Purposes [Public Act]

Act to Amend Section 12B of the Federal Reserve Act so as to Extend for One Year the Temporary Plan for Deposit Insurance, and for Other Purposes [Public Act]


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Public [act] No. 362, 73d Congress, S. 3025; extension of deposit insurance procedures and other minor changes to language of Federal Reserve Act.

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United States. Congress, ([year]), Act to Amend Section 12B of the Federal Reserve Act so as to Extend for One Year the Temporary Plan for Deposit Insurance, and for Other Purposes [Public Act], [issue title/date], accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/fr_act/pa362_s3025_cong_19340616.pdf

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Date: 1934
Authors: United States. Congress

Public Resolution No. 44, 73d Congress, H.J.Res. 375: To effectuate further the policy of the National Industrial Recovery Act.

Public Resolution No. 44, 73d Congress, H.J.Res. 375: To effectuate further the policy of the National Industrial Recovery Act.


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Date:
06/19/1934,

Citation:
United States. Congress, 1934, Public Resolution No. 44, 73d Congress, H.J.Res. 375: To effectuate further the policy of the National Industrial Recovery Act., from William McChesney Martin Jr. Document Collection, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/martin/54_01_19340619b.pdf

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Date: 1934
Authors: United States. Congress

Act Relating to Direct Loans for Industrial Purposes by Federal Reserve Banks, and for Other Purposes [Public Act]

Act Relating to Direct Loans for Industrial Purposes by Federal Reserve Banks, and for Other Purposes [Public Act]


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Public [act] No. 417, 73d Congress, S. 3487; amending Federal Reserve Act to add language pertaining to industrial loans; other minor language changes to the Act.

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United States. Congress, ([year]), Act Relating to Direct Loans for Industrial Purposes by Federal Reserve Banks, and for Other Purposes [Public Act], [issue title/date], accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/fr_act/pa417_s3487_cong_19340619.pdf

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Date: 1934
Authors: United States. Congress

Public No. 417, 73d Congress, S. 3487: An Act relating to direct loans for industrial purposes by Federal Reserve banks, and for other purposes

Public No. 417, 73d Congress, S. 3487: An Act relating to direct loans for industrial purposes by Federal Reserve banks, and for other purposes


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Act amending the Federal Reserve Act.

Date:
06/19/1934,

Citation:
United States. Congress, 1934, Public No. 417, 73d Congress, S. 3487: An Act relating to direct loans for industrial purposes by Federal Reserve banks, and for other purposes, from William McChesney Martin Jr. Document Collection, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/martin/54_01_19340619.pdf

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Date: 1934
Authors: United States. Congress

Public No. 479, 73d Congress, H.R. 9620: An Act to encourage improvement in housing standards and conditions, to provide a system of mutual mortgage insurance, and for other purposes.

Public No. 479, 73d Congress, H.R. 9620: An Act to encourage improvement in housing standards and conditions, to provide a system of mutual mortgage insurance, and for other purposes.


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"National Housing Act." Creation of the Federal Housing Administration.

Date:
06/27/1934,

Citation:
United States. Congress, 1934, Public No. 479, 73d Congress, H.R. 9620: An Act to encourage improvement in housing standards and conditions, to provide a system of mutual mortgage insurance, and for other purposes., from William McChesney Martin Jr. Document Collection, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/martin/54_01_19340627.pdf

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Date: 1934
Authors: United States. Congress

Public No. 486, 73d Congress, S. 3580: An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.

Public No. 486, 73d Congress, S. 3580: An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.


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Amending section 75, entitled "Agricultural Compositions and Extensions."

Date:
06/28/1934,

Citation:
United States. Congress, 1934, Public No. 486, 73d Congress, S. 3580: An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto., from William McChesney Martin Jr. Document Collection, accessed May 22, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/martin/54_01_19340628.pdf

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Date: 1934
Authors: United States. Congress


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