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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
WASHINGTON
ADDRESS OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE TO
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

X-4098
June 23, 1934.

SUBJECT: ASSESSMENT FOR GENERAL EXPENSES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE
BOARD, JULY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 19%.

Dear Sir:
Confirming telegraphic advice of this date there i s
enclosed herewith copy of a r e s o l u t i o n adopted by the Federal
Reserve Board at a meeting held on June 21, 1924, levying an
assessment upon the several Federal reserve banks of an amount
equal to ninety-one thousandths of one per cent (.00091) of
the t o t a l paid i n capital stock and surplus of such banks to
defray the estimated general expenses of the Federal Reserve
Board from July 1 to December 31, 1924,
Otoe re i s a l s o enclosed a statement showing the basis
upon wnicn the assessment i s l e v i e l .
Kindly deposit one-half of the amount of your a s s e s s ment in the General Account, Treasurer, U. S. , on your books
J u l y 1, 1924, and one-half September 1, 1924, i n eacn instance
i s s u i n g a C/D f o r credit of "Salaries and Expenses, Federal Reserve Board, Special Fund", assessment for general expenses,
and sending a duplicate C/D to the Federal Reserve Board. Also
p l e a s e furnish a statement of your capital and surplus used as
a basis f o r the assessment.
Very t r u l y yours,

Enclosures.

Fiscal Agent.

(Sent to Cn&irman of each Federal Reserve Bank)




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SSTIMATE FOR JULY 1924 ASSESSMENT

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Average monthly encumbrance for period
January 1, 1924, to June 30, 1924:
Personal services,
Non-personal s e r v i c e s ,

$ 4?,151.73
13,729. 90
$ 60,881. 63

Encumbrance f o r June 1924:
Personal services, . . . . .
Non-personal services,

$ 47,451.48
13,904.15
61,355.63

Estimated, monthly requirements,
July to December, 1924:
Personal services, . . . .
Non-personal s e r v i c e s , . .

$ 47,451.48
14,358.42
61,809. 90

Estimated, monthly increase over June, 1924, . . .

454.27

TotcJ. estimated, requirements ,
July to December 1924:
To cover above estimate, . .
To provide a contingent fund,

$370,847.40

10,000.00
$380,847.40

Estimated unencumbered balance June 30, 1924, . .
Salaries and expenses of examiners in connection
with examination of brancnes of Bank of Central
and South America, to be reimbursed,

53,000. 00
26,000. 00
79,000.00

Amount to be r a i s e d by assessment, . .

301,847. 40

Estimated paid-in capital and surplus of Federal Reserve
Banks as of June 30, 1924,
. $332,415,000. 00
An assessment of ninety-one thousandths of one per cent
(. 00091) w i l l produce,




$302,497. 65

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RESOLUTION LEVYING ASSESSMENT
,
.Whereas, under Section 10 of ,tne act approved.
Decemoer 23, 1913, ana known as the Federal Reserve ACT,
the Federal Reserve Board i s empowered to levy semi-annually
upon the Federal Reserve Banks i n proportion to t h e i r capital
stock and surplus an assessment s u f f i c i e n t to pay i t s estimated
expenses, including tne s a l a r i e s of i t s members, a s s i s t a n t s ,
attorneys, experts and employees for the half-year succeeding
the levying of such assessment, together with any d e f i c i t
carried forward from the preceding half-year;
and
Whereas, i t appears from estimates submitted and considered that i t i s necessary that a fund equal to ninety-one
thousandths of one per cent of the t o t a l paid-in capital stock
and surplus of the Federal Reserve Banks be created for the
purpose hereinbefore described, exclusive of the cost of engraving and printing of Federal Reserve notes;
Now, therefore,
Be i t resolved, That pursuant to the authority vested
i n i t by law, the Federal Reserve Board hereby l e v i e s an
assessment upon the several Federal Reserve Banks of an amount
equal to ninety-one thousandths of one per cent of the t o t a l
p a i d - i n capital and surplus of such banks as of June 30, 1924,
and tne f i s c a l Agent of the Board i s hereby authorized to
c o l l e c t from said banks sucn assessment and execute, i n the
name of the Board, receipts for payments made. Such assessments
w i l l be c o l l e c t e d i n two installments of one-half each; the f i r s t
installment to be paid on July 1, 1924, and the second half on
September 1, 1924.