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X-1317

RESOLUTION LEVYING

.ti.SSES~OOIT_-

VJhereas, under sect ion 10 of the act approved
December 23, 1913, and ro1o~n as the Federal Reserve ~ct,
the Federal Reserve Board is empowered to levy semi-annually upan the Fede~al Reserve Bunks in proportion to
their capital stock and surplus an assessment suff:cient
to pay its estimated expenses, including the salaries of
its members, assistants, attorne~·s, ex~rts, and employees
for the half year succeeuing the levying of such assessment, together with any deficit carried forward from the
preceding half year; and
Whereas, it appears from estimates submitted
and considered that it i~ necessary that a fund equal to
two hunared ninety-six thous~ndths of one per cent (.00296)
Of the total·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
ot Federal Reserve notes; Now, therefore,
i:l
Be -it resolved, That pursuant to the authority
vested in it by la"~, the Fe<leral Reserve Board hereby
levies an assessment U}On the several Federal Reserve
Banks of an amount equal to tv,o hundred ninety-six thousand~hs of one per cent (.00296} of the tctal paid-in
capital stock and surplus of such banks, and the .l!'iscal
Agent Of the Board is hereby authorized to collect from
said banks such assessment and execute, in the name of
the Board receipts for ~yments made.
such assessment
will be collected in two installments o£ one-half each;
the first installment to be paid on January l, 1919, and
the second hal£ on 1~rch 1, 1919.