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At a meeting of the Lxecutive Committee of the
Federal Reserve Board, held in the office of the Governor,
':;ednesday, August 14, 1918, at 3:10 P.M.,
Mr. Harding, presiding
Lir. Miller
Hamlin
Mr. Broderick, noting Secretary.
Business was presented and disposed of as follows:
Report submitted by ax'. Harding and 11r. Hamlin
recommending admission of State institutions as set forth
in the auxiliary minute book as of this data, subject to
conditions stated in the individual report attached to each
application.
Dated August 15th, application of Second rational
Bank of Baltimore for permission to accept drafts drawn upon
it up to 100,; of its capital and surplus under provisions
of :suction 13 of the Federal Reserve Act.

Approved.

Memorandum of Counsel dated August 14th, in re application of the Emerson and Buckingham Bank and Trust Co.,
in process of conversion for permission to exercise trust
powers under authority of ,3ection 11-K of the Federal Reserve
Act.
Recommendation of Counsel to effect that Company be
advised that its application will be acted upon when the
examiner's report is received and that arrangements be made
with the Comptroller's office to permit the application for
conversion to be withdrawn in the event that the Board re


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fuses the application for permission to exercise trust
powers and also that this plan be adopted in all cases of
this character.

Approved.

Lease for space occupied by Division of Foreign
Lxchange at 50 t,all Street, New York, from Federal Reserve
Bank of New York at .?.2.37 per square foot per annum. 4proved.
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Dated August 14th, recommending admission of State institutions as set forth in the auxiliary
minute book as of this date, subject to
the conditions stated in the individual
reports attached to each application.
At 3l50 P.:., the meeting adjourned.

Actin
.iepproved:




Secretary.