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A meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys-

tem was held in Washington on Wednesday, November 27, 1935, at 10:15

a. ra.

PRESENT: Mr. Eccles, ChairmanMr. Thomas, Vice ChairmanMr. HamlinMr. MillerMr. JamesMr. Szymczak

Mr. Morrill, SecretaryMr. Bethea, Assistant SecretaryMr. Carpenter, Assistant SecretaryMr. Clayton, Assistant to the ChairmanMr. Wyatt, General CounselMr. Smead, Chief of the Division of Bank

OperationsMr. Paulger, Chief of the Division of

ExaminationsMr. Wingfield, Assistant General Counsel

In accordance with the action taken at the meeting yesterday,

there was presented a draft of a letter to the Chairman of the Federal

OP" Market Committee with regard to granting authority to the executive

e°mmittee to make shifts in maturities of securities held in the System

°Pen market account.

Certain amendments were suggested tothe letter and it was agreed that theletter should be revised and submitted forfurther consideration.

Reference was made to a memorandum dated November 20, 19350 from

Mr. Smead, which had been circulated previously among the members of the

11°e'rd, with respect to the revision of Form 105, Condition Report of

State Member Banks, for the December 31, 1935, call. Among the changes

14'0Posed to be made in the form was the inclusion of an item providing

tol" tile reporting of "loans to others than brokers or dealers in securi-

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"ties for the purpose of purchasing or carrying securities", in con-

nection with which Mr. Smead stated that the inclusion of this item

had been suggested by Mr. Parry, Chief of the Division of Security

Loans, for the purpose of obtaining information which it was felt would

be of assistance to the division in formulating a draft of the regu-

lation covering the extension and maintenance of credit by banks for

the purpose of purchasing or carrying securities, and that it was pro-

Posed to include in the letter to the Federal reserve agents transmitting

the form a statement that it was contemplated that the figures reported

by the banks would represent the banks' best estimate of the amount of

1°ans made for the purpose of purchasing and carrying securities.

Several members of the Board expressed the opinion that the inclusion

of the item would not be desirable and would not be productive of re-

liable results.

At Chairman Eccles' suggestion Mr. Parry, Chief of the Divi-

si°n of Security Loans, was called into the meeting and he made a brief

statement of the reasons for the suggestion that the item be included

in the call report form, during which he referred particularly to the

cilfrioulties connected with the formulation of proposed Regulation U

l'elating to credit extended by banks. Certain aspects of the matter

were discussed and Mr. Parry stated that, in view of the opinions ex-

Pressed during the discussion, he would withdraw the suggestion that

the item be included in the call report.

The other suggested changes in thecall report form were approved with the


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understanding that the proposed ScheduleI, "cash, balances with other banks, ex-changes for clearing house, etc.", as in-cluded in the form would be in conformitywith Regulation "D", approved by the Boardat the meeting yesterday, which providesthat "balances due from other banks" do notinclude balances due from foreign branchesof American banks or from American branchesof foreign banks.

At this point Mr. Parry left the meeting.

Chairman Eccles then suggested that consideration be given to

the draft of Regulation "H", Membership of State Banks and Trust Com-

Panies, which had been prepared by the staff and revised following

receipt of the comments and suggestions of the Federal reserve banks

and others, and which had been discussed in the revised form at an

informal conference of members of the Board and the staff. Mr. Wyatt

°Iltlined the controversial points in the regulation which were considered

at the conference above referred to as outlined in a memorandum dated

November 2, 1935, from Mr. Wingfield, and called attention to certain

8r4endments which had been suggested, particularly in connection with

the proposed conditions of membership.

There was a detailed discussion of condition of membership

numbered 5 which related to the investment of funds held by banks as

fiduciaries, and the opinion was expressed by Chairman Eccles that the

et3nd1ti0n as drawn would prevent a bank from making a loan as fiduciary

" 4 single mortgage for the account of two or more trusts being ad-

ministered by the bank, and that, in his opinion, there was no objection

to this practice so long as the bank owned no portion of the mortgage,


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and that new member banks should not be placed at such a competitive

disadvantage in relation to other member banks which would not be sub-

ject to such a condition of membership, and to nonmember banks. Mr.

Wyatt pointed out that the policy laid down in the condition was sub-

stantially the same as that enunciated in the statement of trust prin-

ciples adopted by the American Bankers Association, and the rule laid

down in the Board's Regulation "F" with regard to trust powers of na-

tional banks. Consideration was then given to various suggested amend-

ments to the condition which would meet the point raised by Mr. Eccles.

Counsel was requested to prepare a re-vision of the condition which would incorpo-rate these suggested amendments.

Other amendments to the regulation wereagreed to and Mr. Szymczak moved that thetext of condition numbered 5 to be prepared byMr. Wyatt be circulated among the members ofthe Board for consideration, with the under-standing that, as soon as the text of the con-dition was approved, the regulation would beadopted and issued in the form as otherwiseagreed upon at this meeting, to become effec-tive as of January 1, 1936.

Carried unanimously.

At this point Mr. Cherry, Assistant Counsel, joined the meeting.

There was then presented the draft of the regulation with re-

to loans to executive officers of member banks which had been pre-

P"ed by the staff and revised following receipt of comments and sug-

gesticas from the Federal reserve banks and others and which had been

Qiisellascd in the revised form at an informal conference of members of

the 8°19.rd and the staff. Mr. Wyatt reviewed the controversial points

14 theregulation which had been considered at the conference referred


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to above, as set forth in a memorandum dated November 5, 1935, from

Mr. Cherry, and outlined the consideration that had been given to the

definition in the regulation of the term "executive officer".

The definition was discussed and twoamendments thereto were agreed upon. Anamendment to subsection 1(c) was also ap-proved, following which, upon motion by Mr.Miller, and in accordance with the actiontaken at the meeting yesterday, the regula-tion was approved and adopted unanimously inthe following form as Regulation "0", to be-come effective January 1, 1936:

"REGULATION 0

"Effective January 1, 1936.

"LOANS TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF MEUBER BANKS

"STATUTORY PROVISIONS

"This regulation is based upon and issued pursuant to theProvisions of subsection (g) of section 22 of the Federal Re-serve Act which, together with related provisions of law, arePublished in the Appendix hereto.

"SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS

"For the purpose of this regulation -"(a) The term 'member bank' means any national bank, State

bank, savings bank, trust company, Morris Plan bank, mutualsavings bank, or other banking institution which is a memberOf the Federal Reserve System.

"(b) The term 'executive officer' means the Chairmanof the Board of Directors, the President, every Vice President,the Cashier, Secretary, Treasurer, and Trust Officer of a mem-ber bank, and, in addition, every other officer of a memberbank who participates in the management of the bank or anybranch thereof, regardless of whether he has an official titleor whether his title contains a designation of assistant, andregardless of whether he is serving without salary or othercompensation; but such term does not include a director or mem-ber of a committee who is not also an executive officer withinthe foregoing definition.


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"(c) The terms 'loan', iloanigg.', "extension of credit',and 'extend credit' mean the making of a loan or the extendingof credit in any manner whatsoever, and include -

(1) Any advance by means of an overdraft, cashitem, or otherwise;

(2) The acquisition by discount, purchase, exchange,or otherwise of any note, draft, bill of ex-change or other evidence of indebtedness uponwhich an executive officer may be liable as maker,drawer, indorser, guarantor, or surety;

(5) The increase of an existing indebtedness, ex-cept on account of accrued interest or on ac-count of taxes, insurance, or other expensesincidental to the existing indebtedness andadvanced by the bank for its own protection;

(4) Any advance of unearned salary or other unearnedcompensation for periods in excess of 30 days;and

(5) Any other transaction as a result of which anexecutive officer becomes obligated to a bank,directly or indirectly by any means whatsoever,by reason of an indorsement on an obligationor otherwise, to pay money or its equivalent.

"Such terms, however, do not include (i) advances againstaccrued salary or other accrued compensation, or for the pur-pose of providing for the payment of authorized travel or otherexpenses incurred or to be incurred on behalf of the bank,(ii) the acquisition by a bank of any check deposited in or de-livered to the bunk in the usual course of business unlessit results in the granting of an overdraft to or the carryingof a cash item for an executive officer, or (iii) the acquisi-tion of any note, draft, bill of exchange, or other evidenceOf indebtedness, through a merger or consolidation of banksor a similar transaction by which a bank acquires assets andassumes liabilities of another bank or other organization, orthrough foreclosure on collateral or similar proceeding for theprotection of the bank.

"(d) The terms 'borrow' and 'become indebted' mean anytransaction by which an executive officer, directly or indirectlyby any means whatsoever, receives a loan or extension of creditas defined above.

"SECTION 2. GENERAL PROVISIMS

"(a) Executive officers and _partnership's prohibited fromborrowing. - Except as provided in section 3 of this regulation,an executive officer of a member bank shall not borrow from or


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"otherwise become indebted to the member bank of which he isan executive officer and a partnership in which one or moreexecutive officers of a member bank are partners having eitherindividually or together a majority interest in the partner-ship shall not borrow from or otherwise become indebted tosuch member bank.

"(b) Member banks 'Prohibited from loaning. to executiveofficers and partnershios. - Except as provided in section 3of this regulation, no member bank shall make any loan or ex-tend credit in any manner to any of its own executive officersand no member bank shall make any loan or extend credit inany manner to a partnership in which one or more executiveOfficers of such member bank are partners having either individ-ually or together a majority interest in the partnership.

"SECTION 5. EXCEPTIONS

"(a) The provisions of section 2 of this regulation shallnot apply -

(1) To any loan or extension of credit by a memberbank, provided that, as a result of such loanor extension of credit, an executive officer ofthe member bank does not become indebted to itin an amount in excess of 42,5001 and providedfurther that a majority of the entire board ofdirectors of the member bank has in each casegiven prior approval to such loan or extensionof credit;1

(2) To the indorsing or guaranteeing for the protec-tion of a member bank of any loan or other assetwhich shall have been previously acquired bythe member bank in good faith, regardless ofthe amount thereof; or

(3) To any loan, indebtedness, or extension of credit,regardless of the amount thereof, for the purposeof protecting a member bank against loss or givingfinancial assistance to it.

"(b) The approval of any loan or extension of credit underthe provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this sec-tlon shall be evidenced by a resolution of the board of directors

"11t is not contemplated that a renewal or extension of aloan previously made and approved under the provisions of thisParagraph must be approved by the board of directors if suchrenewal or extension does not include an increase in the in-debtedness of the executive officer involved.


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"spread upon the minute book of the bank; and any indorsement,guarantee, loan, indebtedness, or extension of credit underthe provisions of paragraph '(2) or (5) of subsection (a) ofthis section shall be reported to the board of directors ofthe bank and a record thereof incorporated in the minute bookof the bank.

"SECTION 4. RENEWALS OR EXTENSIONS OF LOANSMADE PRIOR TO JUNE 16, 1955

"(a) Loans may be renewed under certain conditions. -Loans made to an executive officer prior to June 16, 1965, bythe member bank of which he is an executive officer, may be re-newed or extended with the prior approval of the board of direc-tors of the member bank for periods expiring not later thanJune 16, 1938. Any such renewal or extension shall be madeonly ;there the board of directors of the member bank shall havesatisfied itself that such renewal or extension is in the bestinterest of the member bank and that the executive officer in-debted has made a reasonable effort to reduce his obligation.The findings of the board of directors with respect theretoshall be evidenced by a resolution spread upon the minute bookof the bank. No such loan shall be renewed or extended, byconversion into a demand loan or othersise, for periods expiringsubsequent to June 16, 1938.

"(b) Limitations not applicable to excepted loans. - Thelimitations prescribed in the foregoing subsection shall notapply to any loan, indebtedness, extension of credit or to theindorsing or guaranteeing of any loan or other asset referredto in section 3 of this regulation.

"SECTION 5. REPORTS BY EXECUTIVE OFFICERSOF MEMBER BANKS OF THEIR INDEBT-

EDNESS TO OTHER BANKS

"Any executive officer of any member bank who on the effec-tive date of this regulation is or thereafter becomes indebtedto any bank, banking association, or trust company (including amember bank) other than the member bank of which he is an execu-tive officer shall, within 50 calendar days after the effectivedate of this regulation or within 10 calendar days after he be-comes so indebted, as the case may be, make a written reportthereof to the board of directors of the member bank of which heis an executive officer. 2 Each such report shall state the nameof the bank to which he is indebted, the date such indebtedness

No report need be made in the case of renewals or exten-sions of an indebtedness which has been previously reported, pro-vided the indebtedness is not increased.


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date of maturity thereof, the amountthe form of the indebtedness, theany, and the purpose for which theare to be used. A record of the re-

ceipt of each such report shall be made in the minute bookof the member bank receiving it and all such reports shallbe retained by such member bank and made available, uponrequest, for inspection by duly authorized examiners.

"SECTION 6. PENALTIES

"(a) Executive officer subject to removal from office.-Any executive officer of a member bank who violates any provisionof subsection (g) of section 22 of the Federal Reserve Act willbe subject to removal from office in the manner prescribed insection 50 of the Banking Act of 1933.

"(b) Member banks subject to forfeiture of membership.Any member bank which violates any provision of subsection (g)of section 22 of the Federal Reserve Act will, in the case ofa national bank, be subject to the forfeiture of all rights,Privileges, and franchises granted to it under the NationalBank Act, in the manner prescribed in section 2 of the FederalReserve Act and, in the case of any State member bank, be sub-ject to the forfeiture of all of its rights and privileges ofmembership in the Federal Reserve System, in the manner pre-scribed in section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act."

It was agreed that Regulation "0"should be sent to the Federal reserve banksas soon as possible with the request that,in order to enable the placing of copies inthe hands of member banks promptly, the Fed-eral reserve banks print the regulation assoon as possible and send copies thereof totheir member banks. It was also agreed that,as there was no urgency in the distributionof Regulations "Hu and "P", these regula-tions should be printed by the Board inWashington and sent to the Federal reservebanks for distribution.

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the .meetings yesterday and today„ 'Chairman Eccles stated that he felt

that they should be released as soon as possible to be effective as of

january 1, 1956. In this connection, Mr. Wyatt suggested that it would

be desirable in releasing the regulations to issue some explanatorystatement.

Friday,

It was agreed that such statements couldbe issued with the approval of the Chairmanwithout bringing the matter to the attention ofthe Board.

It was agreed that a meeting of the Board should be held on

November 29, 1955, at 10:00 a. m., for the purpose of discussing

the aPpointment of Class C directors and directors at branches of the

rect •eral reserve banks for the coming year.

At this point Mr. Cherry left the room and Mr. Baumann, Assiaant

0°1111sell joined the meeting.

Reference was then made to the draft of Regulation "P", Holding

ComPanY Affiliates - Voting Permits, and the draft of letter to all Fed-

reserve agents containing instructions relating to the preparation ofeZhibit--s accompanying applications for voting permits, which had been pre-

by the staff and revised follorinq receipt of the comments and sug-Eest

i°ns of the Federal reserve banks, and which had been discussed in

e reviE3ed form at an informal conference of members of the Board and

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the at as set forth in a memorandum dated November 18, 1935, from Mr.


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Baumann. Certain amendments to the regulation suggested by Mr. Hamlin

were discussed and it was pointed out that the proposed standard conditions

Upon which voting permits would be issued, and upon which the Board had not

Yet reached a conclusion, were not a part of the regulation but would be

Incorporated in separate agreements to be executed by the individual hold-

ing company affiliates.

At the conclusion of the discussion,Regulation "P" was approved and adoptedunanimously in the following form, to be-come effective as of January 1, 1936:

"REGULATION P

"Revised Effective January 1, 1936.(Superseding Regulation PI Series of 1933)

"HOLDING COMPANY AFFILIATES -- VOTING PERMITS

"STATUTORY PROVISIONS.

"This regulation is based upon and issued pursuant to vari-ous provisions of section 5144 of the Revised Statutes of theUnited States and of the Federal Reserve Act, the most importantof which, together with related provisions of law, are publishedin the Appendix hereto.

"SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS"For the purposes of this regulation --"(a) Holding company affiliate.--The term 'holding company

affiliate, shall have the meaning given to it by section 2(c) ofthe Banking Act of 1933.1/ (See Appendix, page .)

"(b) Affiliate.--The term 'affiliate' shall have the mean-ing given to it by section 2(b) of the Banking Act of 1933 (SeeAPpendix, page .)E1

"1 An organization is not a holding company affiliate of abank (national or State) unless the bank is a member of the FederalReserve System.

"2/ For the purposes of certain provisions of sections 9 and23A of the Federal Reserve Act and section 5211 of the RevisedStatutes of the United States, the term 'affiliate' also includesanY 'holding company affiliate'.


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"(c) Subsidiary.--The term 'subsidiary' means any corpora-tion, business trust, association, or other similar organizationengaged in any kind of business whatsoever (including any memberO] nonmember bank)--

(1) Of which any corporation, business trust, associa-tion, or other similar organization owns or controls, directlyor indirectly, a majority of the shares of capital stock; or

(2) Of which any corporation, business trust, associa-tion, or other similar organization owns or controls, directlyor indirectly, more than 50 per centum of the number of sharesvoted for the election of the directors, trustees, or otherPersons exercising similar functions at the preceding election;or

(3) Of which any corporation, business trust, association,or other similar organization controls in any manner the elec-tion of a majority of the directors, trustees, or other personsexercising similar functions; or

(4) Of which all or substantially all the capital stockis held by trustees for the benefit of the shareholders ormembers of any corporation, business trust, association, orother similar organization."(d) Affiliated.—Any corporrItion, business trust, associa-

tion, or other similar organization (including any member or non-member bank) shall be deemed to be 'affiliated' with another suchorganization:

(1) If either organization owns or controls, directly orindirectly, a majority of the shares or of the voting sharesof the other or more than 50 per centum of the number of sharesof the other voted for the election of directors, trustees, orOther persons exercising similar functions at the preceding elec-tion; or

(2) If either controls in any manner the election of amajority of the other's directors, trustees, or other persons

exercising similar functions; or(3) If control of either is held, directly or indirectly,

through stock ownership or In any other manner, by shareholdersOf the other who also own or control a majority of the sharesOf the latter or more than 50 per centum of the number of sharesof the latter voted for the election of directors, trustees, orother persons exercising similar functions at the precedingelection; or

(4) If control of either is held, directly or indirectly,through stock ownership or in any other manner, by trusteesfor the benefit of the shareholders of the other; or

(5) If a majority of the directors, trustees, or otherPersons exercising similar functions of either have similarconnections with the other."(e) Member bank.--The term 'member bank, means any national


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"bank, State bank, savings bank, trust company, Morris Plan bank,mutual savings bank, or other banking institution which is a mem-ber of the Federal Reserve System.

"(f) Nonmember bank.--The term 'nonmember bank' means anybanking institution which is not a member of the Federal ReserveSystem.

"(g) General voting permit.--The term 'general voting permit'means any voting permit entitling a holding company affiliate tovote the stock which it owns or controls of a subsidiary memberbank at all meetings of the shareholders of such bank and for allPurposes.

"(h) Limited votin.1 permit.--The term 'limited voting Permit'means any voting permit authorizing a holding company affiliate tovote the stock which it owns or controls of a subsidiary memberbank only at a designated meeting or meetings of the shareholdersof such bank or at a meeting or meetings held within a designatedPeriod of time and for only such purposes as are stated in thePermit.

"(i) Board.--The term 'Board, means the Board of GovernorsOf the Federal Reserve System.

"SECTION 2. ORGANIZATIONS NOT ENGAGED AS A BUSINESSIN HOLDING STOCK OF, OR MANAGING OR CONTROLLING, BANKS.

"The term 'holding company affiliate' does not include (ex-cept for the purposes of See. 23A of the Federal Reserve Act) any°Iyanization which is determined by the Board not to be engaged,directly or indirectly, as a business in holding the stock of, ormanaging or controlling, banks, banking associations, savings banks,or trust companies. The Board will consider this matter in actingupon applicPtions for voting permits and if, on the basis of theavailable information, it determines that an applicant is not soengage within the meaning of the law, it will advise such appli-cant

accordingly., "If any organization which does not have a voting permit ap-,tication pending before the Board desires that the Board deter-mine that it is not engaged, directly or indirectly, as a business

tholding the stock of, or managing or controlling, banks, bank-associations, savings banks, or trust companies, it shall file

request for such determination."A7 such request shall be accompanied by full informationcorl,

it - .1711ng all matters having a bearing on the question, includ-;g the purpose for which the organization filing the request wasd'ganized, the nature and purpose of its present activities, theet seription and value of its various classes of assets, its rela-i

o °484iPs with affiliated organizations (including name and addressf a e4ch such organization, the character of its business or otherc,'ivities, and the nature of the relationship), and the bank


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"Stocks which.it directly or indirectly owns or controls (includ-ing the number and value of the shares owned or controlled ofeach bank, the total number of outstanding shares of each bank,and the manner in and purpose for which such stock, or controlthereof, was acquired and is held)./

"Any such request and the supporting information shall bein Writing and shall be filed in duplicate with the Federal Re-serve agent at the Federal Reserve bank of the district in whichthe principal office of such organization is located. The Fed-eral Reserve agent shall forward to the Board the original there-of together with his recommendations and the opinion of counselfor the Federal Reserve bank of such district.

"SECTION 3. STATE MEMBER BANKS MUST OBTAIN AND FILEAGREEMENTS BY HOLDING COMPANY AFFILIATES.

"Each State member bank which is or hereafter becomes atlbsidiary of a holding company affiliate shall obtain from suchnolding company affiliate an agreement (Form P-5) that such hold-

Company affiliate will be subject to the same conditions andlimitations as are applicable to holding company affiliates ofnational banks under the provisions of section 5144 of the Re-

Statutes, Such agreement shall be obtained within 90 daysafter such member bank shall have become a subsidiary of theholding company affiliate.

"Upon the failure of a State member bank which is now orh!reafter becomes a subsidiary of a holding company affiliate to

the requisite agreement within the time prescribed, theaw makes it the duty of the Board to require such bank to stir-

its stock of the Federal Reserve bank and to forfeit allrights and privileges of membership in the Federal Reserve System.

orThe original and one copy of such agreement must be filed_

°mPtlr with the Federal Reserve agent at the Federal ReserveDank of the district in which the holding company affiliate's!Fincipal office is located, and the original of such agreementhall be sent by such Federal Reserve agent to the Board.

"A4Y State banking institution applying for membership inthe Federal Reserve System will be required to obtain and filea Sim41"-ar agreement (Form P-6) by any corporation, business trust,

association or other similar organization which will become a110ing company affiliate of such banking institution upon thelatt

-s!mission to membership in the Federal Reserve System.

n /.e./ If the organization filing the request has previously

-n granted a general voting permit, it need only file such in-as is necessary to supplement and bring up to date the

41.1.°rmation contained in its a-Tlication for such permit.


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"SECTION 4. NECESSITY FOR OBTAINING VOTING PERMITS

"No holding company affiliate of a national bank or of aState member bank which has executed the agreement required by

section 5 of this regulation may lawfully vote any share ofstock of such bank for any purpose, other than to place such bankin voluntary liquidation or to take any other action pertainingto the voluntary liquidation of such bank, unless such holding

company affiliate shall have first obtained a voting permit, pur-

suant to the provisions of section 5144 of the Revised Statutesand of this regulation, and unless such voting permit shall bein force at the time such shares are voted.

"No State banking institution will be admitted to membershipin the Federal Reserve System until each corporation, business

trust, association, or other similar organization which will be-come a holding company affiliate of such banking institution uponthe latter's admission to membership in the Federal Reserve Systemhas filed an application for a voting permit. At its discretion,the Board will either (a) require that each such applicant for avoting

permit comply with all conditions to the granting of ageneral voting permit prior to the admission of the bank to mem-

bership, or (b) admit the bank to membership subject to the condi-tion that each such applicant obtain a general voting permitWithin a reasonable time.

"SECTION 5. GRANTING OF VOTING PERMITS

"Any holding company affiliate of a member bank, and anysuch organization of which a nonmember bank applying for member-

'1P in the Federal Reserve System is a subsidiary, may make ap-

?lication to the Board for a voting permit entitling it to votethe shares owned or controlled by it at any or all meetings ofShareholders of each of its subsidiary member banks or entitlingthe trustee or trustees holding the shares for its benefit or thebenefit of its shareholders or members so to vote such shares.

"In acting upon an application for a voting permit, theBoard is required to consider the financial condition of the ap-

Plicant, the general character of its management, and the probableeffect of the granting of such permit upon the affairs of each°J its subsidiary member banks. The Board is vested with discre-tional authority to grant or withhold any voting permit appliedifor as the public interest may require, provided, however, that

no voting permit shall be granted except upon certain conditionsPrescribed by law. Accordingly, each applicant for a votingpermit will be required to execute certain agreements which are

''ontained in Form P-1 (the application form) and the Board, in:ranting voting permits, will prescribe such additional conditions

.1! it may, in the circumstances, deem reasonable and proper and-" the public interest.


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"SECTION 6. PROCEDURE RELATING TOAPPLICATIONS FOR VOTING PERMITS.

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"An applicant for a voting permit need file only one appli-cation, notwithstanding the fact that it may desire permissionto vote shares of more than one bank. The application shall besubmitted on Form P-1 and the applicant shall furnish the ex-hibits referred to therein as a part of its application. Ex-hibits C, LI N, n, and Q shall be furnished on Forms P-21 P-3,P-4, P-51 and P-6, respectively. All forms (except signaturesOf persons executing same) should be filled out by typewriter.Instructions concerning the preparation of the other exhibitsShould be obtained from the Federal Reserve agent.

"The application and the exhibits referred to in the appli-cation blank shall be executed and filed in duplicate with theFederal Reserve agent at the Federal Reserve bank of the districtin which the applicant's principal office is located and a copythereof shall be filed with the Federal Reserve agent at theFederal Reserve bank of each other district in which a subsidiarymember bank or subsidiary nonmember bank applying for membershipis located.

"The Federal Reserve agent at the Federal Reserve bank ofthe district in which the applicant's principal office is locatedwill forward the original application to the Board, with his rec-ommendation and that of the executive committee of the Federaleserve bank of his district. The Federal Reserve agent at theFederal Reserve bank of any other district in which a subsidiarymember bank or a subsidiary nonmember bank applying for member-ip is located will forward to the Board his recommendation and

that of the executive committee of the Federal Reserve bank ofsuch district.4.. "If a holding company affiliate, which has filed an applica-'ion for a voting permit, desires to vote shares of a subsidiaryrilember bank at any meeting of the bank's shareholders before the;oard.iliate

grants it a general voting permit, such holding company af-may request the Board to grant a limited permit entitlingit.to vote the shares at such meeting. The request shall be in

writing and shall be signed by a duly authorized officer of theaPPlicant. It shall state the approximate date of the meetingand shall contain full information concerning the matters to be!Fted upon at such meeting. It shall be filed in dunlicate with'tle Federal Reserve agent with whom the application for a votingPtrmit has been filed and the Federal Reserve agent shall forward"e original of such request to the Board with his recommendation.

"SECTION 7. RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

"Beginning June 161 19381 every holding company affiliate


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"must, during the life of any voting permit granted to it, com-ply with the provisions of section 5144 of the Revised Statutesrelating to reserves of readily marketable assets other thanbank stock (See Appendix, page ). The assets required to bemaintained as reserves may be used by the holding company af-filiate for replacement of capital in banks affiliated with itand for the elimination of losses incurred in such banks; butany deficiency in such assets resulting from such use must bemade up within a period of two years after the date such assetsare so depleted, unless the Board, in its discretion, extendssuch period for cause.

"SECTION 8. REVOCATION OF PERMIT

"If it appears to the Board that any holding company affil-iate has violated any of the provisions of the Banking Act of1933 or of any agreement made pursuant to section 5144 of theRevised Statutes, the Board may, in its discretion, revoke anyvoting permit theretofore granted to such holding company affil-iate after giving 60 days' notice by registered mail of its in-tention to the holding company affiliate and affording it anopportunity to be heard.

"SECTION 9. PARTICIPATION BY SUBSIDIARYMEMBER BANKS IN NOMINATION OR ELECTION OF

DIRECTORS OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.

"'Whenever two or more member banks within the same FederalReserve district are subsidiaries of the same holding companyaffiliate, only one such bank may participate in any nominationor election of directors of the Federal Reserve bank for suchdistrict, and the holding company affiliate of such subsidiarymember banks may designate the particular subsidiary member bankWhich is to participate in such nomination or election. A hold-ing company affiliate may designate one of its subsidiary memberbanks in each of the three groups into which member banks ofeach Federal Reserve district are divided for electoral purposesto participate in the nomination and election of each directorchosen by the group of which such bank is a member.

"SECTION 10. FORMS.

"All forms referred to in this regulation and all suchforms as they may be amended from time to time shall be a partof this regulation."

The proposed letter to all Fed-eral reserve agents was approved unani-mously in the following form:


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"As you know, the detailed instructions relating to thepreparation of exhibits DI G and H in connection with appli-cations for voting permits, heretofore contained in sectionVII of Regulation PI have been omitted from that regulationas revised effective January 1, 1936. In lieu thereof, theregulation now provides that information concerning the prepa-ration of such exhibits and others for which printed formshave not been prepared may be obtained from the Federal Re-serve agents.

"For your guidance, instructions concerning the prepara-tion of certain of the exhibits are set forth in this letter.These instructions indicate the information which the Boarddesires to have furnished to it generally but it is realizedthat in some cases it will be impracticable and unnecessaryto follow such instructions implicitly. It is contemplatedthat you will furnish applicants for voting permits with suchdetailed instructions as may be necessary in view of the cir-cumstances of the particular cases in order that the exhibitsmay contain the desired information.

"With reference to exhibits not hereinafter commented upon,it is believed that the descriptions contained in Form P-1are self-sufficient and that no instructions are necessary.The instructions with reference to the other exhibits are asfollows:

"Exhibit D. The required statement of financial condi-tion of the applicant shall be prepared as of the date of theapplication or a date not in excess of 60 days prior thereto.It shall show separately each control account or each princi-Pal group or class of assets, liabilities, and net worth andshall be supported by schedules and detailed information withrespect to the following:

1. Investments of applicant in each class of capitalstock of each subsidiary bank and each other or-ganization with which applicant or any of its sub-sidiaries is affiliated, showing the number ofshares of stock of each such subsidiary or affil-iated organization authorized, the par value there-of, the number of shares outstanding, the number ofsuch shares owned by applicant, the cost of same toapplicant, the amount at which carried in the assetsof the applicant, the number of such shares pledgedby the applicant, if any, and the name of thepledgee and the purpose of the pledge.

2. Other investments -(a) Bonds - name of obligor, interest rate,

maturity, par value, carrying value,and amounts pledged by the applicant,if any, and the name of the pledgee andthe purpose of the pledge;


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"(b) Stocks - name of issuing corporation,number of shares held, total number ofshares outstanding (if known), class,par value, carrying value, and numberof shares pledged by the applicant, ifany, and the name of the pledgee and thepurpose of the pledge.

6. Notes and accounts receivable from each subsidiaryand each other organization with which applicant orany of its subsidiaries is affiliated, showing theamount, date, maturity date, nature and purpose ofeach and the description of any collateral thereto.

4. Notes and accounts receivable from directors, of-ficers, and employees of the applicant and its sub-sidiaries and other organizations with which appli-cant or any of its subsidiaries is affiliated, show-ing the amount, date, maturity date, nature and pur-pose of each and the description of any collateralthereto.

5. Notes and accounts receivable from others.6. Other assets.7. Notes and accounts payable and other obligations

(including bonds, debentures, loans, extensions ofcredit, advances in any form, repurchase agreements,and securities borrowed) to each subsidiary bank andeach other organization with which applicant or anyof its subsidiaries is affiliated, showing the amount,date, maturity date, interest rate, nature and pur-pose of each and the description of any collateralthereto.

8. Other notes and accounts payable and all other obli-gations.

9. Each class of capital stock of applicant, showing thenumber of shares authorized and outstanding, the parvalue thereof, and any pertinent facts relating topreferences, redemptions, cumulative dividends, vot-ing rights, etc., and any options or stock purchasewarrants outstanding.

10. Contingent liabilities of applicant, showing theamount and nature of each.

"There shall be attached to this exhibit a copy of the latestannual report of the applicant which was prepared for or sent tothe shareholders thereof. There shall also be attached operatingstatements (including therein detailed statement of income andexpenses) and analyses of applicant's surplus and undivided profits

rcount covering at least the last two fiscal years and the portionS the current fiscal year up to the date of the statement ofLlnancial condition of the applicant contained in this exhibit,


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"including full information concerning dividends and fees formanagement and service charges received from, and contributionsmade to, subsidiaries and other affiliated organizations and anexplanation concerning the manner in which any paid-in, initial,or capital surplus was created and any changes therein.

"If applicant is exercising fiduciary powers, there shallalso be attached to this exhibit a financial statement of condi-tion of the applicant's trust department, together with a supple-mentary statement setting forth the amount of capital stock,bonds, debentures, or other obligations of or guaranteed by theapplicant or any subsidiary or other organization with whichthe applicant or any of its subsidiaries is affiliated, whichare held in any of the trusts or other fiduciary accounts inthe trust department of the applicant. This supplementarystatement shall set forth the name of each such trust, the amountof the corpus thereof, the name of the co-fiduciary, if any,the amount invested in such capital stock or obligations, thedates when such investments were made, and pertinent informa-tion as to the amounts of such capital stock or obligationswhich were purchased, acquired in the original inventory, orOtherwise acquired for each such trust, with an explanation asto the authority or instructions for the purchases.

"Exhibit E. In the event that the applicant is an organi-zation (other than a member bank) subject to examination by aState supervisory authority, a complete copy of the latest re-port of examination made by such authority shall be included inthis exhibit. This shall be supplemented by a statement showingWhat action has been taken with respect to any doubtful assets,estimated losses, and depreciation in securities shown by suchreport.

Jib F. This exhibit shall contain a detailed state-Tent regarding the management and personnel of the applicant,including the names, addresses and principal business connec-tions (including all connections with any subsidiary of the ap-plicant or any other organization with which applicant or anyof its subsidiaries is affiliated) of all directors and officers,and a list of the principal shareholders of the applicant showingthe number of shares owned by each.

"Exhibit G. This exhibit shall contain the following in-formation concerning the relationships between the applicant andIts subsidiaries and other organizations with which the appli-cant or any of its subsidiaries is affiliated and the relation-Ships between such subsidiaries and other affiliated organiza-tions:

1. A description of the function of each subsidiaryand each other affiliated organization.

2. The date on which each such relationship was es-tablished.


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"3. The purpose for which each such relationship wasestablished.

4. The number of shares of each class of stock ofeach subsidiary and each other affiliated or-ganization: (a) authorized, (b) outstanding,(c) owned by the applicant, (d) owned by anysubsidiary of the applicant, (e) held by a trus-tee or trustees for the benefit of the shareholders ormembers of the applicant, (f) controlled in anyother manner by the applicant and/or any subsidiarythereof (stating the manner in which controlled).

5. Full details concerning the manner in which the ap-plicant controls the election of a majority of thedirectors of any subsidiary other than through owner-ship or control of stock of the subsidiary.

6. Full details concerning the manner in which each or-ganization (other than a subsidiary) is affiliatedwith the applicant or a subsidiary thereof.

7. The number of shares of each class of stock of eachsubsidiary and each other affiliated organizationacquired by the applicant or a subsidiary thereof:(a) for cash or its equivalent, (b) in exchangefor stock of the applicant or a subsidiary thereof.

8. A list of the names and addresses of all directorsand officers of each subsidiary and each other af-filiated organization.

O. Full details concerning any shares of stock of anysubsidiary or other affiliated organization held bydirectors thereof subject to agreements to conveysuch shares to the applicant or a subsidiary there-of.

10. A list of all subsidiaries and other affiliated or-ganizations divorced or dissolved since June 16,19332 stating the manner in and date on which eachsuch relationship was terminated or dissolution ef-fected.

"If control of any subsidiary is held through trustees thereshall be attached to this exhibit a copy of the agreement creatingtrust and a copy of each other instrument directly affectingl'he trust, together with the following information:1. The names of the trustees.2. The names of the beneficiaries for whom the trust

is maintained.3. The purpose of the trust.

CO "This exhibit shall also contain a statement of financial, ion of each of the applicant's subsidiaries other thanrks

ndit and of each other organization with which the applicant

sha1ianY of its subsidiaries is affiliated. Each such statementbe prepared as of the date of the applicant's statement


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"of financial condition contained in Exhibit D or, if thisbe impracticable, then at the nearest date thereto which isPracticable and shall show separately each control account oreach principal group or class of assets, liabilities, and networth. There shall also be attached operating statements (in-cluding therein detailed statement of income and expenses)and analyses of surplus and undivided profits accounts of eachsuch organization covering at least the last two fiscal yearsand the portion of the current fiscal year up to the date ofthe statement of financial cordition of such organization,together with an explanation concerning the manner in whichany paid-in, initial, or capital surplus was created and anychanges therein.

"Exhibit H. Each of the required statements of financialcondition of subsidiary banks shall be prepared as of the dateof the applicant's statement of financial condition containedin Exhibit D. Each such statement 5114,111 show separately eachcontrol account or each principal group or class of assets,liabilities, and net worth and shall be supported by schedulesand detailed information with respect to the following:

1. Funds of each subsidiary bank invested in capitalstock, bonds, debentures, or other obligations ofapplicant or of any subsidiary of applicant or ofany other organization with which applicant or anyof its subsidiaries is affiliated.

2. Loans, advances, or extensions of credit made againstthe capital stock, bonds, debentures, or other obli-gations of applicant or of any subsidiary of appli-cant or of any other organization with which appli-cant or any of its subsidiaries is affiliated, show-ing the market value of any other collateral whichmay be held in connection with such loans.

3. Loans, advances, or extensions of credit 'due to'and 'due from' .the applicant and each subsidiary ofapplicant and each other organization with which ap-plicant or any of its subsidiaries is affiliated,showing the amount, date, maturity date, nature andPurpose of each and the description of any collateralthereto.

4. Other accounts 'due to' and 'due from' the applicantand each subsidiary of applicant and each other or-ganization with which applicant or any of its sub-sidiaries is affiliated, showing the amount, date,maturity date, nature and purpose of each and the de-scription of any collateral thereto.

__. If a subsidiary bank of the applicant is exercising fidu-3̀e-arY powers, there shall be attached to this exhibit a state-

of financial condition of the trust department of such


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"bank, together with a supplementary statement setting forththe amount of capital stock, bonds, debentures, or other ob-ligations of or guaranteed by the applicant, or any subsidiary,or other organization with which the applicant or any ofits subsidiaries is affiliated, which are held in any of thetrusts or other fiduciary accounts in the trust departmentof such bank. This supplementary statement shall set forththe name of each such trust, the amount of the corpus there-of, the name of the co-fiduciary, if any, the amount investedIn such capital stock or obligations, the dates when such in-vestments were made, and pertinent information as to the amountsof such capital stock or obligations which were purchased, ac-quired in the original inventory, or otherwise acquired foreach such trust, with an explanation as to the authority orinstructions for such purchases.

"Exhibit K. This exhibit shall contain a detailed state-ment of any plan of reorganization, consolidation, merger,liquidation or adjustment of capital structure involving anyof applicant's subsidiary banks or other subsidiaries orOther organizations with which applicant or any of its sub-sidiaries is affiliated, which is proposed or pending orWhich has been effected since the latest examination of anysuch organization. In each case involving the reorganizationor adjustment of the capital structure of any subsidiary oraffiliated bank full information shall be submitted relativeto the amounts of doubtful assets, estimated losses, and de-preciation in securities which have been eliminated since thelatest examination of such bank and the manner in which theeliminations were made or which are to be eliminated upon pro-posed or pending plans."

Messrs. Wyatt, Smead, Paulger, Wingfield and Baumann then left

the meeting,and the Board acted upon the following matters:

Letter to Mr. Sargent, Assistant Federal Reserve Agent at the

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, reading as follows:

:This refers to your letter of October 15, 1955, andits inclosures, relating to the holding company affiliatestatus of The Pacific Lumber Company of Augusta, Maine, Inc.

."Pursuant to the request of The First National Bank of2ootia Sti, co a, California, the Board has determined thatThe Pacific Lumber Company of Augusta Maine, Inc., is notengaged, directly or indirectly, as a business in holding thestock of, or managing or controlling, banks, banking associa-


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"tions, savings banks, or trust companies, within the mean-ing of section 2(c) of the Banking Act of 1955, as amendedby section 301 of the Banking Act of 1955. Accordingly, thatcompany is not a holding company affiliate for any purposesother than those of section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act.

"Inclosed herewith is a letter of advice addressed toMr. E. P. McKenzie, Cashier of The First National Bank ofScotia, Scotia, California, which you are requested to trans-mit to such bank. There are also inclosed two copies ofsuch letter, one of which is for your files and the otherfor transmittal to The Pacific Lumber Company of AugustaMaine, Inc. If you have not already done so, it may be de-sirable for you to call to the specific attention of thecompany and the bank the fact that the Board's action doesnot affect the holding company affiliate status of The Pacif-ic Lumber Company of Augusta Maine, Inc., for the purposesof section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act.

"As you will note, the Board expressly reserves theright to make a further determination of this matter on thebasis of the then existing facts. In this connection, it isrequested that you advise the Board if, at any time, you be-lieve that this matter should again be considered by it."

Approved unanimously, together with aletter to Mr. E. P. McKenzie, Cashier, TheFirst National Bank of Scotia, Scotia, Cali-fornia, reading as follows:

"This refers to your letter of October 11, 1935 to theAssistant Federal Reserve Agent at the Federal Reserve BankOf San Francisco, in which you request that the Board de-termine that The Pacific Lumber Company of Augusta Maine, Inc.,is not engaged, directly or indirectly, as a business in hold-ing the stock of, or managing or controlling, banks, bankingassociations, savings banks, or trust companies, within the!neaning of section 2(c) of the Banking Act of 19550 as amendedDIY section 501 of the Banking Act of 1955. A copy of yourletter was forwarded to the Board for its consideration.

"The Board understands that The Pacific Lumber Companyof Augusta Maine, Inc., was organized and is operated forthe purpose of manufacturing lumber; that such company owns475 of the 600 outstanding shares of stock of The First Na-!ional Bank of Scotia; that such company organized The Firsttiational Bank of Scotia for the purpose of maintaining bank-lng facilities for the convenience of such company and itsemployees; that such company's investment in the stock of

its bank constitutes a relatively insignificant portion of

'I's assets; that such company does not own the stock of, or


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"manage or control, any other bank; and that such company wasnot organized and is not operated for the purpose of managingor controlling banks.

"In view of the above facts, the Board has determinedthat The Pacific Lumber Company of Augusta Maine, Inc., isnot engaged, directly or indirectly, as a business in holdingthe stock of, or managing or controlling, banks, banking asso-ciations, savings banks, or trust companies, within the mean-ing of section 2(c) of the Banking Act of 1933, as amendedby section 301 of the Banking Act of 1935, and, accordingly,is not a holding company affiliate for any purposes otherthan those of section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act.

"If, however, such company acquires control over anyOther bank or if the facts should, at any time, otherwisediffer from those set out above to an extent which would in-dicate that such company might be engaged as a business inholding the stock of, or managing or controlling, banks,this matter should again be submitted to the Board for itsdetermination. The Board reserves the right to make fur-ther determination of this matter at any time on the basisof the then existing facts."

Telegram to the Federal reserve agents at all Federal reserve

banks reading as follows:

"It is suggested that semi-weekly, weekly, and semi-monthly reports by member banks of deposits for reservePurposes be compared with November I Call Reports as promptlyas practicable. Any outstanding differences should be calledtso Board's attention and reconciliation effected with memberoanks. An exact agreement cannot, of course, be expectedRending issuance of revised Regulation D and revision of CallaePort form because 'Outside checks and other cash items' asbhown in Call Report doubtless include certain amounts notrepresenting cash items in process of collection."

Approved unanimously.

Thereupon the meeting adjourned.

771,

Secretary.

Chairman.


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