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POWERS OF FEDERAL LAND BANKS
Sec. 13. That every Federal land bank shall have
power, subject to the limitations and requirements of
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subject to check, with any member bank of the Federal
Reserve System, and to receive interest on the same as
May be agreed.
INVESTMENT IN FARM LOAN BONDS
Sree. 27. That farm loan bonds issued under the pro-
visions of this Act by Federal land banks or joint stock
and banks shall be a lawful investment for all fiduciary
and trust funds, and may be accepted as security for all
dublic deposits.
Any member bank of the Federal Reserve System may
buy and sell farm loan bonds issued under the authority
of this Act.
Any Federal reserve bank may buy and sell farm loan
donds issued under this Act to the same extent and sub-
ject to the same limitations placed upon the purchase and
sale by said banks of State, county, district, and munici-
pal bonds under subsection (b) of section fourteen of the
Federal Reserve Act approved December twnety-third,
nineteen hundred and thirteen.
DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS OF SALE OF LIBERTY BONDS
Section 7 of the First Liberty Bond Act, approved April 24, 1917 2
Sgc. 7. That the Secretary of the Treasury, in his dis-
“retion, is hereby authorized to deposit in such banks and
‘rust companies as he may designate the proceeds, or any
part thereof, arising from the sale of the bonds and cer-
ificates of indebtedness authorized by this Act, or the
bonds previously authorized as described in section four
of this Act, and such deposits may bear such rate of
interest and be subject to such terms and conditions as
the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe: Provided,
That the amount so deposited shall not in any case exceed
the amount withdrawn from any such bank or trust com-
pany and invested in such bonds or certificates of indebt-
1 This section in effect amends see. 15, Federal Reserve Act, which relates to Gov-
srnment deposits: also sec. 19, which prescribes reserve requirements of member banks.