2016 US Code
Title 12 - Banks and Banking
Chapter 3 - Federal Reserve System
Subchapter XVI - Civil Liability of Federal Reserve and Member Banks, Shareholders, and Officers
Sec. 502 - Liability of shareholders of Federal reserve banks on contracts, etc.

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Citation 12 U.S.C. § 502 (2016)
Section Name §502. Liability of shareholders of Federal reserve banks on contracts, etc.
Section Text

The shareholders of every Federal reserve bank shall be held individually responsible, equally and ratably, and not one for another, for all contracts, debts, and engagements of such bank to the extent of the amount of their subscriptions to such stock at the par value thereof in addition to the amount subscribed, whether such subscriptions have been paid up in whole or in part under the provisions of this chapter.

Source Credit

(Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, §2 (par.), 38 Stat. 252.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning act Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251, known as the Federal Reserve Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under section 226 of this title and Tables.

CODIFICATION

Section is comprised of the fourth par. of section 2 of act Dec. 23, 1913. For classification of other pars. of section 2 of this Act, see Codification note set out under section 222 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 3 - FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
SUBCHAPTER XVI - CIVIL LIABILITY OF FEDERAL RESERVE AND MEMBER BANKS, SHAREHOLDERS, AND OFFICERS
Sec. 502 - Liability of shareholders of Federal reserve banks on contracts, etc.
Contains section 502
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 38 Stat. 252, 251
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