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Rh the Notarial Department of the German Society, especially in matters of inheritance and other business relating to property in their old home.

The activity of the Banking Department comprises the management of the following branches of business:


 * 1) The transmission of money by bills of exchange and drafts to the larger cities of Germany, Austria, France, and Switzerland, or in cash to the residence of parties free of charge, even to the smallest towns and villages.
 * 2) The procuring of passage certificates for the voyage from Europe to this country and vice versa, as well as of passports for citizens of the United States.
 * 3) The purchasing of railroad and steamboat tickets for the journey into the interior.
 * 4) The exchange of foreign money.
 * 5) The drawing up of powers of attorney, and documents of all kinds, as well as their notarial authentication.
 * 6) The execution of powers of attorney for the purpose of collecting inheritances and other property.
 * 7) The receiving and transmission of packages and articles of value destined for Europe.
 * 8) The receiving of money in the principal cities of Germany and Switzerland, for its safe and cheap transmission to America.
 * 9) The administration of real and personal estate which is transferred to the Society for management; in particular, estates of deceased persons.
 * 10) The receiving of money for temporary care.

The legal form by which the German Society may be appointed executor of a will and administrator of an estate should be worded as follows:

"I hereby nominate and appoint the German Society of the City of New York to be the executor of, or trustee under, this my last will and testament."

The Society is in connection with the following firms, by whom its European business is attended to: