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M 1SC L. 14. 2 0 M -1 0 t2 5 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK O F D ALLAS Number 55 Series 1917* NOTICE OP DIVIDEND Dec* 20th, 1917. To the Cashier, Dear S i r :With the approval o f the Federal Reserve Board, the Board o f D irectors of th is bank have authorized a dividend in f u l l up to and including June 30, 1917, to a l l stockholders o f record on that date. This dividend covers the period of eight months from November 1, 1916 to June 50, 1917, in clu s iv e , and iepresents an amount equal to in terest at the rate o f s ix per cent per annum fo r the period mentioned on the amount you have paid in on your in this bank, taking into consideration any increases or reductions in your holdings which may have occurred during that time* In the case of your bank th is dividend w ill amount to $ —— whi ch amount w ill be credited to your reserve account on our books on December 31, 1917, and you are authorized to charge your reserve account with the above amount on said date and to take same in to consideration in computing your earnings fo r the current year, bearing in mind that th is portion o f your earnings i s , under the provision s of the Federal Reserve A ct, exempt from a l l taxation , including income and excess p r o fit taxes# Out of our earnings fo r the current s ix months we w i l l , in addition to paying the above dividend, charge o f f our entire Furniture and Equipment Account with the exception o f a portion o f the cost of our v a u lts, and s t i l l carry forward a substantial amount in our Undivided P ro fit Account# The amount remaining in the Undivided P ro fit Account w ill be more than s u ffic ie n t to pay our dividends in f u l l up to December 31, 1917, but it is deemed to the best in terests of the bank not to pay the en tire amount out at this time# Yours very tru ly , R .L. VAN ZAHDT G overn or: This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org)
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