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FORM M ISCL. 14. 2 - 1 8- 20 M- 10 1?. b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK O F D A LLAS Jane 15th, 1915. NUMBER 9 . I MP OR T A NT . TO TH M BER BANK ADDRESSED: E EM Under the p r o v is io n s o f S e c tio n 2 o f the F ed eral Reserve A ct the second in sta llm en t o f your s u b s c r ip t io n to the C a p ita l S tock o f t h is bank w i l l be due and payable ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 2, 1915, The same s e c t io n re q u ir e s th at t h is payment s h a ll be made in GOLD o r GOLD CERTIFICATES. In ord er to f a c i l i t a t e the h an dlin g o f t h is payment, v/e have made arrangements w ith the A s s is ta n t Treasurer o f the United S ta te s at New O rlean s, L a ., whereby a l l shipments o f s a id Gold or Gold C e r t i f i c a t e s , e it h e r by ex p ress or by insured r e g is t e r e d m a il, may be made d ir e c t to him in stea d o f to t h is bank as was done in the payment o f your f i r s t in s t a llm e n t . The fo llo w in g in s t r u c t io n s are giv en f o r your gu idan ce, and these should be c a r e f u l l y n oted b e fo r e making shipment: (1 ) Shipment must be ad d ressed , THE ASSISTANT TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES, N EW ORLEANS, LA. (2 ) CHARGES MUST BE PREPAID. The F ederal R eserve Board has r u le d that member banks s h a ll stand the c o s t o f tr a n s p o r ta tio n on fu tu re pay ments on c a p it a l a llo tm e n ts, but t h is bank w i l l , upon r e c e ip t o f advice o f the amount, refund to member banks the d iffe r e n c e between the c o s t o f making the rem ittan ces to -New O rleans and what the c o s t would have been o f making the same to D a lla s . (3 ) Shipment must c o n s is t o f g o ld c o in or g o ld c e r t i f i c a t e s , or oth er ch a ra cte r o f money b e in g a cce p te d . Gold c o in w i l l be r e c e ip t e d f o r , s u b je c t to w eig h t, and a l l c o in s f a l l i n g below the li m i t o f to le r a n c e w i l l be accep ted o n ly a t b u llio n value o f same. ( 4 ) E n closed f o r your use in making t h is payment are fo u r blan k forms which must be s a r e f u l l y f i l l e d out and d isp o se d o f as f o llo w s : Form No. 1 i s to be sent under separate cov er from your re m itta n ce , to the A s s is ta n t T reasurer at New O rlean s, a d v is in g him th a t your shipment has been made, g iv in g amount, s t a t in g whether g o ld c o in or g o ld c e r t i f i c a t e s , This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) page 2 , C i r c u l a r # 9 and s t a t in g whether by r e g is t e r e d m ail o r express* and, if by latter, giving none o f exp ress company. Form Ho. 2 is a l e t t e r o f tra n s m itta l to be e n c lo s e d w ith your shipment, a d v is in g the A s s is ta n t T reasurer o f the amount and d e s c r ip t io n o f the e n c lo s u r e , to g e th e r w ith in s t r u c t io n s r e la t iv e to d is p o s it io n o f same* Form Ho. 3 must a ls o be e n c lo s e d w ith your shipment, and i s to be sign ed by the A s s ista n t T reasurer and forwarded to t h is bank., Upon r e c e ip t by us o f t h is ad vice from the A s s is ta n t T reasurer, your tem porary s to c k c e r t i f i c a t e w i l l be execu ted and forw arded to you* Form Ho. 4 is to be used in a d v is in g t h is bank o f your shipment to the A s s is ta n t Treasurer * Should you p r e fe r to make your rem ittance d ir e c t to t h is bank, p lea se use Forms Hos, 1 , 2 and 4 , changing the words “ A s s is ta n t Treasurer o f the United S t a t e s , Hew O rlea n s, La*" to "F ederal Reserve bank o f D a lla s ,” but we e a r n e s tly requ est that you make your shipment to the A s s ista n t Treasurer at New Orleans as o u tlin e d above. I t is hoped that you w i l l c a r e f u l l y fo llo w the above in s t r u c t io n s , in ord er to a id us in the prompt issuance o f the c e r t i f i c a t e s f o r the second in sta llm en t o f c a p it a l s to c k . R e s p e c t fu lly , FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS, By Jo W. Hoopes, Cashier*