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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS DALLAS, TEXAS March 10, 1927. S T A N D A R D IZ A T IO N O F S IZ E A N D A R R A N G E M E N T O F B A N K C H E C K S , E T C . To all Banks and Trust Companies in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District: The Bureau of Standards of the United States Department of Commerce, in co-operation with the American Bankers Association and other representative groups, has given consid eration to the standardization of the size and arrangement of subject matter on bank checks, notes, drafts and other similar instruments. This study has resulted in a definite recommen dation which has been published in pamphlet form by the Bureau of Standards and is known as Simplified Practice Recommendation No. 50. Copies may be obtained by application to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. at 5 cents each. The Department of Commerce in its pamphlet points out that the following specific ad vantages can confidently be expected if the recommendations are adopted: Reduction of clerical personnel. Saving of paper by cutting from standard size stock without waste. Elimination of misunderstandings and inconveniences. Saving of time in filing, finding, and handling while being checked. Elimination of wasted filing space through uniformity of size. The Department’s recommendations have the approval of various organizations inter ested in the development of the best practice in banking and also of most of the large printers and suppliers of bank stationery. This Bank is adopting the recommendations with respect to its own checks and those furnished member banks, and we believe that all banks will find it likewise to their advantage to follow the standards recommended and also to encourage such of their customers as print their own checks to adopt these standards. The sizes recommended are as follows: Bank Drafts, Certificates of Deposit, Cashier’s Checks, Special or Individual Checks, Customer’s Drafts, Notes, 3%x8% Trade Acceptances; Voucher Checks, Collateral Notes, ( inches Special Notes (when folded), and - other similar Instru ments. Deposit Slips— 3% x6% inches or multiples of 6% inches. Customer’s Checks, Counter Checks—3 1-16x814 inches. Pocket Checks— 2% x6i4 inches. (End Stub for Pocket Checks when not interleaved, including binding margin— 2% x2% inches.) I Since the checks are designed for both member and non-member banks they do not con tain the symbol of membership. That symbol may be inserted by member banks in an ap propriate place. We are reproducing on the following pages of this circular the various forms of checks recommended for use. Yours very truly, Governor. This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org)
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