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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K O F S T. L O U IS ST. LOUIS 2 . MISSOURI April 20 , 1 V.Hj SA TUR DA Y CLOSING OF TH E M EM PH IS BRANCH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST . LO UIS M AY I, 1954 T H R O U G H SEPTEM BER 18, 1954 (Both Dates Inclusive) To Member Hanks in the Eighth Federal Reserve District: Under the provisions of Section 7521.2 of the Tennessee Code, any corporation doing a banking business in Tennessee has the privilege of suspending business activities on Saturdays. Pursuant to the provisions of such code and in conformity with the action of the Memphis banks, the Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will be dosed on Saturdays during the period beginning May 1 , 1954, and ending Sep tember 18, 1954, inclusive. Notwithstanding Saturday closing, all deferred credit cash items received by the Memphis Branch on Saturday within the hours provided in Supplement No. 1 , Memphis, April 30, 1954, to Operating Letter No. 9. will be put in process of collection. For the purpose of calculating availability on checks received for deferred credit. S aturday is to be treated as a business day. Credits which become available on Saturday will not be credited until the next succeeding business day. The books of the Memphis Branch will be closed and no entries made on Saturdays during the period specified in the preceding paragraph. While no money shipments will be made on Saturdays, a bank may order currency shipments for Monday delivery by specifically requesting such delivery on an order reaching the Branch not later than the preceding Friday. There is enclosed revised Operating Letter No. 3, dated April 30, 1954, which is to be substituted for the like numbered letter in your binder of Operating Letters and Regulations. DELOS C. JO H N S President F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K O F S T. L O U IS S T . L O U I S 2 . M IS S O U R I April 20 , 1954 To M ember B anks in the M em phis Branch Zone of the Eighth Federal Reserve D istrict In view of the fact th a t the Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of S t. Louis will be closed for business on Saturdays during the period beginning M ay 1,1954, and ending September 18, 1954, inclusive, there is enclosed revised Supplement No. 1, Memphis, April 30, 1954, to Operating Letter No. 9, which is to be substituted for the like numbered supplement in your binder of Operating Letters and Regulations. DELOS C. JOHNS President
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