The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29
OFFICIAL CALI.


For Statement from All State and Pri-
vate Banks Doing Business in the
State of Kansas, Including Receivers
of Closed Banks.
Topeka, Kas.. December 2S, 1897.
To the Cashier, Manager or Receiver:
Dear Sir--ln accordance with the provi-
slons OF the Kansas banking law, you are
required to make and forward to this
office, not later than ten days from the date
Of this call, an official statement Of the
nnanclal condition OF ......,s..., located at
..".,...., State Of Kansas, at the close of
business on the Ath day OF December, 1897.
! hand you herewith blank statements 10
be used forward the fOur-page blank to
this office and use the other for printers
copy, l also lnclose blank afiidaVit OF pub
lication, which please forward to this ONCE
us soon as your statement has been pub
lished. DO not fail to have the printer at
tach q copy OF your statement, as pub
lished. to the afiidavit. Only one publica-
Please observe the following instruc-
tions:
Itemlze, on official statement, amount due
from other banks, showing amount due
from each bank giving name and location
Of bank.
Do not show your cash all under one
heading, but show each item-currency,
gold, silver, etc. IL you do not keep a
counter cash record which will enable you
to show the several items of cash on any
day that has passed, procure book for
this purpose at once, and hereafter keep q
proper record OF your cash, including a rec
ord Of Cash Items"
If your reserve is below the legal re-
Quirement this communication viii be a
notice to make same good within thirty
days from the date OF receipt OF same, and
you Will accompany your statement with
an acknowledgment OF receipt OF notice to
make your reserve good.
ItemiZe overdrafts and other resources.
Do not deduct your oVerdrafts from your
deposits and only show net deposits. This
Is violation OF law Also give full infor-
nation as 10 borrowed money, including In
your borrowed money certificates Of de-
posit that have been issued primarily for
the purpose Of borrowing.
If you have borrowed money on your GER
tincate of deposit, show same under the
head OF bills Payable and not as de-
poslts.
Give complete list OF excess loans, re-
membering that loans to the several mem
bers Of firm or company are classed as
one loan.
DO not show your overdrafts on other
banks as Banks and Bankers Deposits"
but show them as overdrafts, giving the
name Of the bank.
Do not show your balance due from
closed banks as sight Exchange" but
show same as due from Closed Banks"
This blank form OF statement is in ac-
cordance, with law and every portion
thereof must be properly filled out, or your
statement will be returned for correction.
lf you have nothing particular to report
under any particular heading write the
word 'None'; then l will know that you
have not overlooked the item.
Some weeks ago l mailed to all banks a
blank upon which to make the annual state
ment required by the provisions Of section
Is Of chapter AZ OF the Laws OF Kansas of
1897. This statement must be made and
forwarded to this office within ten days
after the first day of January. l would
respectfully call attention to the communi-
cation accompanying said blank and urge
all banks to forward this statement
promptly.
AS soon after the list day of January as
practicable | will issue and forward to all
banks which have complied with all the
provisions Of our new law, the certificate
provided for by section 63 Of said law.
Should you fail to receive such certificate
you will understand that you have not
complied with all the provisions Of law,
and that the certificate is withheld for
that reason, and further, that banks will