The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 15, 1933, Page 3

A TRIBUTE To the Patience and Courage of the American People The Dakota National Bank & Trust Co. The First National Bank The Bank of North Dakota Bismarck, North Dakota Return to Normal Business To the President of United States, His Cabinet and the Congress: Your prompt, decisive action in rushing through needed remedial measures To Business Concerns: You have, by example and publicity, expressed your confidence in the safety and soundness of our banking institutions, by advertising and an- nouncing that you would accept checks on our banks in payment of goods is without parallel in the history of this or any other. country, .Future_.._ and by liberalizing credit in order that the needs of all might be supplied. historians may well point to the events of last week as the upward turning point in present economic conditions, laying a foundation on which to build sound recovery. To the Customers of Our Banks:. You accepted the unusual conditions that arose from this banking holiday with good ‘nature and sturdy patience. Your common sense attitude and confidence has been one of our most valued assets in the past. We take great pleasure in again resuming normal banking business. To the News-Gathering Services: The Associated Press and the United Press—You have furnished inspiring examples of co-operation and quick service too numerous to cat e. You called on every available facility to relay the latest developments, to replace rumor with fact, and to furnish both us and the public with de- pendable news in the shortest time. To the Press: You have proved with 24-hour-a-day duty your loyalty to the exacting credo of journalism, a true and accurate reporting of news facts, giving those facts to the public as fast as the presses could print them. You have worked with an unselfish devotion that money cannot buy. To the Broadcasting Companies: — You have been both prompt and generous in putting the latest news and proclamations on the air, in order that every one might be informed of both national and local developments as rapidly as curred. You have spared no effort to broadcast these quickly, and have done so even at the cost of disrupting your own nor- mal schedule, To Every American Citizen: You have shown qualities of true American sportsmanship and the com- mon sense traits of our pioneer background, by accepting the whole situation in a calm and good-natured manner. We feel justly proud that because of your faith in your banking institutions, you have lightened what might have been a very difficult situation with good humor and continued expressions of confidence in your local banks. For the banks in the city of Bismarck, the “bank holiday” is over. It began with a proclamation issued by the President of the United States and also the Governor of North Dakota. We resume normal business by virtue of a presidential proclamation, and a special license issued by the Federal Reserve Bank by authority of the Secretary of the Treasury. * * * * * The New Banking Law 1. Forbids hoarding of money in any form. This includes gold or silver or currency of any kind—Federal Reserve notes as well as gold and silver certificates. Hoarders will be punished by an imprisonment up to ten years, or fine of not more than $10,000, The same penalty is attached to the exporting of gold or gold certificates or other money. 2. The Treasury Department explicitly prohibits the right of any institution pei withdrawals for hoarding. The bank is made pease by te Secretary et the Treasury as to whether wit mittioe 2 5 ag = from bee unt w may po plea ey cept cy: Speen pep ep The Officers, Directors and Employees of the Dakota National Bank First National Bank and Trust Company. The Bank of North Dakota Bismarck \. SOOO OSPOSOOCROOS: