12 USC § 142 - Banks in reserve cities; reserves

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s142"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "12 USC § 142 - Banks in reserve cities; reserves"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "142"
section_name: "Banks in reserve cities; reserves"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "NATIONAL BANKS"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "RESERVE CITIES; LAWFUL RESERVES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(R.S. § 5191 (part); Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, §§ 19, 27, 38 Stat. 270, 274; Aug. 4, 1914, ch. 225, 38 Stat. 682; Aug. 15, 1914, ch. 252, 38 Stat. 691; June 21, 1917, ch. 32, § 10, 40 Stat. 239.)"
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# § 142. Banks in reserve cities; reserves

section 462 of this title

National banking associations located in reserve cities or central reserve cities shall maintain reserves provided for in  for banks so located.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 5191 (part); Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, §§ 19, 27, 38 Stat. 270, 274; Aug. 4, 1914, ch. 225, 38 Stat. 682; Aug. 15, 1914, ch. 252, 38 Stat. 691; June 21, 1917, ch. 32, § 10, 40 Stat. 239.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in text, was omitted from the Code. See .

### Codification

R.S. § 5191 derived from , , which was the National Bank Act, and , . See .

Some of the other provisions of R.S. § 5191 were classified to  prior to its omission from the Code, some are classified to , and some were not included in the Code.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Termination of Central Reserve Cities

Central reserve cities terminated, see  set out as a note under former .