[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 62468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29644]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

The First Bancshares, Inc., et al.; Formations of; Acquisitions 
by; and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

    The companies listed in this notice have applied for the Board's 
approval under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 
1842) and Sec.  225.14 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.14) to 
become a bank holding company or to acquire a bank or bank holding 
company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications 
are set forth in section 3(c) of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)).
    Each application is available for immediate inspection at the 
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. Once the application has been accepted 
for processing, it will also be available for inspection at the offices 
of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views 
in writing to the Reserve Bank or to the offices of the Board of 
Governors. Any comment on an application that requests a hearing must 
include a statement of why a written presentation would not suffice in 
lieu of a hearing, identifying specifically any questions of fact that 
are in dispute and summarizing the evidence that would be presented at 
a hearing.
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these 
applications must be received not later than January 2, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. The First Bancshares,Inc., Hattiesburg, Mississippi; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
The First National Bank of Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (in 
organization).
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Chemical Financial Corporation, Midland, Michigan; to merge with 
State Savings Bancorp, Inc., Caro, Michigan, and thereby indirectly 
acquire State Savings Bank of Caro, Caro, Michigan.
    2. First Decatur Bancshares, Inc., Decatur, Illinois; to acquire 
100 percent of the voting shares of First Shelby Financial Group, Inc., 
Shelbyville, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire First Trust Bank 
of Shelbyville, Shelbyville, Illinois.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 30, 
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-29644 Filed 12-5-95; 8:45 am]
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