§ 22. — Organization certificate.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 12USC22]
TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL BANKS
SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 22. Organization certificate
The persons uniting to form such an association shall, under their
hands, make an organization certificate, which shall specifically state:
First. The name assumed by such association; which name shall
include the word ``national''.
Second. The place where its operations of discount and deposit are
to be carried on, designating the State, Territory, or District, and the
particular county and city, town, or village.
Third. The amount of capital stock and the number of shares into
which the same is to be divided.
Fourth. The names and places of residence of the shareholders and
the number of shares held by each of them.
Fifth. The fact that the certificate is made to enable such persons
to avail themselves of the advantages of title 62 of the Revised
Statutes.
(R.S. Sec. 5134; Pub. L. 86-230, Sec. 25, Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 466;
Pub. L. 97-320, title IV, Sec. 405(b), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1512.)
References in Text
Title 62 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in par. Fifth, was in
the original ``this Title'' meaning title LXII of the Revised Statutes,
consisting of R.S. Secs. 5133 to 5244, which are classified to sections
21, 22 to 24a, 25a, 26, 27, 29, 35 to 37, 39, 43, 52, 53, 55 to 57, 59
to 62, 66, 71, 72 to 76, 81, 83 to 86, 90, 91, 93, 93a, 94, 141 to 144,
161, 164, 181, 182, 192 to 194, 196, 215c, 481 to 485, 501, 541, 548,
and 582 of this title. See, also, sections 8, 333, 334, 475, 656, 709,
1004, and 1005 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. For complete
classification of R.S. Secs. 5133 to 5244 to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
R.S. Sec. 5134 derived from act June 3, 1864, ch. 106, Sec. 6, 13
Stat. 101, which was the National Bank Act. See section 38 of this
title.
Amendments
1982--Par. First. Pub. L. 97-320 struck out ``and be subject to the
approval of the Comptroller of the Currency'' after ``national''.
1959--Par. First. Pub. L. 86-230 substituted ``which named shall
include the word `national' and be'' for ``which name shall be''.
