32-1-302. Incorporation. (1) The proposed articles of incorporation must be presented to the department, together with an application in writing in the form prescribed by the department, for a certificate authorizing the proposed corporation to transact the business specified in the articles of incorporation within this state.

Terms Used In Montana Code 32-1-302

  • bank: as used in this chapter means any corporation that has been incorporated to conduct the business of receiving money on deposit or transacting a trust or investment business, as defined in this chapter. See Montana Code 32-1-102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of administration provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 10. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203

(2)On the presentation of the proposed articles of incorporation, together with the application, the department shall ascertain whether the requisite capital of the bank, as required in 32-1-307, has been subscribed and been paid up in cash. The department shall also determine whether the corporation is being formed for any other purpose than the legitimate business contemplated by this chapter. The department shall determine whether the corporate name assumed by the bank, by reason of the use of any one or more of the words “bank”, “banker”, “banking”, “trust”, “savings”, or “investment” in conjunction with any other word or words, resembles so closely the name of any other bank previously formed under this chapter as to be likely to cause confusion.

(3)The expenses of the department incurred in the examinations and investigations provided for in this chapter for the formation of new banks must be paid by the proposed bank through advance payment of a reasonable nonrefundable application fee that must be determined by the department by rule.