32-1-365. Certificate of change to national bank. (1) When any such bank has decided to become a corporation under the laws of the United States, the directors shall immediately thereafter execute and transmit to the comptroller of the currency the proper certificate and other instruments for its conversion into a national bank corporation under the laws of the United States.

Terms Used In Montana Code 32-1-365

  • 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.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(2)When any such bank shall have become authorized to commence the business of banking under the laws of the United States, all the property of such bank shall immediately, by act of law and without any conveyance or transfer, be vested in and become the property of the national bank corporation into which such bank shall have been converted.