Terms Used In South Carolina Code 34-9-20

  • bank: as used in this title must be construed to include all institutions doing any kind of banking business whose deposits are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, excluding a savings bank, and "building and loan association" as used in this title must be construed to include a mutual or stock savings association, savings and loan association, or savings bank and all other institutions doing any kind of building and loan business whose deposits are eligible for insurance by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. See South Carolina Code 34-1-10
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
In addition to full payment for the capital stock proposed to be issued, the applicants for a charter for a banking corporation or company shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the State Board of Bank Control that an additional sum of ten percent of the proposed capital of the bank is in hand and available for the purpose of defraying all organization expenses. The fees to be collected by the State shall be included within the meaning of the term organization expenses.