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§ 81-9-47. Effect of decree

The signing of the decree shall divest the state comptroller and the department of bank supervision of all title to the assets of the bank and of all control of the liquidation thereof, and the state comptroller and the department shall be relieved of future liability thereto, except for proper delivery of the assets of […]

§ 81-9-49. General powers of liquidating corporation

Liquidating corporations created under the authority of this chapter shall be bodies corporate and politic, with power to sue and be sued by their respective corporate names. No action shall be begun against any such corporation except in the county in which it is domiciled. The corporation shall have as its seal the seal of […]

§ 81-9-5. Closing insolvent banks

If at any time the state comptroller shall be of the opinion that a bank is insolvent, or that its condition is such that a further continuance of its business is hazardous to its creditors, depositors, or the public, or is unable to meet its obligations in the ordinary course of business, he shall close […]

§ 81-9-51. Double liability of certain stockholders released

Such corporation shall have power to bring suits to enforce any liability of directors or officers of the bank, but the double liability of stockholders, as provided in Section 81-5-27, by the turning over of the liquidation by the depositors as herein provided, shall be released as to all stockholders of any such bank. However, […]

§ 81-9-53. Bond of directors; compensation

Each director shall make bond, conditioned to perform faithfully his duties as director, payable to the corporation, with such surety or sureties as the chancellor may approve, and in such sum as the chancellor may, from time to time, direct, but in no case less than $2,000.00 for any one director. Such bonds shall serve […]

§ 81-9-55. Vacancies and removal of directors

Vacancies among directors shall be filled by the chancellor on ex parte hearing in term time, or in vacation, but the choice of any four remaining directors shall be the choice of the chancellor, except for good cause shown. Removal of directors shall be in the discretion of the chancellor, in term time or in […]

§ 81-9-57. Officers of the corporation

The directors shall choose from among themselves a president and a vice-president of the corporation. They shall also employ a liquidator who shall be ex officio secretary-treasurer of the corporation, and who need not be a depositor in the bank being liquidated by the corporation. No officer, except the liquidator, shall be entitled to compensation […]

§ 81-9-59. Compensation of liquidator and other employees

The directors shall fix the compensation of the liquidator, may employ and fix the compensation of counsel for the corporation; and may employ and fix the compensation of such clerical and other employees as they may deem necessary or advisable to carry on the business of the corporation.

§ 81-9-61. Exercise of discretion without approval of court

By authority of order on the minutes signed by all five directors, the corporation may do and perform, without approval of court, the following, to-wit: Employ and fix the compensations of the liquidator, counsel and other employees; Lease premises to be occupied by the corporation as business quarters; Borrow money, execute promissory notes, and pledge […]

§ 81-9-63. Sale of assets to going bank

By and with the approval of the chancellor and of the state comptroller any liquidating corporation may sell any portion or all of the assets of the bank being liquidated by such corporation to an active and operating bank, the purchase price to be in cash or on terms, or otherwise; or, the purchasing bank […]

§ 81-9-65. Corporation and directors may be restrained

On petition of any party aggrieved, filed in the depositor liquidation cause, the liquidating corporation and its directors and officers may, as in other cases, be enjoined by the chancellor from actual abuse of discretion.

§ 81-9-69. Records and inspection thereof

Full and complete minutes shall be kept of all proceedings of the directors, and full and complete records and books of account shall be kept by the corporation. The directors shall have discretion to grant to parties of interest reasonable inspection and permission to take copies of all such minutes, records and books, and such […]

§ 81-9-7. Examiner to be placed in charge

If the Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance shall close a bank as provided in this chapter and the assets thereof shall not be promptly sold as provided in Section 81-9-11, he shall immediately place in charge an examiner, whose salary and expenses, including auditing and clerical help, shall be paid out of the assets […]

§ 81-9-71. Final report and dissolution of the corporation

When the affairs of the bank shall be completely liquidated, or liquidated in so far as it is practical for the directors so to do, they shall make, or cause to be made, to the chancery court of the county in which the corporation is domiciled a final report, the correctness of which shall be […]

§ 81-9-75. Priority of claims for payment against certain insolvent banks upon liquidation or upon execution of purchase of assets and assumption of liabilities

On liquidation of a state or private bank or on execution of a purchase of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of a state bank under this chapter, claims for payment against that state bank have the following priority: Obligations incurred by the Banking Commissioner, fees and assessments due to the Department of Banking […]

§ 81-9-9. Conservation of assets; title

During the period in which such examiner shall be in charge he shall prepare and make a transcript of the books and affairs of the bank, and shall generally conserve the assets of the bank. During such period the legal title to the assets of the bank shall be in the state comptroller, which title […]