The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-10
The N. G. Banking Law.
AN ACT TO ENABLE THE BANKS OF THE
STATE TO CLOSE THEIR BUSINESS.

credit with the heavy taxes imposed by that Gov
eminent the Banks of the State, makes it alb
i solutely necessary that said Banks should close
their business, and renders a further continuance
of their corporate existence idle and useless to the
Section l. Be it enacted 6y the General assembly
Of the State Of North Carolina, and 1t is hereby
enacted by the authrity Of the same, That II the
Stockholders of any of the Banks chartered by the
General Assembly of this State shall be unwilling
to close the business of their Banks by an assign
ment and DESTROYS to appropriate all the estate
and effects of such Bank Tor the benefit of its
creditors, and to close its business and surrender
their chartered rights and franchises in contorml-
ty with the subsequent provisions OF this act,
such Stockholders may by their bill in equity in
the of such Bank filed in the Court OF Equity
of the county in which the principal Bank or any
of its branches may be located, require the credi-
| tors of such Bank to prefer and establish their
demands within such time (not less than twelve
months after decree therefor) as shall be allowed
| by the Court The Court shall upon filing such
bill appoint commissioner suitable person
acquainted with the business OF such Bank, who
shall be paid for his services such sum as may be
allowed by the court. Such commissioner shall
give bond with ample security, payable to the
State for the faithful discharge OF his duties III
such sum shall be approved by the court,
which bond shall be filed in court and may be
sued on for the use of such persons as the court
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the commits.
sioner appointed aforesaid, upon filing the bond
required of him, shall forthwith become, and SO
| long as he shall contiue such commissioner ana
no longer shall be vested with all the estate, et-
fects and rights of action which such Bank posses
|
of filing such bill, and which such Bank could at
that time have lawfully sold, assigned or trans
ferred including all debts due to such Bank or to
any person for its and all liens and securities
| therefor. The court may require such Bank by
| its Cashier other proper officer to endorse
without recourse, all such bills or notes, draw all
such checks or orders for money and execute such
other paper writings as the court shall deem ne
| cessary or useful to enable the commissioner to
demand or recover and receive the estate and e.
fects of such Bank for the benefit of its creditors
| The commissioner shall have the like remedy to
recover and receive all the estate, debts and effects
| belonging to such Bank at the time OF filing ITS
| BILL as such Bank might have had if no proceed
| ings had been had under this act; and should amy
| such Bank have made any sale or transfer OF It's
property effects, fraudulent as to its creditors
| but valid as between the parties, in such cases
| such commissioner shall stand il the place of the
creditors, and may recover and receive sucn pro
although such Bank could not have done So In
all suits prosecuted by such Commissioner at
law or in Equity the plaintiff shall be styled The
| COMMISSIONER (adding thereto the name of the
| particular Bank for which he has been appointed
the COMMISSIONER and if at the time OF filing
such bill by any Bank any action at law or pro-
ceeding suit in Equity shall be pending i'll the
name of such Bank for the recovery OF any estate,
debt or demand which might or ought to be vested
in such Commissioner as aforesaid such CommlS-
sioner shall be admitted to prosecute the same IN
like manner and to like effect; and no suit pend
ing at any time for the recovery of any estate,
debt or demand in the name of such Commission
shall be abated by the death or removal OF such
Commissioner, buta Commissioners be appoint
be admitted to prosecute the same in like manner
and to like effect if the same had been origin
ally commenced by him.
Sec. ). Be IL further enacted, That the Commits
sioner aforesaid shall in all things connected with
the discharge of his duties Commissioner, act
under the direction and orders Of the court; and
il any such Commissioner shall refuse or unreal
sonaby delay neglect TO obey any rule, order
decree of the court, it shall be the duty of the
court to remove such Commissioners; and upon
such removal upon any vacancy by death or
otherwise the court shall appoint some other
person Commissioner, who snail enter INTO bond
in such sum as the court shall direct in like man
ner and for the like and purposes rs provided
in cases of the Commissioner first appointed;
and thereupon all the estate, property, effects
debts and rights of action vested i'll such Bank
after the time OF filing its BILL not before lawfully
disposed of by any former Commissioner, shall be
forthwith vested in such new commissioner
legally and ciIrctualy rs if he had been the COM
missioner first appointed; and the court shall have
the power to require any former commissioner or
the representative of any deceased commissioner,
to surrender 10 such new commissioner any such
estate, effects, money evidence of debt which
of right should be in the hands or possession of
such new commissioner
See. t. Be ii further enacted, That all demands
of creditors may be preferred and proved before
such commissioner, and for all purposes connect
ed with the investigation of the demands of any
person claiming to he 1 creditor as aforesaid, the
commissioner shall have power to administer all
oaths required i'll the course of such proceedings.
Any supposed creditor whose claims shall be
wholly or in part disallowed by any commission
err may appeal to the Court, where the same shall
he determined according to the course of the
Court or decided at law, as the court may direct;
and in all such appeals the shall be docketed
missioner of '' Saddin% the name of the Bank
Of which he is commissioner and shall be tried
md determined as like suits between other parties.
IN all cases in which any such commissioner shall
party, whether plaintiff or defendant, and it
shall appear that there has been mutual credit
given by the Bank, and any other corporation or
any person who is the opposite party, or there arc
mutual debts between them, whether such debts
be due and payable or not, the account between
he parties shall be stated, and one debt shall be
set off against the other and the balance of such
account only shall be allowed or paid on either
side respectively; and the costs in all cases shall
paid by either party the court shall direct.
The commissioner shall from time to time pre-
oare statements in writing of all claims allowed
~ him; showing the character of such claims and
lhe evidence on which their validity is based
and there shall be no application of any funds in
the hands of such commissioner to the satisfac-
ton in whole or in part of any claim whatever,
except under rule or order of the court there
or.
Sec 5. Be 1t further enacted, That the court shall
make all proper orders and DEGREES for the colec
ton of the assets of such Bank, of every nature
and description, and for the payment of the costs
and expenses incident to the proceedings. The
creditors whose claims and demands have been
proved and established as aforesaid against the
estate and effects of such Bank in the hands of the
commissioner, shall be entitled to payment in
satisfaction of the same out of the assets in hands
of such commissioner; as the court shall order
and direct; and all such claims and demands not
prosecuted, proved and established according to
the provisions of this act within the time allowed
by the decree of the court therefor shall be barred
Of recovery by any action at law or other proceed
ing in equity; and any suit brought for their re-
covery otherwise than is herein provided shall on
the plea of the commissioner of such Bank be
abatcd, or his motion be dismissed.
Sec 6. Be 1t further enacted, That it shall not be
necessary in any bill filed under this act, to make
my particular persons or corporations parties by
name but it shall be sufficient if the defendants
be denominated creditors of the particular Bank
in behalf of which suit may be instituted; and
notice of the bill shall be published for the space
of thirty days soon it may be filed in at least
fifteen newspapers, of which shall be pub
Ished in the City of Raleigh; one in the city of
Charleston, s. c.; one in the city of Richmond,
Va; one in the city of Baltimore, Md; one in the
city of Philadelphia; one in the city of New York
one in the city of Augusta Ga. one in the city of
Montgomery, Ala one in the city of N. Orleans
and one in the city of Nashville, Tenn.
Sec. T. Belt further enacted, That any one of the
the Judges of the Supreme Court, or of the Su-
perior Courts of law and equity, shall have power
1T his chambers, from time to time, to make any
such rules, orders DEGREES may be necessary
or required for expediting the settlement of all
CONT OVERSEES between any commissioner appoint
ed under this act, and other parties, for the guild
ancc and instruction of any commissioner in any
matter connected with the discharge of his duties,
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