The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-07-12
The N. c. Banking Law.
AN ACT TO ENABLE THE BANKS OF THE
STATE TO CLOSE THEIR BUSINESS.

o',,snt On the Banks of the State makes it alb
solutcly necessary that said Banks shouid crosse
their business, and renders Iurtner iaa ~ tbe
of their corporate existence idle ana useless 10 Ie
people of the State, ,1,
Section l. Be 1t enacted By the General A$sea1ty
of the State of North Carolina, and 1t Is hefeoY
enacted on the authfity Of the same, Ihat II the
Stockholders of any of the Banks chartered oy the
General Assembly of this State shall be unWll!lhS
to close the business of their Banks by an assign
ment and are DESTROYS to appropriate all the estate
and effects of such Bank tor the DenenI OF iIs
creditors, and to close its business ana
their chartered rights and franchises in conform
ty with the subsequent provisions of this act,
such Stockholders may by their bill in equity Ia
the name of such Bank filed in the Court of Equity
O. the county In which the principal Bank or any
o. It's branches may be located, require the credi-
tors of such Bank to prefer and establlsh tnelf
demands within such time mot less tnan tweas
months after decree therefor) as shall be allowed
by the Court. The Court shall upon ming sucn
bill appoint as commissioner suitable person
acquainted with the business OF such Bank VINO
shall be paid for his services such sum as may be
allowed by the court. Such commissioner sn1h
give bond with ample security, payable to the
State for the faithful discharge OF his duties IN
such sum shall be approved by the court,
which bond shall be filed in court and may DC
sued on for the use of such persons us the court
may allow. :,
Sec 2 Be it further enacted, That the commits,
soner appointed as aforesaid upon filing the bona
REQUIRED of him, shall forthwith become, ana SO
long as he shall contiue such commissioner ana
no longer shall be vested with all the estate, eI-
fects and rights of action which such BANK posses
sed, had or held or was vested WIN, Ut lhe .iiiI
of filing such bill and with 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 use and all liens anu 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 useful to enable the commissioner TO
demand or recover and receive the estate and G.
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; ana should any
such Bank have made any sale or transfer OF lis
property or effects fraudulent as to its creditors
but valid as between the parties, III such eases
such commissioner shall stand in the place OF the
creditors and may recover and receive such pro
pertyor effects trauduenty sold or transferred,
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 Inc
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 a law or pro-
ceeding or suit in Equity shall be pe.dng in 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 Commits
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
cr shall be abated by the death or removal OF such
Commissioner, buta Commissionerto be appoint.
ed in such cases Gas is hereinafter proyidedl shall
be admitted to prosecute the same in like manner
and to like effect as if the same had been origin
ally commenced by him.
Sec g. 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
sonably delay or neglect to obey any rule, order
Or decree of the court it shall be the duty OF the
court to remove such Commissioner; and upon
such removal upon any vacancy by death or
otherwise, the court shall appoint some other
person Commissioner who shall enter into bond
in such sum the court shall direct in like man
ner and for the like uses and purposes provided
in cases of the Commissioner first appointed;
and thereupon all the estate, property, effects
debts and rights of action vested in 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 etfectually as if he had been the com
missioner disappointed; and the court shall have
the power to require any former commissioner or
the representative of any deceased commissioner,
to surrender to such new commissioner any such
estate, effects, money or evidence OF debt which
of right should be in the hands or possession OF
such new commissioner.
Sec l. Be it 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 be creditor aforesaid, the
commissioner shall have power to administer all
oaths required in the course of such proceedings.
Any supposed creditor whose claims shall be
wholly or in part disallowed by any commission
er may appeal to- the Court, where the same shall
be determined according to the course of the
Court, or decided at law the court may direct;
and in all such appeals the case shall be docketed
in the name of the creditor against "The Com
missioner of -" adding the name of the Bank
OF which he is commissioner and shall be tried
and determined like suits between other parties.
In all cases in which any such commissioner shall
be 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, there are
doh NET them W ucI doh
be due and payable or not the account between
the parties shall be stated, and debt shall be
set off against the other, and the balance of such
account only shall be allowed or paid either
side respectively; and the costs in ali shall
be paid by either party as the court shall direct
The commissioner shall from time to time pre-
pare statements in writing of all claims allowed
by him. showing the character of such claims and
the evidence on which their validity is bascd
and there shall be no application of any funds in
the hands of such commissioner to the satsfac-
ton in whole or in part of any claim whatever,
except under rule or order of the court there
for
Sec s. Be it further enacted That the court shall
make all proper orders and DEGREES for the collec-
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
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 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
abated, or on his motion be dismissed.
Sec 6. Be it further enacted That it shall not be
necessary IN any bill filed under this act to make
any 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 so soon as it may be filed in at least
fifteen newspapers, one OF which shall be pub
lished in the City of Raleigh; one in the city of
Charleston Oh s. e.; 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 ork ;
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. Be it 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
at his chambers, from time to time, to make any
such rules, orders or DEGREES as may be necessary
required for eXpeditng the settlement of all