2020 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers
Section 52:14-33 - Acceptance of preferred bank stock to extent of money on deposit; exercise of rights incidental to ownership

52:14-33. Acceptance of preferred bank stock to extent of money on deposit; exercise of rights incidental to ownership

Any officer, commission or board of this State, having money of the State or of such board or commission on deposit in any national bank transacting business in this State, or any bank or trust company organized under the laws of this State, may subscribe to and accept preferred stock in any such national bank, or bank or trust company of this State, in whole or in part to the extent of such deposit, where the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, or the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance of this State, as the case may be, shall certify in writing to any such officer, commission or board of this State, that the same is advisable in the public interest. Such officer, board, or commission of this State and his or their successors, shall have and may, in his or their discretion, exercise all the rights incidental to the ownership of such stock, and may sell, transfer, or exchange such stock upon such terms and conditions, and for such consideration as such officer, board, or commission of this State shall deem advisable or advantageous. Such officer, board, or commission of this State shall have power to participate in and to consent to any amendment or amendments to the certificate of incorporation of such national bank or of such bank or trust company of this State, now or hereafter authorized by law, and may do all acts and things required or necessary to make such amendment or amendments effective according to their terms.

Amended by L.1944, c. 13, p. 38, s. 1.