2017 New York Laws
BNK - Banking
Article 15 - General Provisions Applicable to Banking Stock Corporations, Limited Liability Investment Companies, and Limited Liability Trust Companies
Title 1 - Definitions; Application; Certificates; Miscellaneous
1001 - Definitions.

 1001.  Definitions.  In  this  article, unless the context otherwise
  requires:
1. "Corporation" means and includes all banks, trust  companies,  safe
  deposit   companies,   investment  companies,  mutual  trust  investment
  companies,  and,  to  the  extent  not  provided  otherwise  under   any
  regulation  of  the  superintendent  of  financial  services promulgated
  pursuant to the  provisions  of  section  fourteen-e  of  this  chapter,
  stock-form savings banks and stock-form savings and loan associations.
2.   "Director"   means  any  member  of  the  governing  board  of  a
  corporation, whether designated as director, trustee, manager, governor,
  or by any other title. The term "board" means "board of directors".
3. "Foreign corporation" means a corporation which is licensed by  the
  superintendent under the provisions of article two of this chapter to do
  business in this state or is applying for such license and a corporation
  authorized  to conduct business in this state pursuant to article five-C
  of this chapter or is applying for such authorization.
4. "Office" means in the case of a bank or trust company its principal
  office, in the case of a safe deposit  company,  investment  company  or
  mutual  trust investment company, its principal place of business and in
  the case of a foreign corporation the place of  business  designated  in
  its  license  or  its  authorization  pursuant to article five-C of this
  chapter, as the case may be, for the oldest agency  or  branch  in  this
  state of such foreign corporation.
5.  "Organization  certificate" includes (a) the original organization
  certificate or any other instrument filed or issued under any statute to
  form a corporation or foreign corporation, as amended,  supplemented  or
  restated  by certificates of amendment, merger or consolidation or other
  certificates or instruments filed or issued under any statute; or (b)  a
  special act or charter creating a corporation or foreign corporation, as
  amended,  supplemented or restated by special acts or by certificates of
  amendment, merger or consolidation or other certificates or  instruments
  filed or issued under any statute.
6.  "Treasury  shares"  means shares which have been issued, have been
  subsequently acquired, and are retained uncancelled by the corporation.