2017 US Code
Title 12 - Banks and Banking
Chapter 2 - National Banks
Subchapter III - Directors
Sec. 76 - President of bank as member of board; chairman of board

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Citation 12 U.S.C. § 76 (2017)
Section Name §76. President of bank as member of board; chairman of board
Section Text

The president of the bank shall be a member of the board and shall be the chairman thereof, but the board may designate a director in lieu of the president to be chairman of the board, who shall perform such duties as may be designated by the board.

Source Credit

(R.S. §5150; Feb. 25, 1927, ch. 191, §6, 44 Stat. 1228.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

R.S. §5150 derived from act June 3, 1864, ch. 106, §9, 13 Stat. 102, which was the National Bank Act. See section 38 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

1927—Act Feb. 25, 1927, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "One of the directors, to be chosen by the board, shall be president of the board."

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 2 - NATIONAL BANKS
SUBCHAPTER III - DIRECTORS
Sec. 76 - President of bank as member of board; chairman of board
Contains section 76
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 13 Stat. 102
44 Stat. 1228
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