Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

559 OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXAS AUSTIN y-rabble J. T. kia&Allln - poa;e2 Your inpuiriea make it nwass~ for us to eon- strue oertain sections 0P the BtildLng k Loan Aasoc*8tiono Aot. Seotion ua (Article8(118,Vernon.6 Pexaa St8t- utes) prorid-: nForeign bulM.ing and loan assooistion8 may do buainesa in this State fn aaoordanoe with the larm of thlc State governingbuild- k ng a nd lo a n a c leo f3f8tio nn~ l * * 69 make8 the following rsqube- @SeSeotion I&nt of a torsign assooietiondesiring to do business fn T-rn~ w(3) It ahall deposit rith the Banking Codsslioner ot Texas On8 Bumlmd Thouoard Dollare in aaah or bond8 of the United %tate#, or bouds of ag state of the Urdted States, or bonbs OS any oeuntg or nuniatpal oorpwa- tion In the St&to of Texas, or mortgagee be- ing firet llelxson fmgPoved and CoaPotlVe rear eetato loeated in thio State and uopth at least ttioe the amount of the lieru, fhiah seaurities ahallbe approVodi.nadvaneebf t,bsBaskd.q~Comhsioner uf Texas. IheBanX- ing Conad~I.on4roi Texas shall have author- ity to require such rcr6oaiatlonato depodt a&%itlonal seauritiee, and to order a ehaxtge in any Q? the sesuritioo gc,dqmsited at any time. Such deposit ahall be held aa aeeur- ity for all claiineof reeidmts of this Stats against swh foreign arroaiation,and sh811 be liable Ear 811 jud~nts or dearees thsre- on; and said aoauritSea shall not be released until obligations to rosiaents of this State &all have bekm fullr pePfW%sd and disclherged. + * 0" Seation 60 further deolamer "&ll such sscuritiosdoposited tith.t.he hnk%ng Cadssloner of Texas ahall be ims- i YonOroblo J. T. bw~lllin - page 3 dirtoly do~dted by them (him) vitb the Gtate Troaourer rho, +ith hie euroties, r&all be rerrponsiblefor the safokoo ttmreof. The state treasurer eball 8% 0 wr suoh socuritieo only upon the rrltton ordoP of the SankSag GozmdsolonerOP Texas.*-' Artialo 93 of the Penal Code red6 a8 follosot .If the State Tresmurer eball knotin@- 4 koop or missive into ths building, l&~IJ or vault8 oi the treamry, any mm6y or roprseontativethorool'belonging to my in- dLv%dual, oxoepting cueis expres8ly prariddl ior by lau, he shall be eonfined in tbo pord- than two nor mere than tontiary not 1431~s five pear.** 60, aleo, hPtio1e  arl1 Ot triolEtorimed Btatatos,pooides that, *rho Tromiurer eball not keep or mk- O~~va into tlm byildfng, &a* or vault@ of the txeaoury my moneys or the rope- oeatatSve of namey, belonging to Ug ia- divAdual wept in cams expressly ps, rided for by la~,~ It will be aoen tbo deposit Feqwired of mmb roreign buildZmg and loan arrtloe%atton qf 4mzmfah *La Qamh or bond& DC "iir6t IHPt~Of#', @UIdthPt'*#W&lde peait shall be hold an remxr%tf ?or all 018irrrof'rsd- dont~aof this State egainot umh fore&p 8oooaation, and s-hallbe liable for all pigments Or deWwoo there- 011.' The deposit (of Mmtsoeter 6zharaoteF.)ia troaiod throughout ,We Aat as secrurityand the OCmiptm- snt part&aof the dopeeit, whetbor of oash, bonds Or mortgages, aa l 6iemritimP. There IS no lnton~on to aegrogete the oaob security from tbo bond anL UWt&~e seourttg in any reqx3ot sllat6werr In other wma0, there fe nothing to 4,mUoat.ethat the oath petitionof the d&- poolt ohoulc¶be handled tn an$ different way p?ro~the I, rq ;c; FIRST ASSISTANT \,: ATTORNEY GENERAL A oornlt '.' .i