Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

59’7 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN G-GklAfol -apcau. Z honorable J.eAtM JQrne~ kitAte TrAAAUl-Al’ Austin, Texas Dear hr. James: n upon the Above- CAptiOnCd subfeo Ate Treasurer er, President, and the Fulbright Btote he following list ot Bl' Ui th A draft iII TeriIQ bAlAnCecl. duet 160 .QQ “AppliCAtiOn TAS 8mie by the bank to the state BAllkiIIg COnmdssiOn for Approval Of' the dissolution certiPicate which has not yet been passed by the Counnission. The Pulbright State bank therefore retain6 its status A8 a corporation. honorable Jesse Jazzes - pago 2 *AftQl’ the bAlAme Of 3l64.62 WAS fOr- warded t0 the 6tAte TreA#uFer And depoaitcd in the Dissolution of 8olrent Corporationa Fund ho. 31, urury Guest drew A check in the amount of Approxkaatelj $16Q.QQ (which he OlAiM9d aa bAlAAOe due air), on the FUlbPighht state Pank, Fulbright, TQXAS, which WA@ paid on g+reUQQtAtiOn At the bank. Qr . c ir a d& ylig h notw leek8 to rwover on behalf of the bank the balanoe shown on our reoemls AS belonging to Drury Oueat in the amount of $160.99, #Ue respeotfully ask yeur oplnioa on the follorfng questtemst "1. Should the entire amount deposited by the Dulbright State J&u& bece- turned to them 8inOe it retains its 8tAtUS A6 A OOrpOrAtiOQt '2. Qr &ould the bAlAmA renuin in with the $14.669.67 comprising the DiSSOlUtiOll Of 8OlVelSt COrpOl’AtiQM F'UQdYO. 81, Of which it is A part, if wune is transmItted to the state Yanking CaPui88Lont c3. Or should the lWbri@t State BAQk be reimbursed by the State Treasur- er f'romRuad So. 31 upan ertablish- ing Claim to the aooeunt of Dmary Gueatt* For oonvenienee PAke we will answer your quemtions in the erder otated by yau. 1. no. Article 640 of the nevim6d civil Statutes contains the following, Within lix months after the filing of SUCh Oel'tffiOAte, the cOrpOrAtiOn SbAll ,,AJ 011 funds due depoeitors And ereditors whom they can diaawm and rho claimed the moneys bmorable Jesoe James - page 3 due themr And upon the exflration of said ala months, it shall be the duty of the oorporation to make from the books of said corporation, certified by the President and Seoretary, of the .names of all depoait- ora and crt?ditOrs rho have not claimed or hAVe not rewired the balanoe8 to their oredit or due them reApeetlvel7, and to file the same with the State Treasurer And to pay to the naid State Treasurer all Auoh unclaimed deposits, moneys and oredit. far the uae And benefit of euoh depositora a&xl ermiitore. The Poord of Directors shall then divide the OApitAl atook, @lAPAlIt And indemnit7 fund and all other Amete or the proceeds thereof asumg the stockholders rAtAbl7i Alli the board Of DireAtorA shall thereupon file in the offioe of the Danking Gonauisaioner A eertifioate surrendering the eOrpOrAte frAnohime.* As we are advidn~; you in Opinion Ho. O-67%0 this da7, upon the making of auah deposit with the State Treasurer, there ie erected A statutory trust in favor of @maah depoaitora And oreditoren theroln named. This truet ia complete when nuch pa7ment bA8 been nade to the State heamurer, and it OAn Only be disoharged b7 a payment thereof to auoh depoeitor or creditor or hia dul7 authorioed uaipa, suooesaor or legal repi-eaentatite. The payment to hr. Guest by the Fulbright State &ank, after the item had been deposited rith the State Treasurer; AS ohOWn b7 JOU, of aourae, WAS not the PAY- Yent out of the Treasury truet deposit. Yeither is hr. Sight, Cashier of the Tulbrlght State bank, in A position to demand reimbursement for this payment from the fund in 7our hando. So that, 7ou Are not AuthOrized to pay hF. Aightre demand therefor. 2. Thie que8tion I.0 anorerefl in our Opinfon *O. O-5729 this day remkW?d to you. MOnAX’AblA Jesce Julie6 - pg;e 4 This question i* m8wwed In our mower to geetion We. 1 aboth.