N.Y.
Banking Law Section 1001
Definitions
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 § 14-E (Power of the superintendent to authorize the operation of savings banks and savings and loan associations in stock form)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 2 (Department of Financial Services)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 5-C (Interstate Branching)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 5-C (Interstate Branching)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.
Source:
Section 1001 — Definitions, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/BNK/1001 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed May 4, 2024).
