Georgia Code
Part 8 - Incorporation of Banks and Trust Companies
§ 7-1-392. Articles of Incorporation; Advertisement of Articles or Notice of Application; Naming Registered Agent

An application for a certificate of incorporation of a (bank, trust company, or bank and trust company) to be known as the _______________ and to be located at _______________ in _______________ County, Georgia, will be made to the Secretary of State of Georgia by (names and addresses of incorporators) in accordance with Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the ‘Financial Institutions Code of Georgia.’ A copy of the articles of incorporation of such proposed (bank, trust company, or bank and trust company) and the application have been filed with the Department of Banking and Finance. The following persons have been proposed as the initial directors: (names and addresses of proposed directors).”
to the newspaper which is the official organ of the county where the main office will be located. The articles or statement must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks with the first publication occurring within ten days of receipt by the newspaper of the articles or statement.
History. Ga. L. 1898, p. 78, §§ 1, 2; Civil Code 1910, §§ 2815, 2816; Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 8, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1920, p. 102, § 1; Ga. L. 1927, p. 195, § 7; Ga. L. 1931, p. 156, § 1; Code 1933, §§ 13-901, 13-902, 13-903, 109-101, 109-102; Ga. L. 1935, p. 101, § 1; Ga. L. 1941, p. 312, § 1; Ga. L. 1943, p. 249, § 1; Ga. L. 1952, p. 193, § 1; Ga. L. 1965, p. 501, § 1; Ga. L. 1966, p. 463, § 1; Ga. L. 1966, p. 692, §§ 7-9; Ga. L. 1972, p. 384, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 727, § 1; Code 1933, § 41A-1803, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1257, § 5; Ga. L. 1998, p. 795, § 15; Ga. L. 2015, p. 344, § 9/HB 184.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1989, “have been filed” was substituted for “has been filed” in the next to last sentence of the form in subsection (c).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1998, a colon was added at the end of paragraph (a)(7).

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