§ 3-710. Recording of documents

   (a) Agreement. -- The successor shall act promptly to file and record the agreement in the same manner as required for articles of incorporation.

(b) Certificates. -- One of the following certificates may be recorded in any office where deeds are recorded to evidence the new name in which the property of the constituent banks is held:

   (1) A certificate of consolidation, merger, or transfer of assets that the Commissioner issues;

   (2) A certificate that the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States or the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision issues to effect a merger or consolidation in which a national banking association or a federally chartered savings bank or savings and loan association is the successor; or

   (3) A certificate of consolidation, merger, or transfer of assets issued by the bank supervisory agency of the State by which an other-state bank is chartered.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 11, § 114; 1980, ch. 33, § 2; ch. 807, § 1; 1994, ch. 72; 1995, ch. 213, § 2; 1996, ch. 10, § 1; ch. 326, § 2.