12 USC § 612 - Articles of association; contents

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s612"
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title: "12 USC § 612 - Articles of association; contents"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "612"
section_name: "Articles of association; contents"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "FOREIGN BANKING"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION OF CORPORATIONS TO DO FOREIGN BANKING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 25A (par.), formerly § 25(a), as added Dec. 24, 1919, ch. 18, 41 Stat. 378; renumbered § 25A, Pub. L. 102–242, title I, § 142(e)(2), Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2281.)"
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# § 612. Articles of association; contents

section 611 of this title

The persons described in  shall enter into articles of association which shall specify in general terms the objects for which the association is formed and may contain any other provisions not inconsistent with law which the association may see fit to adopt for the regulation of its business and the conduct of its affairs.

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**Source Credit**: (Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 25A (par.), formerly § 25(a), as added Dec. 24, 1919, ch. 18, 41 Stat. 378; renumbered § 25A, Pub. L. 102–242, title I, § 142(e)(2), Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2281.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The persons described in , referred to in text, was in the original “Such persons”.

### Codification

Section is comprised of par. 3 (undesignated) of section 25A of act , which comprises this subchapter. For complete classification of section 25A of this Act, see Codification note set out under .