12 U.S.C. § 3 (2024)
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Oath of Comptroller
Official statutory text
The Comptroller of the Currency shall, within fifteen days from the time of notice of his appointment, take and subscribe the oath of office.
(R.S. §326; Pub. L. 86–251, §1(d), Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, §223(a), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 206.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §326 derived from act June 3, 1864, ch. 106, §1, 13 Stat. 99, which was the National Bank Act. See section 38 of this title.
Amendments
1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which required the Comptroller to give a bond in the sum of $250,000.
1959—Pub. L. 86–251 increased the surety bond requirement from $100,000 to $250,000.
(R.S. §326; Pub. L. 86–251, §1(d), Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, §223(a), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 206.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §326 derived from act June 3, 1864, ch. 106, §1, 13 Stat. 99, which was the National Bank Act. See section 38 of this title.
Amendments
1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which required the Comptroller to give a bond in the sum of $250,000.
1959—Pub. L. 86–251 increased the surety bond requirement from $100,000 to $250,000.
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