Rutgers Law

New Jersey Statutes, Title: 17, CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR FINANCE AND INSURANCE

    Chapter 9a:

      Section: 17:9a-175.1: Obligations of Canadian government, provinces or cities

           A. A savings bank may invest in

(1) bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations issued, guaranteed or assumed as to both principal and interest by the government of the Dominion of Canada or by any province of Canada or by any city of Canada which has a population of not less than 150,000 inhabitants; provided,

(i) that the faith and credit of the issuer, guarantor or assumer of such bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations is pledged for the payment of principal and interest thereof, and that the principal and interest thereof shall be payable in United States funds, either unconditionally or at the option of the holder; and

(ii) that any such city shall have power to levy taxes on the taxable real property therein for the payment of both principal and interest of such bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations without limitation of rate or amount; and

(iii) that the issuer, guarantor or assumer of such bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations has not within ten years prior to the making of the investment defaulted in payment of principal or interest of any debt evidenced by its bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations for more than 60 days.

B. No savings bank shall make an investment pursuant to the provisions of this section at any time when the total of all such investments exceeds, or if the making of such investment shall cause such total investment to exceed, 10\% of its deposits. No savings bank shall make an investment pursuant to this section in the bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations of any province or city at any time when the total of all its investments in bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations of any such province or city exceeds, or if the making of such investment will cause such total to exceed, 1\% of its deposits.

L.1952, c. 140, p. 491, s. 1.



This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2013-06-10 16:36:30.

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