§5-16-15. Books, records and accounts.

Every association shall keep at the home office correct and complete books of account and minutes of the proceedings of members, directors and the executive committee. Complete records of all business transacted shall be maintained at the office. Every association shall use such forms and observe such accounting principles and practices as are approved by the commissioner. Every association shall close its books at the close of business on June 30, and December 31, of each year, which dates are termed in this chapter the "semiannual closing dates." No association by any system of accounting or any device of bookkeeping shall, either directly or indirectly, enter any of its assets upon its books in the name of any other person, partnership, association or corporation or under any title or designation that is not truly descriptive of such assets. The commissioner, after a determination of value approved by the Savings and Loan Board, may order that assets in the aggregate, to the extent that such assets have depreciated in value, be charged off or that a special reserve or reserves equal to such depreciation in value be set up by transfers from undivided profits. The bonds or other interest-bearing obligations purchased by an association shall not be carried on its books at more than the actual cost thereof. An association shall not carry any real estate on its books at a sum in excess of the total amount invested by such association on account of such real estate, including advances, cost and improvements but excluding accrued but uncollected interest. Every association shall appraise each parcel of real estate at the time of acquisition thereof. The commissioner may require the appraisal of real estate securing loans which are delinquent more than six months. The report of each such appraisal shall be submitted in writing to the board of directors and shall be kept in the records of the association. Every association shall maintain membership records, which shall show the number of each membership certificate issued, the name and address of the member to whom issued, whether the member is an account holder or a borrower or an account holder and a borrower, the date of issue thereof, the name and address of each transferee of each membership certificate and the date of transfer.

(Acts 1939, No. 459, p. 616; Code 1940, T. 5, §221.)