North Dakota Century Code Title 6. Banks and Banking § 6-09-26. Name in which business conducted and titles taken--Execution of instruments

All business of the Bank must be conducted under the name of “The Bank of North Dakota”. Title to property pertaining to the operation of the Bank must be obtained and conveyed in the name of “The State of North Dakota, doing business as The Bank of North Dakota”. Instruments must be executed in the name of the state of North Dakota. Within the scope of authority granted by the industrial commission, the president may execute instruments on behalf of the Bank, including any instrument granting, conveying, or otherwise affecting any interest in or lien upon real or personal property. Other officers or employees of, and legal counsel to, the Bank may execute instruments on behalf of the Bank when authorized by the industrial commission. Any instrument executed prior to July 11, 1989, by the president, an attorney for the Bank, or an officer or employee of the Bank, and otherwise proper, is valid and effective.