Oregon Statutes - Chapter 716 - Savings Banks - Section 716.545 - Investments in bonds of Dominion of Canada.

A savings bank may invest the funds mentioned in ORS 716.410 in bonds issued by the Dominion of Canada for which the faith of the Dominion of Canada is pledged, or bonds issued or guaranteed by a province of the Dominion of Canada. Such investments may be made only if:

(1) The interest and principal of such bonds is payable in the United States, or with exchange to a city in the United States, in lawful money of the United States or its equivalent; and

(2) The bonds at the time of purchase pursuant to the authority of this section are rated in one of the four highest grades by a rating organization recognized in the United States that has been regularly engaged for a period of 10 years or more in rating or grading bonds. [1959 c.185 §3; 1977 c.135 §35]

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