Opinion No.

Honorable Robert E. Stewart Commissioner Department of Banking 2601 North Lamar Austin, Texas 78705

Re: Definition of `central building' in article 342-903, V.T.C.S.

Dear Commissioner Stewart:

You have asked our opinion regarding the meaning of the term `central building,' as it is used in article 342-903, V.T.C.S., which provides in part:

No State, national or private bank shall engage in business in more than one place, maintain any branch office, or cash checks or receive deposits except in its own banking house. For purposes of this article `banking house' means the building in whose offices…