8-118.Banks; unlawful promotion; sale of stock prior to issuance of charter; penalty.It shall be unlawful for any person for hire (1) to promote or attempt to promote the organization of a corporation to conduct the business of a bank in this state or (2) to sell the capital stock of such a corporation prior to the issuance of a charter to such corporation authorizing its operation as a bank. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.SourceLaws 1909, c. 10, § 13, p. 72; R.S.1913, § 292; Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. V, art. XVI, § 11, p. 689; Laws 1921, c. 297, § 3, p. 950; C.S.1922, § 7992; Laws 1923, c. 192, § 1, p. 463; C.S.1929, § 8-122; Laws 1935, c. 19, § 1, p. 96; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 8-122; Laws 1943, c. 19, § 3(4), p. 103; R.S.1943, § 8-122; Laws 1959, c. 15, § 6, p. 134; R.R.S.1943, § 8-122; Laws 1963, c. 29, § 18, p. 141; Laws 1967, c. 19, § 5, p. 119; Laws 1973, LB 164, § 6; Laws 1977, LB 40, § 40.