Every bank organized under the laws of this state engaging in the business of a commercial bank, trust company or any combination thereof, is assessed for each year the sum of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) and every such corporation whose total assets exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) shall further pay in addition to the minimum assessment of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00), Fifty Cents (50¢) for each One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or fraction thereof of assets in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). All money accruing from such assessment shall be used for the maintenance of the department.

The commissioner shall, during the month of January in each year, or as soon thereafter as practicable, prepare a statement of the assessments due under this section based upon the total assets of each such corporation, as shown by its last report, which shall be paid as called for by the commissioner. He shall send to each such corporation a statement of the amount due by it, which shall specify how the same shall be payable. The assessment shall be due and payable in accordance with the statement so furnished and the installments thereof shall be paid within ten (10) days after the date fixed for their payment. Such assessment shall constitute a lien on the assets of each bank until paid. Any such corporation failing to make payment within ten (10) days as herein provided shall be liable to a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount in default for each day thereafter. All assessments and penalties provided in this section shall be payable to the commissioner and when collected by him shall be delivered to the State Treasurer to be placed to the credit of the maintenance fund of the department. The commissioner shall give a receipt for all money received by him and shall take a receipt from the State Treasurer for all money delivered to him. In making any call for the assessment levied by this section the commissioner shall estimate the cost of maintaining the department for the current year, and if the assessments hereby levied shall appear to produce more than such estimate, he shall reduce accordingly the Fifty Cents (50¢) per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) of assets assessment provided in this section. The cash balance remaining in the maintenance fund of the department at the end of any one (1) fiscal year shall be credited to and reduce the assessments of the following fiscal year on a pro rata basis.