LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1843.

laws now in force in this State, or which may hereafter be
passed by the general assembly of Maryland, but the same
shall be liable thereto, to the same extent as other estate,
real, personal and mixed, within the State; and all taxes
assessed or levied upon said property, real, personal and
mixed, shall be paid by the officers of said company, and
deducted ratably from the dividends and interest of the
individual stockholders and owners of certificates in said

CHAP. 27.

company.
Sec. 12. And be it enacted, That this act shall go into
operation and be in force, so soon as it shall receive the
assent of the stockholders, owners of a majority of the
shares of the capital stock of the present company, in gen-
eral meeting assembled, which assent under the corporate
seal of the company, shall be filed in the office of the Sec-

To go into
effect with the
assent of the
stockholders.

retary of State.
Sec. 13. And be it enacted, That nothing herein con-
tained, shall be so construed as to authorize the said com-
pany to issue any device, token, note, certificate or other
evidence of debt to be used as currency.

Issue forbid.

Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That all liabilities which
may have been incurred by the said corporation, before the
passage of this act, may be enforced against the said
American Mutual Insurance Company, as fully and effec-
tually as if this act had not passed.

Liabilities in
force.

CHAPTER 21

An act to fix the place of holding elections in the fourth
election district, in Montgomery county.

Passed Jan.
14, 1844.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the judges of election and their successors, in the
fourth election district, in Montgomery county, are hereby
required to hold all future elections, for Governor, Dele-
gates, Senators, Representatives in Congress, Sheriffs and
Commissioners, at or within the Court House, in said
district.

Election to be
held in Court
House.