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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 21.
AN ACT to repeal Section two hundred and ninety-six of
Article 23 of the Code of Public General Laws, title
"Corporations," sub-title "Process," as amended by the
Act of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1862, Chap-
ter six hundred and one, and to re-enact the same with
amendments.

Repealed and
re-enacted
Corporations
sub-title,
Process.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section two hundred and ninety-six of Article
23 of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Cor-
porations," sub-title "Process," as amended by the Act of
the General Assembly of Maryland of eighteen hundred and
ninety-two, Chapter six hundred and one, be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Process issued
by Court or
Justice of the
Peace against
corporations.

296. Process issued by any Court or Justice of the Peace of
this State against any corporation incorporated under its laws
may be served on any president, director, manager, ticket
agent or persons selling tickets other than conductors for
passengers of any railroad company or other offices of such
corporation, and if neither the president nor any of the direc-
tors, managers, ticket agents or other officers of such corpora-
tion reside in this State, such process may be served anywhere
within this State on any agent, attorney or other person in the
service of such corporation; provided, that in every case the
officer serving process shall leave a copy of such process with
the person upon whom the same is served. And whenever
any trust or guarantee company which shall be authorized and
empowered under the laws of this State to insure the fidelity

Liability to be
sued.

of persons holding places of trust or responsibility in, to or
under any State, county, city corporation, company, person or
persons whatsoever, or to become security for the faithful per-
formance of any trust, office, duty, contract or agreement, and
to supercede any judgment or to go upon any appeal or other
bond, then any such trust or guarantee company shall be liable
to be sued in any of the counties of this State or in the City of
Baltimore whenever any such bond shall be given or liability
incurred by such trust or guarantee company, and process shall
be served upon any such trust or guarantee company, as is
hereinbefore provided for by this section, and any such pro-
cess shall be issued to the sheriff of any county or the City of
Baltimore, and shall be made returnable to the Clerk of the
Court of the county or City of Baltimore from which same
issued; and whenever any corporation which has been or may
hereafter be incorporated under the general corporation laws
of this State shall carry on any regular business, or shall