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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1832.

Court may
direct, ser-
vice thcrco

shew cause, after five days' notice, to direct the proper notice of
withdrawal to be made out under their seal, and served by any
person whatever.

Duty of
sheriff* mak
ing sale of
such shares
to transfer
the same or
the books oi
the corpo-
ration.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said
sheriff, or coroner, or officer, who shall have made any sale of
shares of capital or joint stock, or transferable debt, under this
act, whether he continued in office or not, and whether he hath

returned the writ or writs or not, to transfer on the books of any
corporation any shares of capital or joint stock, or any transfer-
able debt as aforesaid, so sold as aforesaid, to the purchaser or
purchasers.

In case of
death &c.
of such
sheriff his
survivor
shall
transfer
the same.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted. That if any sheriff, or coroner, or
officer, who shall have made any sale of any shares of capital
or joint stock, or transferable debt, under this act, shall die or
remove out of the county, without making a transfer thereof, it
shall be lawful for the court to which the writ of fieri facias by
virtue whereof the same was sold was returnable, to order the
sheriff of the county, for the time being, or if he be interested
in the matter, any one of the coroners of the said county, to
make the said transfer, and the sheriff or coroner, so ordered to
make such transfer, shall have the same power and authority to
make the same as if he had originally made the said sale.

Persons ob-
structing
sheriff in
making
such
transfer.

Reported
to court.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That if any corporation, or any
of its officers, shall hinder, obstruct, or refuse to permit any
transfer, which any sheriff, or coroner, or officer aforesaid, may
be authorized to make, by virtue of this act, it shall be the duty
of the said sheriff, or coroner, or officer, to certify the fact to the
court, to which the writ or writs, by virtue of which such stock
or debt was seized or taken, was returnable, or to some judge
thereof, and such court, or any judge thereof, shall thereupon

Attached
for con-
tempt.

have authority to punish, by process of contempt, all persons so
hindering, obstructing, or refusing, to permit such transfer, and
also to cause the said transfer book, or other proper book or

Books
brought
into court.

books of such corporation, to be brought before such court or
judge, and the transfer to be made in presence of such court
or judge, and may enforce the order for bringing such book or
books before such court or judge, by process of contempt

Liable for
damages
sustained.
If transfer
is not
made in 30
days, may
elect to
take such
transfer or
bring in
action
against
officer, &c.
in default.

against any person or persons who may hinder or obstruct the
said sheriff, or coroner, or officer, in taking possession of any
such book or books, and such corporation shall moreover be
liable to the purchaser or purchasers, and all other persons, for
all damages by them sustained, in consequence of such transfer
not being made, to be recovered in an action on the case, and
such purchaser or purchasers may elect, not to accept the trans-
fer, unless it be made within thirty days after the sale, and may
bring an action on the case against the sheriff, coroner, officer,
or corporation, by whose default the said transfer was delayed