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Stockhold-
ers within
ten miles
of bank not
to vote by
proxy
except fe-
males, &c.
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SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, it shall not be law-
ful for any stockholder or stockholders of any bank in this
state, who shall reside within ten miles of such bank, respec-
tively, to vote by proxy or power of attorney, at any election of
directors to be held for any such bank, except females and
persons rendered unable to attend by sickness, or bodily in-
firmity, to be proved by the depositions of such persons respec-
tively, on oath or affirmation, before a notary, judge or justice
of the peace, and to accompany and be annexed to their proxies
respectively, and that no person shall be entitled to vote at any
such election as attorney, proxy or agent, for any other person,
co-partnership or body politic, without a power for that purpose,
duly executed in the presence of a witness, and filed in the
bank, and on which power shall be endorsed the oath or affir-
mation of the person, or one of the co-partriers, or of the head,
or some of the officers of the body politic granting such power,
in the words following: ' I —— , do solemnly swear, (or affirm,
as the case may be,) that I am, (or that the co-partnership con-
sisting of myself and —— are, or that the corporation known
by the name of —— , is, as the case may be,) truly and in good
faith the owner, (or owners as the case may be,) of the shares
in the capital stock of the bank specified in the within power of
attorney, and of no other shares therein, that no other person has
any interest in the said shares directly or indirectly, except as
stated in the said power, and that no other power has been
given to any person which is now in force to vote for me, (or
for the co-partnership, or the body politic aforesaid, as the case
may be,) at any election of directors of the said bank,' which
oath or affirmation shall be taken before a notary, judge, or
justice of the peace, and shall be certified by him, and that no
such power shall be used or valid, but at and for the election
next ensuing the date thereof.
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No proxy
to be given
to any offi-
cer, clerk
or director.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That no proxy or power of
attorney as aforesaid shall be given to any person, who at the
time of giving it shall be an officer, clerk or director, of the
bank to which it shall ralate, and that any proxy or power
given to any such person shall be and hereby is declared to be
void.
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Judges of
election
permitting
person to
vote as at-
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if the judges of any election
of directors, to be held as aforesaid, shall permit any person
whatever to vote as attorney, agent or proxy, for any other
person, or for any co-partnership or body politic, without a power
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