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that nothing herein contained shall be construed
as in any way giving to the said Corporation any
banking privilege whatsoever.
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Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the Commission-
ers aforesaid shall, as soon as conveniently may be
after five hundred shares of stock shall be sub-
cribed and paid for as aforesaid, give notice in
newspapers published in Baltimore and Towson-
town, for the subscribers to meet and organize the
said Company, and choose by a majority of votes
of the said subscribers, by ballot, to. be given in
person or by proxy, one President and seven Di-
rectors, who shall be residents of the State of Mary-
land, a Treasurer, and such other officers as shall
be deemed necessary ; said President and Directors
shall conduct the business and manage the concerns
of. the said Company until the second Monday of
June thereafter, and until like officers are chosen
to succeed them, and may make and enforce by-
laws, rules and regulations provided for by the
second Section of this Act.
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Organize.
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Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the stockholders
shall meet on the second Monday of June next,
after the organization of said Company, provided
for by the secand Section of this Act, and upon the
same day in every year thereafter at some hotel or
other public house on the road, of which notice
shall be given by the Secretary, at least five days,
in the newspapers mentioned, and choose by a ma-
jority of the votes there present their officers for
the ensuing year, as mentioned in the third Sec-
tion of this Act, who shall continue in office for
one year, and until others are chosen, and the said
Stockholders shall meet at such times as they may
be summoned so to do by the Directors, in such
manner and form as shall be prescribed by the by-
laws, and at the annual and special meetings they
shall have full power to do any corporate act con-
sistent with this Charter.
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Time of meet-
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Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the election of
officers aforesaid shall be conducted in the follow-
ing manner, that is to say, the Directors for the time
being shall appoint three of the stockholders not
being Directors to be judges of the said election, and
to conduct the same after having severally taken and
subscribed an oath or affirmation before a Judge or
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Manner of
election.
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