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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March 30, 1868
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THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 497

made by, or through the agency of the said Presi-
dent and Directors, but no stockholder shall be
made answerable therefor in his individual capa-
city or estate.

 

Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That the first elec-
tion for President and Directors of said company
shall be held at such place, and how, and on such
day as any four of the persons named in the first
Section of this Act may appoint, by public notice
in two or more of the daily papers published in the
City of Baltimore, giving at least ten days notice
thereof, and said first election shall be conducted
and regulated by two disinterested persons, to be
appointed in writing, ten days before such election,
by any four of the persons named in the first Sec-
tion of this Act.

Election.

Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That any of the five
persons named in the first Section of this Act shall
be and they are hereby authorized to receive sub-
scriptions for the capital stock aforesaid ; provided,
however, that not less than ten dollars on each
share of said stock shall be paid in cash at the
time of making such subscription ; the balance due
thereon shall be paid at such time and in such in-
stallments as the said President and Directors may
require, after giving at least thirty days' notice of
such demand in two or more daily papers of the
City of Baltimore, or by actual notice in writing
to each of said stockholders ; and in case any stock-
holder shall refuse or neglect to pay any such in-
stallments after due notice, aforesaid, for the space
of ninety days, after the time limited for. the pay-
ment of the same, his or her stock, or so much
thereof as he or she may not have paid the re-
quired installments upon, shall be, and the same is
hereby declared to be forfeited for the use of the
said company.

Subscriptions.

Sec. 9. And be it enacted. That nothing in this
Act contained shall be taken or construed to au-
thorize said company or the President and Direc-
tors thereof to issue any note, certificate, or other
evidence of debt, to be Used as money or currency,
or to confer upon it or them, any banking powers
or privileges whatsoever.

Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That the State hereby
32

Banking pro-
hibited.



 

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