THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 643

Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the President, whenever Required in wri- ting by not less than twenty members of the Com- pany other than the Directors, to call a general meeting of the members, by giving notice as in cases of election for Directors, for the transaction of such business as may be specified in the said written requisition, and any resolutions or pro- ceedings passed or had at such meeting by not less than two-thirds of the members who shall be pres- ent, shall be binding on the President and Direc- tors and members of the Company.	Call meeting.
Sec. 9. And be it enacted. That this charter shall be in full force and effect until the first Mon- day in January, eighteen hundred and ninety- eight.	In force.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted. That whenever a loss shall occur which the said Company are liable to pay, it shall be the duty of the Directors at their next meeting after they shall have been notified of said loss, to cause an accurate estimate and statement to be made of the proportion or sum to be contributed by each member to make good said loss to the person having sustained said loss, and to notify the members of the said corporation of the same, and if at the expiration of sixty days from the date of such notice any member of said corporation shall have failed to pay his, her or their contribution aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the said Board of Directors, upon filing such statement in the office of the Clerk of Prince George's County, or with the Clerk of such other county in which such defaulting member or mem- bers shall reside, to cause execution to issue for the said proportion in the same manner as if a judgment had been rendered for the same, together with all costs incident to such proceeding.	Contributions
Sec. 11. And be it enacted, That the said Com- pany shall have and is hereby invested with full power and authority to make any by-law or by- laws, whereby any member of the said Company failing to pay the interest on his, her or their premium, note or notes, according to the Constitu- tion and by-laws of the said Company, may be excluded from all benefits of insurance, and at the same time held liable to contribution in case of	Forfeiture.