THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 919

said corporation shall be located in Baltimore city, in order that the said Judge may determine whether the said certificate is in conformity with the law.
Sec. 39. And be it enacted, That if the said judge shall so determine, he shall certify his said deter- mination upon the said certificate, which shall thereupon be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the county in which the principal office of said corporation shall by the terms of said certificate be located, if it shall be located in one of the counties of this State, or in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Bal- timore City, if the principal office of said corpora- tion shall be located therein, and the said certifi- cate shall be recorded in a book provided for that special purpose.	To be re- corded.
Sec. 40. And be it enacted, That when the said certificate shall have been recorded, the persons who have signed and acknowledged the same, and their successors shall, according to the objects, purposes, articles, conditions and provisions in said instrument contained, become, and be a body politic and corporate, in fact and in law, by the name stated in such certificate.	Become body corporate.
Sec. 41. And be it enacted, That a copy of such certificate, or of any amendments thereto, or of any paper relating to corporations, which is re- quired by law to be recorded, when certified to be a true copy, by the clerk of the court, in whose of- fice the same is recorded, under the seal of his office, shall be evidence in all legal proceedings, and in all the courts of this State.	Evidence.
Sec. 42. And be it enacted, That if any altera- tion or amendment of the Articles or provisions of the charter of any of said corporations, shall be made by the authority of the corporation, such alteration or amendment shall be made known, acknowledged and recorded in the same manner as prescribed in Sections thirty-seven, thirty-eight, and thirty-nine of this Article ; and after the said alteration or amendment shall be recorded, the same shall be taken to be a part of the said charter or instrument as if the same had originally been made a part thereof.	Alteration or amendment.