THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 927

statements so made up shall be recorded in a book kept in the principal office ofl the said corporation in this State.
Sec. 69. And be it enacted, That any corporation formed under this Article, or under the General Laws of this State, or under any special law, and having a capital stock, may increase or diminish the same to any amount that may be deemed suffi- cient,and proper for the purposes of the corporation by complying with the provisions of the following Sections, but every corporation incorporated under any special law, which shall so increase or dimin- ish its capital stock, shall remain subject in other particulars to all the limitations contained in its charter, or in any supplement thereto ; and every corporation incorporated under the General Laws of this State, or under this Article, which shall so diminish or increase its stock, shall remain subject in other particulars to the provisions of this Ar- ticle.	Increase or diminish cap- ital.
Sec. 70. And be it enacted, That before any corporation shall be entitled to diminish the amount of its capital stock, under the provisions of the last preceding Section, if the amount of its debts and liabilities shall exceed the amount of the capital to which it is proposed to be reduced, such amount of debts and liabilities shall be satisfied and reduced, so as not to exceed such diminished amount of capital.	Debts satis- fied.
Sec. 71. And be it enacted, That whenever any corporation shall desire to call a meeting of the stockholders for the purpose of increasing or di- minishing the amount of its capital stock, the Di- rectors, Managers or Trustees shall publish a notice signed by at least a majority of them, in a news- paper published in the county or counties, or city where the principal office of said corporation is lo- cated, if any shall be published therein, for at least four successive weeks, and shall send or de- posit a written or printed copy thereof in the post- office, addressed to each stockholder or member of such corporation, at his usual place of residence, at least three successive weeks previous to the day fixed for the holding such meeting. The said no- tice shall specify the object of the meeting, the time and place where such meeting shall be held	Notice of meeting of stockholders.