THOMAS SWANN ESQUIRE GOVERNOR. 965

Sec. 188. And be it enacted, That upon the filing of said bill accompanied by the aforesaid papers, the court shall pass an order requiring all persons interested in such corporations to show cause, if any they have, why such corporation should not be dissolved, on or before a certain day to be named in said order, which order shall be pub- lished for such time as the court shall direct, in some newspaper published in the county, or city of Baltimore, as the case may be, in which such court is held ; and upon any answer being filed to the said bill by any creditors or stockholders of such corporation, the court may authorize evidence to be taken, on application of the complainants or defendants, in the manner usual in Courts of Equity.	Court may pass order.
Sec. 189. And be it enacted. That if the court shall upon consideration of the bill, or of the bill, answers and proof, if any answers have been filed or proof taken, be of opinion that the corporation is insolvent, or that for any reason a dissolution of the said corporation will be beneficial to the stockholders, and not injurious to the public in- terests, a decree shall be entered dissolving the said corporation, and appointing one or more re- ceivers of estate and effects, and such corporation shall thereupon be dissolved ; any of the Direc- tors, Trustees, Managers or other officers, or any of the stockholders of any corporation, may be ap- pointed its receivers, or such other person or per- sons as the courts may select.	Pass decree.
Sec. 190. And be it enacted, That where receivers of the estate or effects of any corporation shall be appointed by a court, upon or before the dissolution of any corporation, they shall be vested with all the estate and assets of every kind belonging to such corporation from the time of their qualifying as receivers, and shall be trustees thereof for the benefit of the creditors of such corporation and its stockholders ; and they shall proceed to wind up the affairs of such corporation, under the direction of the court by which they shall have been ap- pointed, and shall have all powers which shall be necessary for that purpose. Sec. 191. And be it enacted, That all sales, as- signments, transfers, mortgages, or other disposi-	Receivers.