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to which it shall be proposed to increase or diminish the capital,
and the business to which the company would be extended or
changed.

65. The vote of at least two-thirds of all the shares of stock
shall be necessary to an increase or diminution of the amount
of its capital stock, or the extension or change of its business,
or to enable a company to avail itself of the provisions of this
article.

66. If at any time and place specified in the said notice, stock-
holders shall appear in person or by proxy in number represent-
ing not less than two-thirds of all the shares of stock of the cor-
poration, they shall organize by choosing one of the trustees,
directors or managers, chairman of the meeting, and also a suit-
able person for secretary, and proceed to a vote of those present
in person or by proxy.

67. If on canvassing the votes it shall appear that a sufficient
number of votes has been given in favor of increasing or diminish-
ing the amount of capital, or of extending or changing its business
as aforesaid, or of availing itself of the provisions of this article,
a certificate of the proceedings showing a compliance herewith,
the amount of capital actually paid in, the business to which it is
extended or changed, and the amount to which the capital stock
shall be increased or diminished, shall be made out, and signed
by the chairman, and such certificate shall be sworn to by the
president and recorded as required by section fifty-three of this
article, and when so recorded, the capital stock of such corpora-
tion shall be increased or diminished to the amount specified in
such certificate, and the business extended or changed as afore-
said, and the company shall be entitled to all the privileges and
provisions, and be subject to the liabilities of this article.

FOR MINING PURPOSES.

63. The provisions of this article from section forty to section
sixty-seven, both inclusive, shall extend and be applicable to all
cases where five or more free white persons, some of whom are
citizens of this State, may desire to form a company for the
purpose of carrying on any kind of mining business; Provided,
that no company incorporated under this section shall hold more
than five thousand acres of land at any one time, and that the
capital stock of such company shall not exceed the sum of two

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