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live stockholders, and shall be a lien on the shares of stock held by said stockholders respectively, whether resident or non-resident within this State. Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That if at any time any of the said corporations shall neglect or refuse	How charged
to pay, in gold and silver, or lawful money of the United States, any of its notes, bills, obligations or money received on deposit in violation of the contract, promise or undertaking of said corpora- tion, the person or persons entitled to demand and	Gold and Sil- ver.
receive such payment, shall respectively receive and recover interest on said bills, notes, obliga- tions and deposits, until the same shall be fully paid and satisfied, at the rate of six per cent, per annum, from the time of such demand.	Recover inter- est.
Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That if the said corpo- ration shall neglect or refuse to pay as aforesaid, any of its notes, bills, obligations or money re- ceived on deposit, the holder of such note, bill or obligation, or the person or persons entitled to de- mand and receive such money, shall be respectively	Refusal to pay
entitled only to demand and receive, as creditor or as debtor, to claim and set off such part of its assets as shall be actually distributable and pay- able to such creditor or debtor, at the time when such claim or demand may.be made.	May demand.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That if the said cor- poration shall, at any time, suspend its payments, the assets which said corporation may hold or be	Suspend pay- ment.
in any wise entitled to at the time of such suspen- sion of payment, shall be rateably distributed to and among all the persons who shall be its credi- tors at such time, and to their assigns respectively. Sec. 11. And be it enacted, That the continuance of the said several corporations shall be on the con- dition that the stockholders and directors of each	Distribute among credi- tors,
of said corporations shall be liable to the amount of their respective share or shares of stock in such corporation, for all its debts and liabilities upon note, bill or otherwise; and upon this further con- dition, that this Act and every part of it may be altered from time to time, or repealed, by the Legislature.	Liability of stockholders.