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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1870
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ODEN BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 735

vanced, and all assessments, fines and penalties
incurred according to the provisions of the by-laws
in respect thereof; provided however, that in case
of such hypothecation of the Company's stock, no
greater sum of money shall at any time be drawn
out by any member or subscriber than shall have
been actually paid in by him on his shares at the
time of such hypothecation.

Hypotheca-
tion.

Sec. 3. Ared.be it enacted, That all shares of
stock of said corporation redeemed by, hypothecated
to, purchased or advanced on, in accordance with
the preceding Section, shall be considered as re-
deemed shares, and shall be cancelled; and it shall
he lawful for the Company to issue an equal num-
ber of new shares in their stead, so that the number
of unredeemed shares authorized by this Act may
always equal but riot exceed five thousand. And

Shall cancel.

the member or members of the corporation so re-
deeming their shares, shall as to the number of
shares redeemed, cease to be stockholders therein.

Cease to be
stockholders.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That from and
after the acceptance of this Act as aforesaid, the
number of shares into which the capital stock of
said Company is now divided, shall be reduced
from fifty thousand shares of the par value of ten
dollars each, to five thousand shares of the par
value of one hundred dollars each, and the Board
of Directors shall have power to call in and cancel
all certificates of stock of the par value of ten
dollars each, and to issue in lieu thereof to the
lawful owners of said certificates, new certificates
of the par value of one hundred dollars each, at
the rate of one share of the new issue for every ten
shares of the old issue; and said Board of Directors
may also, whenever necessary, issue certificates for

Reduced stock
when accepted

fractional parts of a share of one hundred dollars
in order to retire and cancel any number less than,
ten, of the shares of the par value of ten dollars
each.

New issue.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the
Board of Directors of said Company may receive
subscriptions for such new stock, of the par value
of one hundred dollars each, to an amount which,
in addition to the number of shares already sub-
scribed, will not exceed five thousand shares of the
par value of one hundred dollars each, and may
50

Receive sub-
scriptions.

 

 

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