JAS. BLACK GROOME, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 155
immediately enter his dissent in writing on the
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minutes of the proceedings of the board, and give
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public notice to the stockholders that such dividend
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has been declared.
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H. A majority. of the directors shall constitute a
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Discounts
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board for the transaction of the business of the cor-
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poration, but the ordinary discounts may be made or
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granted by the Executive Committee, consisting of
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the President, Cashier and three Directors, and in
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case of the sickness or necessary absence of the
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President of the Banking Company, his place may
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be supplied by the Vice-President.
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I. No director shall be entitled to receive any
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Compensation
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emolument for his services, unless the same shall
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have been allowed at a general meeting of the stock-
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holders, and the directors shall make such compen-
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sation to the President for his extraordinary attend-
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ance at the bank as shall appear to them reasonable.
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J. The President and directors of the corporation
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Call general
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may at any time call a general meeting of the
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meeting
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stockholders for any purpose relative to the institu-
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tion, giving at least six weeks notice in two or more
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daily papers published in Baltimore city; any num-
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ber of the stockholders owning not less than one-
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fifth of the stock of the corporation, may at any time
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apply to the said President and Directors to call a
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general meeting of the stockholders for any purpose
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relative to the institution, and if the President and
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Directors shall refuse to call such meeting, the stock-
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holders owning not less than the aforesaid number
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of shares shall have power to call a general meeting
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of the stockholders, giving notice as aforesaid, and
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specifying in such notice the object of such meeting ;
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and it is hereby made the duty of the President and
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Directors of this Banking Company, upon the appli-
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cation of any stockholder, proprietors of not less
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than one-fifth of the capital stock, to give such
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stockholder a full list of the names of all the stock-
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holders in said banking company.
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K. The Cashier, before he enters upon the duties
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of his office, shall be required to give bond with two
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or more securities to the satisfaction of the Presi-
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