THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
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1835.
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ty of Baltimore, who may hereafter join the corpora-
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CHAP. 229.
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tion.
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the said respective
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Annual election of directors
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fire companies who, may as aforesaid subscribe to the
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capital stock of this company, to the amount of one
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thousand shares, shall hold separate meetings within
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three weeks after the said amount of one thousand
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shares shall be subscribed for, and on the first Monday
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in March, in each and every year thereafter, and
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choose by ballot from among their members, the di-
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rectors to which they shall be entitled as aforesaid; and
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Certificate
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in such election the proportion of votes assigned to
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each stockholder shall be regulated by the provisions
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of the original charter of this company, and the said
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director so elected, before he enters upon the duties of
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his office, shall produce a certificate, signed by the
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president and secretary of the company to which he
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belongs, of his election as a director to represent said
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company in the general board of directors.
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SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That books for the sub-
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Books open for
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scription of said two thousand shares by each of the
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2000 shares
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respective Fire Companies and their members, shall
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be opened at the office of the Baltimore Fire Insurance
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Company, or at such other place as the President and
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Directors may designate after giving four weeks no-
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Notice
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tice thereof, in all the daily news papers in the city of
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Baltimore, and if the whole amount shall not be sub-
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scribed the first day, the books shall remain open at
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the said office for the space of six months; and as soon
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as the amount of one thousand shares shall be sub-
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scribed on the part of any of the said fire companies,
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the secretary of this corporation shall forthwith notify
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the president of the said Fire Company thereof, who
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shall thereupon call the meeting required by the pre-
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ceding section for the election of a Director as therein
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provided; and so much of the said stock as remains
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Stock unsubscribed
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unsubscribed at the end of the said six months, shall
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then by public notice be further offered for general
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subscription to individuals or fire companies, as afore-
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said, .over and above two. thousand shares each, or may
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be retained by the company at the option of the Presi-
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dent and Directors; Provided nevertheless, that if at
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