1835.

LAWS OP MARYLAND.

CHAP. 289.

CHAPTER 289.

Passed Mar 30, 1836

An act to Incorporate the Commercial Bank of Baltimore.

Commissioners

SECTION 1, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That Solomon Betts, F. W. Brune, Daniel

Cobb, Henry Thompson, James Beatty, Thomas Balt-

zell, John Hopkins, Charles Tiernan, Joseph W. Pat-

terson, Henry P. Simmer, Thomas Wilson, Charles

H. H. Brown, James George, John W. Keirle and

Francis Neale, he, and they are hereby appointed com-

missioners, under the direction of a majority of whom

subscriptions may be received to the capital stock of

the Commercial Bank of Baltimore, hereby incorpora-

Books to be opened

ted, and they or a majority of them shall cause books

to be opened at such times in the city of Baltimore, and

in the county town of each county of this State, and at

Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, Charles-

ton, and such other places as they may direct, for the

purpose of receiving subscriptions to the capital stock

of said bank, after giving at least four weeks public

notice in all the daily newspapers published in the city

of Baltimore, and in at least one newspaper in every

county of this State, in which a newspaper is or shall

be published, of such times, places and purposes; that

npon the first opening of said books they shall be kept

open from day to day for six days, exclusive of Sun-

day, from ten o'clock, A. M. until two o'clock, P. M.

and if at the expiration of that period, subscriptions to

the said capital stock shall not have been obtained to

the amount necessary to the incorporation of said bank,

the said commissioners or a majority of them, may

cause the said books to he opened from time to time,

after the expiration of the said six days, upon again

giving the notice hereinbefore required, for the space

of twelve months thereafter, unless said amount be

sooner subscribed, and if the subscription made neces-

sary to the incorporation of the said bank shall not

be obtained before the expiration of said twelve months,

this act and all subscriptions under it shall be

Vacancy

null and void; and if any of the said commissioners

shall die, resign, or refuse to act the duties devolved