ART. 12]

BASTARDY AND FORNICATION.

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he or she, as the case may be, is the lawful and bona fide owner of said
stock, having purchased and paid, or secured payment for the same
with a full consideration, or received the same by inheritance, bequest,
marriage, distribution or gift, and without any understanding that the
said stock is to be transferred to the party from whom it was received;
or in case of voting by proxy or power of attorney, the person holding
such proxy or power of attorney shall make oath or affirmation, if
required by a stockholder, that he believed his principal, for whom he
offers to vote, bought and paid for, or secured the payment for the said
stock with a full consideration, or that the said principal, to the best
of his knowledge and belief, is the real bona fide owner of said stock,
having acquired the same, as the case may be, by inheritance, bequest,
marriage, distribution or gift; provided, however, that this provision
shall apply only to such shares of stock in the corporations aforesaid
as shall appear to have been transferred upon the books of the corpora-
tion within one year next preceding the meeting at which it is offered
to vote upon them; and provided further, that nothing in this article
shall prevent a stockholder whose shares of stock shall be in good faith
pledged for a loan from voting his or its stock so long as the same has
not been actually sold.

1910, ch. 219, sec. 76 (p. 32).

77. Any person who shall wilfully or maliciously instigate, make,
circulate or transmit to another or others any statement, untrue in
fact, derogatory to the financial condition or affecting the solvency or
financial standing of any bank, savings institution or trust company
doing business in this State, or who shall counsel, aid, procure or induce
another to start, transmit or circulate any such statement or rumor,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof in any
court of competent jurisdiction, may be fined a sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars, or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding three
years.

ARTICLE XII.

BASTARDY AND FORNICATION.

1. Warrant by justice for mother of bastard. 2. Arrest of putative father. 3. Proceedings If resident of another county. 4. Constable to give Information. 5. Right of appeal by alleged father. Security to be given by him. Pro- viso.

6. Clerk to record recognizance. 7. Recovery by mother upon bond of father. 8. Sci. fa. upon recognizance. 9. When court may make order to dis- charge the obligors in the re- cognizance.