542 CORPORATIONS. [ART. 23

place of holding such meetings, and the notice to be given thereof and of
the business to be transacted thereat, may be regulated by the by-laws.
.and unless otherwise provided by the by-laws, each shareholder or mem-
ber shall be given notice of the place, day and hour of such meeting in
the manner provided for in the next succeeding section; and such annual
meetings shall be general meetings—that is to say, open for the trans-
action of any business within the powers of the corporation without
special notice of such business, unless such notice is required by this
article or by the by-laws.

As to a waiver of the notice of a meeting, see sec. 23.

1908, ch. 240, sec. 15.

15. At any time in the interval between regular meetings, extraor-
dinary meetings of the shareholders or members may be called by the
president, or by a majority of the board of directors, or by a majority
of the executive committee (if the by-laws provide for an executive com-
mittee, and confer such power upon such executive committee), upon ten
days' written or printed notice, stating the place, day and hour of such
meeting and the business proposed to be transacted thereat; such notice
shall be given to each shareholder or member by leaving the same with
him or at his residence or usual place of business, or by mailing it.
postage prepaid, and addressed to him at his address, as it appears upon
the books of the corporation; and no business shall be transacted at such
meetings except that specially named in the notice.

1904, art. 23, secs. 6 and 7. 1888, art. 23, secs. 6 and 7. 1868, ch. 471, secs. 6
and 7. 1908, ch. 240, sec. 16.

16. Upon the request in writing delivered to the president or secre-
tary or any director, of a majority of all the members, or of the holders
of a majority of all the shares outstanding and entitled to vote, it shall be
the duty of such president, secretary or director to call forthwith a
meeting of the shareholders or members. Such request shall state the
purpose of the meeting, and notice thereof shall be given as required by
the next preceding section. If the person to whom such request in
writing shall have been delivered shall fail to issue a call for such meet-
ing, within three days after the receipt of such request, then the share-
holders owning a majority of the voting shares, or members constituting
a majority of all the members, may do so by giving fifteen days' notice,
of the time, place and object of the meeting by advertisement inserted
in a newspaper published in the county or city in which the principal
office of the corporation is situated. At any meeting called and warned
under the provisions of this and the next preceding section, any presi-
dent, director or directors may, by a vote of a majority in interest of all
shareholders, or by the vote of a majority in number of all the members,
be removed from office and another or others be appointed in the place
of the person or persons so removed, to serve for the remainder of his
or their term or terms.

Section 6 of the code of 1904, referred to in construing sections 65 and
66 of that code—see notes to section 8. Darrin v. Hoff, 99 Md. 498.

See notes to sec. 24.