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86 CORPORATIONS. [ART. XXIII
office in this State. Such resident agent shall be a citizen of this State,
actually residing therein, or a corporation of this State. Any corpora-
tion of this State incorporated prior to June 1, 1916, which files with
the State Tax Commission the location of its principal office and the
name and postoffice address of at least one resident agent, (giving in
each case the county and city, town or place and street and number, if
number there be), need not thereafter have a director who is a citizen
or resident of this State but shall be thenceforth subject to the provi-
sions of this section relating to corporations formed on or after June
1, 1916. No amendment of the charter of any such corporation shall
be necessary to change the location of the principal office of such corpo-
ration from one place in a county or the City of Baltimore to another
place in such county or city, or to make any change whatsoever in the
names or addresses of any resident agents. Every such corporation
shall notify the State Tax Commission promptly of any change (not
made by amendment) in the location of its principal office, or in the
name or postoffice address of any resident agent, (giving in each case
the county and city, town or place, street and number, if number there
be). The State Tax Commission shall keep a public index of the loca-
tions of the principal offices and the names and addresses of the resi-
dent agents of all such corporations. Every corporation of this State
incorporated prior to June 1, 1916, not complying with this section,
shall have at least one director who is a citizen of this State actually
redding therein.
1908, ch. 240, sec. 9. 1916, ch. 596. sec. 9.
9. Every corporation subject to the provision of this article shall
have a president, a secretary and a treasurer, all of whom shall be
chosen by the board of directors unless the by-laws otherwise provide.
The President shall be chosen from among the directors. The corpora-
tion may have one or more vice-presidents, assistant secretaries and
assistant treasurers, if the by-laws so provide, all of whom shall be
chosen by the board of directors, unless the by-laws otherwise provide.
Any two of the above offices, except those of President and Vice-Presi-
dent, may, if provided by the by-laws, be held by the same person, but
no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more
than one capacity, if such instrument is required by law or by the by-
laws to be executed, acknowledged or verified by any two or more
officers. Except when otherwise provided the directors and officers
hereinbefore mentioned shall held office for one year and until their
successors are chosen and qualified. The manner of filling all vacan-
cies occurring in the board of directors or among the officers herein-
before mentioned shall be as provided in the by-laws; and in default of
such by-laws such vacancies shall be filled by the board of directors.
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