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Corporations — Cont'd :
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Law:
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Applicable to what corporations
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1
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Operative when ...............
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1
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Lease of entire assets — Dissenting
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stockholders ...............
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38,39
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Liability of directors for loans and
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dividends to stockholders.....
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92
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Light, heat and power companies;
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not to exercise franchise in
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Baltimore City without con-
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sent of city ................
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134
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Limitations ......................
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122
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List of stockholders; right to
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examine ...................
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90
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Loan corporations ................
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45-49
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Loans: (See Loans — Petty.)
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Made by corporation on chattels
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or otherwise to be under cor-
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porate name; interest; pen-
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alty ; proviso ..............
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151
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Maximum allowed by certain cor-
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porations ..................
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142
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To stockholders or directors for-
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bidden; penalty against offi-
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cers and directors............
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92
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Not to apply to building or
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homestead associations .....
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92
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On insolvency receiver to col-
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lect penalty ...............
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92
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Lost certificates. (See Corporations
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— Capital Stock.)
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Meetings:
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Annual meetings for election of
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directors, etc. ..............
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Notice of time and place....
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To be general meetings for
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transaction of any business;
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proviso ....................
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Call for by request of majority
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of stockholders .............
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Notice in such cases...........
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Closing transfer books for.......
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14
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Directors may hold outside State
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14
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Extraordinary — How called ; no-
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tice .......................
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Failure to hold .................
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Issue of bonds secured by mort-
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gage, warning ..............
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May be provided for in by-laws
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Notice — When, need not be given
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Quorum .......................
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Record dates ..................
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To be held in State; exceptions
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Waiver of notice................
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Members, who are in case of non-
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stock companies, etc..........
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Notice of ; may be waived .....
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To stockholders or members.....
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16-19
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When dispensed with..........
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27
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Of directors; by-laws may fix.......
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14
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Held in or out of state.........
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Quorum ; vote .................
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Special meetings:
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Business which may be trans-
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acted ......................
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How, when and by whom called
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Notice of; how given.........
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When stockholders may issue call
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for ........................
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Notice of such meeting .......
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Removal of directors and offi-
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Ar.
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Corporations — Cont'd :
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Mergers .........................
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33, 34, 35
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Mining Companies:
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(See Mining Companies; Mines.)
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Railroads may be built and op-
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erated by ; location of ......
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Cars of connecting roads to
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conform with regulations of;
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to furnish motive power......
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Connecting other railroads
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with ; when allowed ........
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Differences to which said rail-
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roads may be a party; board
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of public works to arbitrate ...
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192
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Freight and passenger rates.......
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190
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Legislature may make changes
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necessary for accommodation
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of public travel or use thereof
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183
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Location of such roads in ef-
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fecting passage through gap
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at Will's Mountain near
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Cumberland ...............
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May purchase or condemn
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property for railroad.........
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185
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Not to exceed 10 miles in length
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189
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Not to interfere with Chesa-
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peake and Ohio canal or rail-
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roads of state, except to cross
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latter .......................
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Rates of transportation when
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hauling cars of connecting
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road ; empty cars ..........
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Stores; not to conduct or have
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an interest in................
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250
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To transport persons and prop-
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erty offered; charges allow-
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able therefor ...............
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When route lies through incor-
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porated town or certain pri-
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vate property; assent re-
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quired ....................
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Minority stockholders — Rights upon
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consolidation, sale, lease, etc.
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Minors, institutions and societies
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for care and protection of ...
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Minors — Transfer of stock..........
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Misrepresentation by officers or
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agents of, as to values, etc..
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Municipal Corporations:
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Assent of required by turnpike
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and plank road companies;
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when ......................
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Levy by to pay judgments against
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May assent and agree as to use
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of streets, etc., by railroads...
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Mayor and city council of Balti-
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more may operate municipal
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gas or electric plant .........
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401
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Not to construct or maintain gas
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or electrical works for manu-
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facture of gas or electricity
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except for municipal pur-
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poses, without assent of
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P. S. C.....................
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Sale of electric or gas plants;
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conditions; exceptions ......
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Water companies to receive assent
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of to laying pipes, etc., when
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Mutual Companies: (See Insurance
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and sub-titles of particular
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corporations under this title.)
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Negligence of agents causing death ;
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liability of .................
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