ART. 26.] CORPORATIONS.

at least thirty days before an election for managers,
directors, or other officers of such corporation elected by
the stockholders thereof, shall give notice in writing of
their intention to canvass the votes, which may be given
at the next election thereof, and shall deliver said notice
at the usual place of business of such corporation to the
president, cashier, secretary, treasurer, director or other
principal manager of such company, it shall be the duty
of the officer receiving such notice, immediately to com-
municate the same by mail to all the stockholders of
such corporation living in the state.

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9. Upon proof made to the judges of any such elec-
tion of such notice having been delivered as aforesaid,
by any five stockholders, such judges shall, before re-
ceiving the votes, require every stockholder offering to
vote in person the stock of the corporation, to make an
oath or affirmation that the stock which such person
proposes and offers to vote in the election then to be
held, is his sole and bona fide property, or belongs
solely and bona fide to him and his partner or partners
in trade, or is held by him as trustee, or in some fidu-
ciary relation, to be specified in such oath, and that his
right and title to the same has been fairly and bona fide
and not colorably and fraudulently created or acquired,
and not with any intent to increase the number of votes
which would otherwise be allowed to said stock, nor in
any manner, directly or indirectly, to violate, avoid or
evade the standard of voting, as fixed either by the
charter of said company or its by-laws, and that the
said stock, to the best of his knowledge, belief and in-
formation, or any interest he has therein, is not retained
in his name or in that of his partner, on the books of
said corporation, with any such intent, design or pur-
pose, and that he does design in all respects and in good
faith to comply with the charters of the said corpora-
tion and its regulations upon the subject of voting stock
therein.

Oath of stock-
holder before
voting

10. Whenever such stock is owned by and stands in
the name of any corporation or body politic, some offi-
cer thereof shall take the oath prescribed in the last

Oath, when
stock owned
by a corpora-
tion