ART. 26.] CORPORATIONS.

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211. Suits may be brought in any court of this state,
or before a justice of the peace, against any corporation
not incorporated under its laws, but deemed to hold
and exercise franchises herein, or against any joint
stock company or association doing business in this
state by a resident of this state, for any cause of ac-
tion; and by a plaintiff, not a resident of this state,
when the cause of action has arisen, or the subject of

Suits In court
or before jus-
tices.

the action shall be situate in this state; and process in
such suits may be served as provided in the next pre-
ceding section, and also upon any agent" of such corpo-
ration or joint stock company or association; and in

Service of pro-
cees.

case of service of process on an agent, notice of such
process shall be left at the principal office of said cor-
poration, joint stock company or association, if there

Notice.

be such office in this state; provided nothing in this

Proviso

article shall prevent or affect the issue of attach-
ments against corporations as now or hereafter allowed
by law.

Attachments.

212. If any corporations or joint stock companies
embraced in the next preceding section after any lia-
bility shall occur within this state, or after any contract
shall have been made by it with any resident of this
state, shall cease to have any agent in this state, and no
president, director or manager of such corporation, or
joint stock company or association, can be found in this
state, then in such case service of any writ or process
issuing from the courts of this state, on the person who
was last the agent of such corporation or joint stock
company in this state, shall be deemed sufficient ser-

Service on
agents.

vice, if a copy of such process be served on the presi-
dent or manager, or two directors of such corporation
or joint stock company, wherever they may be found,

Service of copy
of process on
president, &c

and an affidavit of such service be made before any
person authorized by the laws of this state to take the
acknowledgments of deeds.

Affidavit

213. If any corporation whatever, upon which pro-
cess has been served as hereinbefore prescribed, shall
fail to appear during the term, or rule day for the
return of process, to which such process shall be re-

Judgment by
default