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place of business of such corporation to the president, cashier, sec- retary, treasurer, director, or other principal manager of such com- pany, it shall be the duty of the officer receiving such notice, imme- diately to communicate the same by mail to all the stockholders of such corporation living in the State.
9. "Upon proof made to the judges of any such election of such notice having been delivered as aforesaid, by any five stockholders, such judges shall, before receiving the votes, require every stock- holder offering to vote in person the stock of the corporation, to make an oath or affirmation that the stock which such person pro- poses and offers to vote in the election then to be held, in his sole and bond fide property, or belongs solely and bond fide to him and his partner or partners in trade, or is held by him as trustee, or in some fiduciary relation, to be specified in such oath, and that his right and title to the same has been fairly and bond fide and not colorably and fraudulently created or acquired, and not with any intent to increase the number of votes which would otherwise be al- lowed 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 information, 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 charter of the said corporation and its regulations upon the subject of voting stock therein.	Id s 9 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 officer thereof shall take the oath prescribed in the last preceding section, and farther declare, on oath, that he has full opportunity, from his official station in the corporation, to know the opinions and sentiments of a majority of the directors thereof, in relation to such stock, and that he repre- sents them fairly in the premises.	Id s 10 Oath, when stock owned by a corporation
11, No person or body corporate, shall vote by proxy on stock held in any private corporation, unless the person, or in case of a body corporate, the president, cashier, or some lawfully constituted officer thereof, shall make oath, before some person authorized by the laws of Maryland, or by the laws of the State where the same	Id s 11 Vote by proxy, oath
shall be administered to administer an oath, to the same effect as required by the ninth section of this article, a certificate of which oath shall be produced before the person or persons, holding said election, before any vote by proxy shall be received.	Oath
12. No person shall act as director of any bank, requiring that the directors thereof shall hold any number of shares therein, unless the said director, before he acts as such, shall make oath before some justice of the peace, that he is the sole and bona fide owner of the stock standing in his name on the books of said bank, and that	Id s 12 Oath of bank director