290 CORPORATIONS—CLASSES. [ART. 23.

or exhibitions, and companies for the packing of fruits, vege-
tables and other things; provided, such corporations are located
in this State, and the property they possess or acquire is located
therein.

1868, ch. 471, sec. 16. 1884, ch. 311.

16. Class 3. For buying, selling, mortgaging, leasing, improv-
ing, disposing of, or otherwise dealing in lands in this State, or
partly in this State, and partly beyond this State, and for the
procuring and preparing for market, transportation and selling
of lumber, timber, wood, trees, plants, seeds, fruits, roots or other
products of land...

Ibid. sec. 17. 1876, ch. 269.

17. Class 4. For the formation of fire, life, marine, accident,
cattle, live stock and other insurance companies, and all com-
panies for receiving, weighing, sheltering, feeding and exposing
for sale, cattle, sheep and hogs; provided, that such companies
shall have their principal office in this State; and provided the
yards and scales of every company for receiving, weighing,
sheltering, feeding and exposing for sale, cattle, sheep and hogs,
shall be located either within the city of Baltimore or within a
distance of not more than six miles from the limits thereof; and
provided further, that all such cattle, sheep and hogs shall be
weighed by or under the supervision of the State weigh-master,
as now provided for by law; such weighing to be done at the
yards and scales of such company.

Ibid. sec. 18.

18. Class 5. For the formation of homestead or building
associations, or associations for the loan of money on real or
personal property, and for the incorporation of associations of
odd fellows, free and accepted masons, sons of temperance, good
templars or other kindred associations; provided, that the prop-
erty owned or acquired by such corporation is located in this
State; and for forming, laying out and maintaining cemeteries in
this State.

Ibid. sec. 19. 1882, ch. 375.

19. Class 6. For carrying on in this State any kind of manu-
facturing, ship-building, mechanical, industrial or chemical busi-