1612 PARTNERSHIPS—LIMITED. [ARTS. 72 & 73

Past Offenses.

1900, ch. 380, sec. 2.

82. Nothing in this article as repealed and re-enacted by the
preceding sections shall affect offenses committed in whole or
in part before their enactment, but all such offenses and all
indictments therefor shall be prosecuted under pre-existing law
as fully as if the same had not been so repealed and re-enacted,

ARTICLE LXXIIL

PARTNERSHIPS—LIMITED.

1. May be formed. 2. General partners; special part- ners 3. Certificate of limited partner- ship; what to contain 4 How acknowledged. 5. Affidavit of general partner. 6. Limited partnership not to be deemed formed until certifi- cate made, acknowledged and recorded, and affidavit made and filed. 7. Publications of terms of partner- ship in newspapers. 8. Affidavits of publishers of news- papers to be filed with clerk. 9. Renewal to be made in like manner. 10. Alteration in names of partners, nature of business, or in the capital to be deemed a disso- lution. 11. How business may be conducted. 12. When special partner shall be liable as general partner.

13 Capital of special partner not to be withdrawn. 14. Special partner bound to restore withdrawn capital. 15. Transfers of copartnership property, with intent to give preferences, to be void. 16. Transfers of property of general or special partners, with in- tent to give preferences, to be void. 17. Special partner violating sec- tions 15 and 16 shall be liable as general partner. 18. Creditors to be paid before spe- cial partner. 19. How suits are to be brought by or against partnership 20. Proceedings where special part- ners sued are found not to be liable. 21. Dissolution. 22. Partners liable to account to each other.

1886, art. 73, sec. 1. 1860, art. 72, sec. 1. 1636, ch 97, sec. 1

1880, ch. 482.

1. Limited partnerships for the transaction of any mercan-
tile, mechanical, manufacturing or banking business within