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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
information, or any interest he has therein, is not retained in
his name or in that of his partner, on the books of said cor-
poration, with any such intent, design or purpose, 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.

1888, art. 23, sec. 10. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 10.

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 preceding section, and
further 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 represents them fairly in the premises.

Ibid. sec. 11. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 11. 1892, ch. 594.

11. If notice shall be given for a canvass of votes, as pre-
scribed in section 8, then at the election with reference to
which said notice shall be given, 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 shall be adminis-
tered, to administer on oath to the same effect as required by
section 9 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.

Ibid. sec. 12. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 12.

12. No person shall act as the 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 the same has not been transferred
to qualify him to serve as director therein.

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