548 CORPORATIONS. [ART. 23
1892, ch. 670. 1894, ch. 420, sec. 3.

Class 2D. Any existing association in this State, or which
may hereafter be organized, desiring to avail itself of the pro-
visions of said section 17, is hereby required to forward to the
comptroller of the treasury, on or before the first Monday in
December of each year, a statement under the hand of its
president, attested by the treasurer and the corporate seal of
such association, giving in detail the financial condition of said
association for the year immediately preceding such application.

1888, art. 23, sec. 16. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 16. 1884, ch. 311.

18. Glass 3. For buying, selling, mortgaging, leasing,
improving, 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. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 17, 1876, ch. 269.

19. 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
weighmaster, as now provided for bylaw; such weighing to be
done at the yards and scales of such company.

Fraternal Alliance v. State, 77 Md. 547. Fraternal Alliance v. State, 86
Md. 554.

Ibid. sec. 18. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 18.

20. Class 5. For the formation of homestead or building
associations, or associations for the loon 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 property owned or acquired by such corporation is located