692 CORPORATIONS. [ART. 23

in sections 369 and 370, shall be of opinion that no cause of
forfeiture has been shown, or that the public interests do not
demand that such forfeiture should be decreed, even though
legal cause therefor has been shown, it shall dismiss the peti-
tion and award costs in favor of the corporation proceeded
against, in its discretion; and if the court shall determine that
legal cause of forfeiture has been shown, it may, in its discre-
tion, before passing a final decree of forfeiture, pass orders
requiring the said corporation, within a time to be therein
fixed, to remedy the grievance complained of, and may sus-
pend the passage of the final decree of forfeiture until the time
so fixed, and may afterwards refuse to pass such decree, if the
grievance shall have been remedied by the time so fixed.

State v. Easton Club, 72 Md 297. Ibid. 73 Md. 98. Belair Club v. State,
74 Md. 297. Fraternal Alliance v. State, 86 Md. 560.

1888, art. 23, sec. 261. 1868, ch 471, sec. 182.

373. The petition for forfeiture, hereinbefore mentioned,
shall be filed in the circuit court for the county in which the
certificate of incorporation of said corporation was filed, if
said corporation shall have been incorporated under the laws
requiring the filing of such certificate, or under this article;
and in the case of all other corporations such petition shall be
filed in the county in which either the principal office of said
corporation was last located, or in which the principal business
of said corporation was last carried on; but if the corporation
to be proceeded against has filed the certificate of incorporation
in Baltimore city, or if not incorporated under the laws requir-
ing such certificate to be filed, the said corporation had its
principal office last in said city, or had there last carried on its
principal business, then and in such cases the said petition
shall be filed in the superior court of Baltimore city.

Ibid. sec. 262 1868, ch. 471, sec. 183.

374. From any judgment or determination of the court had
on petitions filed for forfeiture under this article, either party
may appeal to the court of appeals within thirty days from the
date of the judgment or determination of the court appealed
from; and the transcript of the record shall be transmitted to
the court of appeals within thirty days from the day of the
appeal entered, as provided in article V, section 68.

State v. Easton Club, 72 Md. 300 Belair Club v. State, 74 Md. 297.