WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 17
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ation hereby created to the amount of two hundred
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thousand dollars shall have been received by said .
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commissioners, the subscribers thereto, their future
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associates, successors and assigns, shall forthwith be
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and they are hereby created and declared a body
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Body corpo-
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corporate, by the name and style of the Chamber of
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rate.
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Commerce Building Company, and by that name
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shall sue and be sued and have perpetual succession,
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with power to make and use a common seal and
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alter and renew the same at pleasure, and to estab-
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Establish by-
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lish, alter and repeal, in such mode as said corpora-
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laws.
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tion may prescribe, such by-laws, rules and regula-
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tions, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws
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of this State or the United States, as it may deem
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necessary for its government and the management
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of its affairs.
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the object and
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business of the said Chamber of Commerce Build-
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Erect and
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ing Company shall be to erect and maintain a worthy
and proper edifice in the city of Baltimore, a part
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maintain
a proper edi-
fice.
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of which shall be suitable for the use of the said
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Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange, the transac-
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tions of its business and the accommodation of its
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members, and may be used by said Baltimore Corn
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and Flour Exchange for so long as it may desire, on
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such terms as may be agreed on, and also to provide
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Let out and
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and let suitable and convenient offices and places of
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use.
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business in said building for the use of members of
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the two said corporations, and others in business pur-
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suits, to which end the said Chamber of Commerce
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Building Company is hereby empowered to acquire,
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improve, let out and use any and all property in the
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city of Baltimore which may be necessary or con-
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venient for accomplishing the objects of its incor-
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poration as hereinbefore set forth, and at pleasure to
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dispose of the same or any part thereof.
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That as soon as- sub-
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scriptions shall have been received to the entire
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amount of the capital stock as aforesaid, it shall be
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the duty of the commissioners hereinbefore named,
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or a majority of them, upon such notice as they may
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Call meeting
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deem sufficient, to call a meeting of the subscribers
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of subscribers
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thereto at such place in the city of Baltimore as
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