ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 4. And le it further enacted, That said company shall

have and enjoy all and every manner of benefit and advantage of

the general powers, provisions and privileges, and be subject to

the general uegulations in article twenty-three, of the Code of

Public General Laws, as well as those granted and expressly given

by this act; provided, however, that in all cases and questions

that shall arise said general powers, privileges and provisions of

said section twenty-three, if inconsistent, shall, and in any manner

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whatever, alter or diminish the general or special powers, privi-

powers.

leges, rights and advantages conferred and granted by this act,

and said general regulations in said article of said code shall in

nowise override, control or conflict with the letter or spirit of the

powers, rights and advantages conferred and granted by this act;

and provided, further, that in all doubtful cases of construction

or dispute in respect thereto, such literal constructions will be

given as will maintain and establish the rights, powers, privileges

and advantages granted and conf erred by this act.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That in the event of an

increase of the capital stock of said company at any time, the

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stockholders at such time shall be entitled to a pro rata share of

such increase.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That in addition to the

powers conferred upon said company by its certificate of incor-

poration under the general laws of this State as aforesaid, the said

company is hereby authorized to increase the following powers :

first, to take, accept and execute any and all trusts or powers of

whatsoever kind or howsoever created, which may or can be taken,

accepted or executed by any natural person; second, to act as

executor, administrator, guardian, committee, receiver or assignee

in whatsoever manner appointed; third, to act as a fiscal, trans-

fer or general agent for any person, corporation or body politic

as fully as a natural person can act; fourth, to receive any per-

sonal estate or property on storage or safe deposit upon such

terms or rates of charge as may be agreed upon; fifth, to pur-

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chase, invest in, and sell any kind of property, real, personal or

powers.

mixed, and to execute deeds or conveyances therefor; sixth, to

receive deposits of moneys, securities and other property from any

person or corporation, and accumulate the same, and to allow, in-

terest thereon at such rate as may be obtained or agreed upon not

exceeding the legal rate; seventh, to make insurance of every

kind pertaining to or connected with loss or damage as .well by fire

as by lightning, and to make, execute and perfect all such instru-

ments of writing as may be required therefor; eighth, to make

insurance of every kind pertaining to or connected with titles to real

or personal property and to make, execute and perfect all such in-

struments of writing as may be required thereupon, and to abstract

from the records of any court of this State or other record or other