FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 601.

AN ACT to repeal section two hundred and ninety-six of

article twenty -three of the Code of Public General Laws,

title "Corporations," sub-title "Process," and to re-enact

the same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That section two hundred and ninety-six of

Amend-
ment.

article twenty -three of the Code of Public General Laws,

title " Corporations," sub-title " Process " be, and the same

is hereby, repealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows :

296. Process issued by any ccurt or justice of the peace of

this State against any corporation incorporated under its

Process

laws may be served on any president, director, manager,

against

ticket agent or person selling tickets for passengers of any

corpora-
tions.

railroad company or other officer of such corporation, and

if neither the president nor any of the directors, managers,

ticket agents or other officers of such corporation reside in

this State such process may be served anywhere within this

State on any agent, attorney or other person in the service

of such corporation, provided that in every case the officer

serving process shall leave a copy of such process with the

person upon whom the same is "served." And whenever

any trust or guarantee company which shall be authorized

and empowered under the laws of this State to insure the

fidelity of persons holding places of trust or responsibility

in, to or under any State, county, city corporation, com-

pany, person or persons whatsoever; or to become security

for the faithful performance of any trust, office, duty,

contract or agreement, and to supercede any judgments.

or to go upon any appeal of other bond, then any such trust

or guarantee company shall be liable to be sued in any of

the counties of this State or in the city of Baltimore wherever

any such bond shall be given or liability incurred by such

trust or guarantee company, and process shall be served

upon any such trust or guarantee company, as is hereinbefore

provided for by this section, and such process shall be issued

to the sheriff of any county or the city of Baltimore, and

shall be made returnable to the clerk of the court of the

county or city of Baltimore from which same issued, and

with the exceptions herein provided for as to trust and

guarantee companies, all suits which shall hereafter be

brought against any corporation which has been or may be

incorporated under the general incorporation laws of this

State shall be brought in the counties or city of Baltimore,

as the case may be, in which the certificate of incorporation

is required to be and has been recorded.

Approved April 7th, 1892.