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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

neglect to place the name of any such person on

the stock books of the said company, according to

the provisions of the foregoing section, such person

feeling himself or herself aggrieved thereby, shall

and may apply to the Circuit Court for Washing-

Compel com-

ton county, sitting as a court of equity, to compel

pliance.

a compliance with, the provisions of the previous

section.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all and any per-

son or persons, who may be entitled to the owner-

ship of any share or shares, or certificates of the

capital stock of the said company, who shall or may

neglect or refuse to present his or her claim, de-

mand or pretension thereto, according to the provi-

sions of the first section of this act, within the time

prescribed, upon notice given as therein provided

When de-

for, shall be debarred the rights and privileges of

barred.

stockholders in the capital stock of the said com-

pany, and all such original shares standing on the

books of the said company shall thereafter be can-

celled and treated as of no effect; and all money

or moneys now standing upon the books of the

said company as dividends, due upon such share or

Shares can-

shares as may be cancelled under the provisions of

celled.

this section, shall immediately after such cancella-

tion be placed to the credit of the general fund of

the said company.

Effective.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall

take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved February 17, 1882.