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LAWS OP MARYLAND.

Chapter 316.

AN ACT to repeal section two hundred and ten of

article twenty -six of the Code of Public General

Laws, title " Corporations," as the same was enacted

at January session, eighteen hundred and sixty-

eight, by section two hundred and ten of chapter

four hundred and seventy-one, and to re-enact the

same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That section two hundred and ten of

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

Repealed and

title " Corporations," as the same was enacted at Jan-

re. enacted.

nary session, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, by

section two hundred and ten of chapter four hundred

and seventy-one, be and the same is hereby repealed

and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

SEC. 210. Process issued by any court or justice of

the peace of this state against any corporation incor-

porated under its laws may be served on any presi-

dent, director, manager or other officer of such corpo-

ration; and if neither the president nor any of the

directors, managers or other officers of such corpora-

Process — how

tion resides in this state, such process may be served

served on cor-

anywhere within this state on any agent, attorney or

porations.

other person in the service of such corporation, and

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 incorpora-

tion is required to be and has been recorded.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1884.