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Copy of
charter,
etc., to be
filed.
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or pipe line companies, now doing business in the State of Mary-
land, or which shall desire to commence business in this State,
shall before transacting business in this State, either through
an individual agent or agents or through the agency of any
corporation, organized under the laws of this State, or before
opening or continuing any office for the transaction of any
business in this State, first file in the office of the Secretary of
State of Maryland, accompanied by a deposit fee of twenty-
five dollars, a duly certified copy of the charter, certificate or
Act of incorporation, under which, it claims the powers to
transact business as a corporation, together with a sworn state-
ment from the president or other chief executive officer of
such corporation, under its official seal, setting forth the amount
of its capital stock authorized by law, and the amount actually
issued, the amount of its assets and liabilities, the character of
the business to be transacted in this State, designating the
place or places of its principal office or offices and the name or
names of its agent or agents to reside in this State, with the
place or places of their residence, upon legal process issued out
of any court of this State, may at any time be served in any
action, at the suit of the State of Maryland, or of any county
or incorporated city or town of« this State, or of any citizen or
citizens of this State, or of any corporation organized under
the laws of this State, which said charter, certificate or Act of
incorporation, and sworn statement as aforesaid, when received
by the Secretary of State, shall be recorded at length by him.
in a well bound book to be kept for that purpose, and a copy
or copies thereof under the hand and seal of the Secretary of
State shall be receivable in evidence in any suit at law or in
equity, in any of the courts of this State by or against such
foreign corporations, for the purpose of proving the existence
or act of incorporation of such foreign corporation as fully as
its charter only certified would do, and also all other facts set
forth therein.
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Certificate
Issued.
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109 B. At the time of receiving said certified copy of said
charter, certificate or act of incorporation, together with the
sworn statement, duly executed as required herein, together
with the deposit fee of twenty-five dollars, the Secretary of
State shall issue to such corporation his certificate, under his
hand and the seal of his office, setting forth that said corpora-
tion has complied with the requirements of this Act, that its
business is such as may be lawfully carried on by a corporation.
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