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such corporation shall give a bond, to be approved by the court,
conditioned for the refunding of all tolls collected after the ex-
piration of ten days from the return of the inquisition, if the
same be affirmed after such motion or trial by jury, at any time
during the progress of these proceedings the corporation against
which such petition is filed, may show to the court in which
such petition is filed, by affidavits or otherwise, that the defects
complained of in such petition have been remedied, and if said
court be satisfied, either by affidavits, the testimony of wit-
nesses or by the return of a commission of three freeholders
appointed by said court, that the defects complained of in such
petition have been repaired and remedied, then the petition
shall be dismissed with costs, in the discretion of the court as
aforesaid, and the corporation be allowed to collect tolls.
Either the petition or the corporation against which such peti-
tion is filed shall have the right to appeal to the Court of Ap-
peals of Maryland from any final order of such judge or court.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 13, 1908.

CHAPTER 309.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 209
of Chapter 471 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Mary-
land, session of 1868, being identical with some of the provi-
sions of Sections 409 and 411 of Article 23 of the Code of
1904.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 209 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland, session of 1868, being identical with some of the
provisions of Sections 409 and 411 of Article 23 of the Code of
1904, be and the-same is hereby repealed and re-enacted to read
as follows:

SEC. 209. Any corporation not chartered by the laws of this
State, which shall transact business therein, shall be deemed to
hold and exercise franchises within this State, and shall be
liable to suit in any of the courts of this State on any dealings
or transactions therein and also shall be liable to suit in any
of the courts of this State, or any controversy which may arise
between such corporation and any resident of this State.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6, 1908.