A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

five Directors, who shall remain in office for one
year, or until successprs be elected, a majority of
whom shall constitute a quorum or board, that a
a majority of stockholders by advising all the
stockholders may call a meeting upon advising all
the stockholders by advertisement in one of the
newspapers published in said county, or the city of
Baltimore, at least ten days previous to the time
and place of holding such meetings.

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Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the stock of
said company shall be esteemed personal estate,
and that all the property, estate and joint stock
of the corporation, shall be bound and answerable
for its debts and liabilities.

Stock to be
deemed per-
sonal estate.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That nothing con-
tained herein shall be construed as granting bank-
ing privileges to said corporation or exempting
their property or effects from general taxation.

Banking pro-
hibited.

Sec...6. And be it enacted, That the General
Assembly reserves to itself the right to alter or
amend this act of incorporation whenever the
public interest may require it.

Reservation.

See. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take affect from the date of its passage.

In force.

CHAPTER 205.

AN ACT to incorporate the Deep Creek Coal, Coal
Oil, Lumber and Fire Brick Company of Alle-
gany County.

Passed March
24, 1866.

SECTION 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That George A. Pearie, Thomas
Johns, James Smith, John A. Smith, Henry G.
Worthington, and such other persons as may be-
come associated with them in manner as herein-
after provided, be and they are hereby made and
constituted a body politic and corporate, by the
name of the Deep Creek Coal, Coal Oil, Lumber
and Fire Brick Company of Allegany county,

Incorpora-
ted — rights
and privileges.