A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

dred shares shall be subscribed as aforesaid, give
notice in newspapers published in Baltimore city
and county for the subscribers to meet and organ-
ize the said company, and choose by a majority of
votes of the said subscribers, by ballot, to be given
in person or by proxy, one President and seven
Directors, a majority of whom shall be owners of
property binding on said road — a Treasurer, and
such other officers as shall be deemed necessary ;
said President and Directors shall conduct the
business and manage the concerns of the said com-
pany until the second Monday of April thereafter,
and until like officers are chosen to succeed them ;
and may make and enforce by-laws, rules and regu-
lations provided for by the second section of this act.

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Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the stockholders
shall meet on the second Monday of April next,
after the organization of said company, provided
for by the second section of this act, and upon the
same day in every year thereafter, at Burlington's
Three Mile House, or some convenient place on said
road, of which notice shall be given by the Secre-
tary, at least five days in the newspapers men-
tioned, and choose by a majority of votes there
present, their officers for the ensuing year, as
mentioned in the third section of this act, who
shall continue in office for one year and until
others are chosen, and the said stockholders shall
meet at such other times as they may be summoned
so to do by the Directors, in such manner and form
as shall be prescribed by the by-laws, and at the
annual and special meetings they shall have full
power to do any corporate act consistent with this
charter.

Meetings.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted. That the election of
officers aforesaid, shall be conducted in the follow-
ing manner, that is to say, the Directors for the
time being shall appoint three of the stockholders,
not being Directors, to be Judges of the said elec-
tion, and to conduct the same, after having sev-
erally taken and subscribed an oath or affirmation
before a Judge or Justice of the Peace, well and
truly according to law, to conduct such election,
and the sai<l Judges, or a majority of them, shall
decide upon the qualifications of the voters, and
when the election is closed shall count the votes
and declare who has been elected: and if it shall

Election of
officers.