JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

1832

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That all the right, estate, interest and claim of the State of
Maryland, in and to the piece or parcel of ground fronting
thirty-one feet three inches on the west side of Commerce
street, in the city of Baltimore, with the appurtenances
which was conveyed by Henry Thompson to Henry Child,
by deed, dated the twenty eighth day of October, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, shall be and
the same is hereby released to and vested in John W
Thompson, of the city of Baltimore, his heirs and assigns
forever.

CHAP 306.

State's claim

relinquished

CHAPTER 306

An act to regulate proceedings against Corporations

Passe Mar. 22, 1833

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That whenever hereafter the attorney general of
this State, shall be authorised or directed by the General
Assembly of Maryland, to institute proceedings against any
corporate body, to ascertain whether such corporate body's
charter and corporate powers and franchises ought, by rea-

When proceedings

against are direct

ed

be vacated and annulled, and, if lawful and proper, to cause
the same to be vacated and annulled, it shall and may be
lawful for the attorney general to cause to be issued a scire
facias, in the name of the State of Maryland, from the coun-

For abuse or non

user scire facias to

issue

ty court, against such corporate body, so abusing or not
using such powers and franchises, to shew cause, if any the
said corporate body may have, why the act of incorporation
thereof and the said powers and franchises should not be
vacated and annulled, and on appearance of said corporate

To show cause

body, to said process, the court shall proceed in the case
in manner and form, and subject to all the rulps and regu-
lations and right of appeal, lawful and proper, in cases of
writs of scire facias, and shall determine and render judg-

Proceedings di-

rected

Appeal allowed.

ment in the premises, either for said corporate body, or
that said corporate body be ousted, and that the act of in-
corporation thereof be vacated and annulled, and that its
corporate franchises shall cease and be void

Judgment.

Sec 2 And be it enacted, That if said corporate body
shall be summoned, and shall not appear at the return
term of said process, or shall not appear after being sum-
moned, under any alias writ of scire facias or if the return on

In case of not ap-

pearing on sum-

mons