HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 591

of Maryland (1943 Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes",
sub-title "Forfeiture of Corporate Charters for Non-payment
of Taxes", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

153. The charter of any corporation of this State, hereto-
fore or hereafter forfeited for the non-payment of taxes or for
failure to file an annual report with the State Tax Commission
may, at any time, be revived in the manner following:

(a) The last acting president or vice-president and secre-
tary or treasurer of such corporation shall sign and verify
under oath articles of revival in which shall be stated:

(1) The name of the corporation at the time of the for-
feiture of its charter.

(2) The name by which the corporation will thereafter be
known, which name must be such as could be adopted by a
corporation of this State organized or existing at the time
of the receipt for record of the articles of revival.

(3) The postoffice address of the place at which the prin-
cipal office of the corporation in this State will be located,
which shall be in the same county or city in which its prin-
cipal office was located At the time of the forfeiture of its
charter, and the name or names and postoffice address or
addresses of the corporation's resident agent or agents (giving
in each case the county and city, town or place and street
number, if number there be).

(4) That the articles of revival are for the purpose of pro-
curing the revival of the charter of the corporation.,

(b) If any or all of the officers required by this section to
sign and verify the articles of revival shall be dead, or shall
refuse or neglect to sign or verify such articles of revival,
any three of the last acting directors of such corporation
may sign and verify the articles of revival. In any case where
there shall be less than three directors of said corporation
living and ready and will to act as aforesaid, those who were
stockholders or members of such corporation at the time of
forfeiture, or their assigns, may elect as many directors as
may be necessary, together with the surviving directors or
those who are ready and willing. to act to constitute three di-
rectors and such directors may sign and verify the articles
of revival. A meeting of the stockholders or members may
be called by any director, stockholder or member upon ten
days' written or printed notice, stating the place, day and
hour of such meeting and the purpose thereof, such notice to
be given to each stockholder or member, or his assigns, by
leaving the same with him or at his residence or usual place
of business, or by mailing it, postage prepaid, and addressed
to him at his address as it last appeared upon the books of