LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1842

constitution and bye-laws, to provide the necessary books
and otherwise prepare the company for the transaction of
business, and when so prepared to exercise a general superin-
tendence of the affairs of the company. And the board of
directors above named and any other board of directors
that may hereafter be elected as hereinafter provided for,
shall have authority to allow any officer or officers in the
employ of the company such salaries, fees or compensation
as they may deem proper, and all officers of the company
(other than directors) shall be appointed annually by such
directors as shall be present at the first meeting of the
board after the annual election of directors; and in case of
any vacancy or vacancies occurring in the hoard of direc-
tors at any time or times from any cause whatever, such va-
cancy or vacancies shall be filled by the remainder of the
board until the time of holding the next annual elections.

CHAP. 214.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the president or secretary of the said company annually, to
give notice of at least two weeks, by advertisement in some
newspaper published in Harford county, or by notices
posted at such public places as he may deem proper, of the
election which shall be held on the first Monday of January
in each and every year, for fifteen directors of the compa-
ny who shall be members thereof; but in case such elec-
tion should from any cause not be held on the said day, the
company shall not in consequence thereof be dissolved, but
such election may be held at such subsequent time as may
be selected by the board of directors or a majority of
them, at all such elections each member shall have one
vote, and may vote either in person or by proxy.

President or
secretary to
give annually,
two weeks
notice, &c.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the constitution and bye
laws of the said company shall only be made by the con-
current vote of at least two thirds of the whole board of
directors, exclusive of the president; and any amendment or
alteration of the constitution or bye-laws, shall only be made
by a general meeting of the members of the company, con-
vened in pursuance of public notice given as in cases of elec-
tion for directors, when each member present shall have one
vote, and two-thirds of the votes thus given shall decide; and
any amendment or alteration of the constitution or bye-laws
that may thus be made, shall be binding on all the members

Constitution
and, bye-laws
to be made by
the concur-
rent vote of
two thirds.

of the company.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the president whenever required in writing by not less than
twenty members of the company, other than the directors,
to call a general meeting of the members, by giving notice
as in cases of election for directors, for the transaction of
such business as may be specified in the said written re-

President to
call meeting
when requi-
red in writing,