1839.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 49.

Passed Feb. 6,
1839.

CHAPTER 49.
An act relating to the transfer of Stock.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a power of Attorney to transfer stock, standing
on the books of any corporation chartered by this
State, in the name of a partnership or firm, signed
with the name of such partnership or firm, and sealed
by one of the parties thereof, shall be as valid, and ef-
fectual, as if such power were signed and sealed by all

Provided each

member duly ac-

knowledge, &c.

the parties of such partnership of firm; provided, That
the member or members of said partnership or firm,
signing and scaling the said power of attorney, shall
acknowledge the same before a justice of the peace of
the State of Maryland, or before a notary public,
mayor of a corporation, or judge of a court of record,

And how certified.

and shall have such acknowledgment, if made before a
notary public, certified under his notarial seal, or if
made before a mayor of a corporation certified under
the seal of such corporation, or if made before a judge

And authority cer-

tified.

of a court of record, certified by the clerk of the court,
under the seal of the court, or if it be made before a
justice of the peace in any other county than that in
which the transfer of stock is proposed to be made, the
clerk of the county court of the county where the said
justice resides, shall certify under the seal of the said
court that the said justice at the time of said acknow-
ledgement was duly commissioned and sworn.

CHAPTER 50.

Passed Feb. 8,
1839.

An act to repeal an act, entitled, an act appointing Com-
missioners for the regulation and improvement of the
Village of Hillsborough, in Caroline County.

Preamble.

WHEREAS it is represented to this General Assem-
bly, by the memorial of sundry citizens of Hillsbo-
rough and its vicinity, the owners and agents of the
real property in said village, that they labour under
great inconvenince and are seriously oppressed by the
operation of the act of Assembly, entitled an act ap-
pointing commissioners for the regulation and improve-