358 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 135

any action taken or authorized in accordance with such char-
ter or by-law provision shall be valid and effective.

(c) If a meeting of the members of any corporation of this
State without capital stock has been duly called for any law-
ful purpose, and at such meeting a sufficient number of mem-
bers to approve or authorize the proposed action is not in
attendance, then, if the notice of such meeting stated that the
procedure authorized by this section might be invoked, the
members present at such meeting in person or by proxy may
by majority vote call a further meeting of the members for the
same purpose. Fifteen days notice of the time, place and
purpose of such further meeting shall be given by advertis-
ment inserted in a newspaper published in the county in which
is located the principal office of the corporation. At such
further meeting the members present In person or by proxy
shall constitute a quorum and by majority vote of those pres-
ent in person or by proxy may approve or authorize the pro-
posed action and take any other action which might have been
taken at the original meeting if a sufficient number of mem-
bers had been present; and the notice of such further meeting
shall so state.

204. (Consolidation or Merger. ) No corporation of this
State without capital stock shall consolidate or merge with
any corporation other than another corporation without
capital stock.

205. (Restrictions on Property Holdings. ) No provision
contained in the charter of any charitable or benevolent
society or corporation of this State, existing on June 1, 1951,
whether incorporated under any general or special law of this
State, purporting to limit or restrict the tenure or enjoyment
of property or income, shall, after June 1, 1951, be effective to
limit or restrict the right of such corporation to hold, enjoy,
use and deal with any property and income in any way; and
all such provisions are hereby annulled and revoked.

206. (Unincorporated Associations. ) Every unincorpo-
rated association or joint stock company having a recognized
group name may sue or be sued in such group name in any
action affecting the common property, rights and liabilities
of such association or joint stock company. Such action shall
have the same force and effect as regards the common prop-
erty, rights and liabilities of such association or joint stock
company as if it were prosecuted by or against all the mem-
bers or shareholders thereof. No such action shall abate by
reason of the death, resignation, removal or incapacity of any
officer, member or shareholder of such association or joint
stock company or by reason of any change in the membership