1849.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 201.

General meet-
ings.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the constitution
and bye-laws of said association shall only be amend-
ed or altered, saving however, the condition expressed
in the filth section of this act, which shall remain
unalterable, by a general meeting of the members of
the association, convened in pursuance of public no-
tice given in at least one newspaper published in the
city of Baltimore, when each member present shall
have one vote, and two-thirds of the votes thus given
shall decide, and any alteration or amendment of the
constitution or bye-laws that may be thus made, shall
be binding on all the members of the association, thus
amending or altering its constitution and bye-laws, or
either of them.

Officers— how
and when cho-
sen.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the officers of said
association shall consist of a president, vice president,
treasurer, secretary, and standing committee, consist-
ing of several members holding no other office in the
association, to be elected at a general meeting to be
held annually, and a majority of the members present
shall be necessary to a choice, the association shall
also have power to fill vacancies in any of the said
offices, and to appoint such other officers as it may
deem expedient, and in such manner and at such
time as it may deem proper.

Banking forbid.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That nothing herein con-
tained shall be construed to grant banking privileges
to the said association, or to issue any note of the
nature of a bank note.

Right reserved.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the right is hereby
expressly reserved to the General Assembly of Mary-
land, to alter, amend or annul this act of incorporation
at pleasure.

Made valid.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the acts of said
association, and of the members thereof, as such,
which do not exceed the powers to them granted by
this act of incorporation, and which have hitherto
been done, he and they are hereby declared and made
valid and effectual in law.

CHAPTER 201.

Passed Feb.
28, 1850.

Incorporated,
&c.

An act to incorporate the Patapsco Ferry Company.

SECTION 1. Re it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That Richard Cromwell, junior, Samuel