1849.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 438.

act, and promote the object and design of the said
corporation.

Duty of secre-
tary.

SEC. 2 And be it enacted, That it shall he the duty
of the secretary of said association to keep a book con-
taining a copy of this act, and of such constitution and
bye-laws as may be established tor the government
of said association, and that all persons who may be
elected members thereof, shall upon signing their
names thereto, and upon payment of such fees,
charges and premiums as may be demanded by the
proper officers of the said corporation, be constituted
members of the said association, and as such shall be
bound by all the rules and regulations thereof, as con-
tained, in this act, and in the constitution and bye-
laws of the said association.

Withdrawal
provided for.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That any member of
the said association, who has not previously received
the benefits assured to each member thereof, shall
have full power at any time by making application in
writing to the proper officers, who shall within one
month thereafter, or so soon as the necessary sum is
in the treasury, return to the member so applying the
amount of his deposits, after deducting therefrom
the entrance fee, the amount of fines imposed upon
him by reason of the non-fulfilment of his duties to
the time of making such application, any arrearages
of assessments that he may then owe to the associa-
tion of which he is a member, and a fair proportional
part of the losses to that time sustained by the asso-
ciation, and of the expenses incurred, in the manage-
ment of the affairs of the association.

Security to be
given.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall and may
be lawful for the directors of the association to require
and receive from any member applying for benefits ac-
cording to the provisions of the constitution of this
association, such security in the form of a mortgage or
other evidence of debt, at their option, for the true
and faithful discharge of his duties as benefited mem-
ber, and upon refusal or neglect on the pan of a mem
ber so applying to provide and give such security, to
withhold from him all benefits, until such security is
given, or until he becomes thereto entitled by the
provisions of said constitution, without giving security.

Responsibility
of members.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That all persons at any
time members of said association, and who shall not
have withdrawn therefrom in accordance with the
third section of this act, shall be jointly responsible to
the other members thereof, for the benefits to which
they may become entitled by the provisions of this