ROBERT BOWIE, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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intents and purposes, to be members of the company,
and shall be entitled to all the rights, benefits and ad-
vantages to arise in any manner therefrom; or from ]
the property, works and capital slock thereof, in
proportion to the amount of their stock and interest
respectively; Provided, That no transfer or assign-
ments of the said capital stock shall be valid, unless it
be made on the books of the company, and in such
manner as the president and directors, or a majority
of them shall appoint; and every person or persons
having so transferred or assigned the whole of his,
her or their interest and stock in the said company,
shall thereafter cease to be a member or members of
the said company, to all intents and purposes.

1812.

be deemed
members of
said company,
and shall be en-
titled to all the
rights, benefits
and advantages
arising there-
from, under a
certain provi-
sion.

14 AND BE IT ENACTED, That the president
and each director, before he enters upon the duties of
his office, shall take the following oath or affirmation,
(as the case may be: ) " I do solemnly swear or affirm,
that I will impartially, faithfully, diligently and hon-
estly execute the duties of conformably
to the provisions of this act, and the trusts reposed in
me, to the best of my skill and judgment; " and the
clerks, book keepers and other officers shall also
take a similar oath or affirmation, and shall besides,
give bond with security to the satisfaction of the pre-
sident and directors, for the faithful discharge of their
duties in their respective stations.

CHAPTER 144.

President and
directors' oath.
Clerks, book-
keepers, &c.
shall also take
an oath, and
give bauds.

An act for the benefit of James Hope, William
Cariens, junior, and Robert Cariens., devisees of
Thomas McGettegen, late of Harford county,
deceased.

Passed Jan. 4,
1812.

WHEREAS, it is represented to this General As-
sembly, that Thomas McGettegen, late of Harford
county, died seized of and entitled to an estate in fee-
simple; that the said Thomas McGettegen did, on the
fifteenth day of June eighteen hundred, and eleven,
make his last will and testament in writing duly exe-
cuted; wherein and whereby, he devised to James
Hope, William Carlen s, junior, and Robert Cariens,
certain land therein specified; by which devise he
meant to pass a fee-simple estate to the said James
Hope, William Cariens, junior, and Robert Cariens;
but from the inaccuracy of the expression in said will,
it is apprehended that the same only gives a life estate
t® said James Hope, William Cariens, junior, and

Preamble.,