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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

that the first Board of Directors shall be elected in
the following manner, namely: as soon as one hun-
dred shares have been taken, the said Amasa C.
Hall, John M. Bandell, G. W. Russell, and Charles
W. Jackson, or a majority of them, shall call a gen-
eral meeting of the stockholders for the purpose of
electing fire directors, who shall hold their offices for
one year, or until a new election is had.

Officers ap-
pointed.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That every Board of
Directors of said company shall, at their first meet-
ing after an election, or as soon thereafter as practi-
cable, appoint one of their own body to be President
of the said company, and shall appoint such other
officers and agents as they may deem necessary for
managing the affairs of said company, who shall
hold their offices at the pleasure of said President
and Directors.

Joint stock
property an-
swerable.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That all the joint stock
property and effects shall be answerable for all con-
tracts made by, or for said company, and for all just
claims against the same, and a majority of the stock-
holders, representing a majority of the stock of said

Proviso.

company, may at any time dissolve the corporation ;
Provided, that all contracts with, and suits by or
against the some, shall not be impaired or effected
by such dissolution.

In force.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall go
into effect from the date of its passage.

Reservation.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the Legislature
reserves to itself the right to amend, alter or repeal
this act at pleasure.

CHAPTER 84.

Passed Mar.
6, 1856.

AN ACT for the relief of Mahala Jones, a free ne-
gro woman of Washington City, District of Co-
lumbia, and her children, Bernard Jones and Ella
Jones, also of the District of Columbia.

May return to
this State.

SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That Mahala Jones, a free negro wo-