SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                      1345

Certificate of withdrawal of
registration or qualification                                  [$2]

Certification of any paper re-
corded or filed in [Com-
mission's] Department's
office                                                                  [$2]

[When Commission makes a
copy, additional fee per
page]                                                                 [$1]

(4) For acceptance of service of process or notice upon the [Com-
mission] Department                                               [$5] $10

131. Effect of Acceptance for Recording or Filing.

(a)    Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article, all
charter papers shall become effective upon the acceptance thereof
for record or filing by the [Commission] Department, and not before.

(b)    Upon acceptance for record by the [Commission] Depart-
ment of any articles of incorporation, the proposed corporation shall,
according to the purposes, conditions and provisions contained in such
articles of incorporation, become and be a body corporate by the
name therein stated. Such acceptance for record shall be conclusive
evidence of the formation of the corporation except in a direct pro-
ceeding by the State for the forfeiture of the charter.

(c)    The acceptance for record or filing by the [Commission]
Department of any charter paper shall be conclusive evidence of the
payment of all recording, filing and other special fees, and of the
bonus and other taxes (if any) payable by law, except in a direct
proceeding by the State for the forfeiture of the charter, or in a
direct proceeding by the State or any political subdivision thereof
for the enforcement of any other right or remedy.

(d)    A duly certified copy of any articles of incorporation, certifi-
cate of incorporation or other instrument under which the corporation
was formed, from the records of the [Commission] Department, the
Secretary of State, or the Clerk of Court, shall be evidence of the
existence of the corporation and of its right to exercise the powers
therein mentioned. A duly certified copy of any other charter paper
from such records shall be evidence of the facts and corporate action
therein required to be stated.

Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That Sections 132 and 136
of Article 23 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Corporations," subheading "II. Non-Stock Corporations," be
and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments
to read as follows; and that new Sections 134(c), 135(e), 136A
and 136B of said Article, title, subheading and subtitle, be and the
same are added, to follow immediately after Sections 134(b), 135
(d) and 136 and to read as follows:

132. General Law.

(a) Except as otherwise [provided in this Part II, every corpo-
ration of this State without capital stock shall comply with all
provisions of Part I. Stock Corporations, and Part III, Particular