ARTICLE XIX.

Comptroller.

SECTION.

41. Institutions receiving appropriations must report to Comp-

troller; appropriations; how payable...

42. Appropriations not to be applied to land or buildings unless
expressly so provided...

ARTICLE XXI.

Conveyancing.

1. What estate shall not pass without deed duly acknowledged;

power of unmarried woman between 18 and 21 years of age

make deed of trust of her property; proviso...

2. Acknowledgments within county or city where real estate lies

3. Acknowledgments within the State, but out of county or city

where real estate lies...

4. Without the State....

5. Without the United States..

6. Certificate of acknowledgment..

7. Seal of court....

8. What acknowledgment must contain.

87. When title to remain in vendor of railroad rolling stock until

purchase money paid......

ARTICLE XXIII.

Corporations.

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

4. Certificate to be acknowledged, certified and recorded...

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SECTION.

MEETINGS.

14. Regular meetings of stockholders....

15. Extraordinary meetings of stockholders...

16. Extraordinary meetings; when to be called..

17. Meetings to be held in State; quorum at meetings.

VOTING.

18. No corporation shall vote its own stock unless held in fidu-

ciary capacity......

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19. Each shareholder entitled to one vote when stockholders can-

not vote; proxies..

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20. Cumulative voting...

21. Corporation not dissolved by failure to hold election..

22. Fiduciaries and pledgors may vote....

23. Notice of meetings may be waived.

AMENDMENTS AFTER ORGANIZATION.

24. Scope and vote required...

25. Procedure......

26. Increase of stock...

27. Reduction of stock.

28. Reducing the number of shares..

CONSOLIDATION AND SALE.

29. What corporations may be consolidated; agreement of con-

solidation.....

30. When agreement takes effect.

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31. Rights of dissenting stockholder..

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32. Sale, lease or exchange of property as an entirety; dissent-

ing stockholders....

SECTION.

EXECUTION OR ATTACHMENT OF SHARES.

43. Shares liable thereto; proceedings...

44. Penalty for failure to transfer...

45. Execution or attachment by justice of the peace.

46. Effective execution or attachment...

STOCKHOLDERS' RIGHTS.

47. Demanding statements..

48. Inspection of books..

DUTIES AND LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS.

49. Duty to keep accounts and statements..

50. Liability of directors and officers..

DISSOLUTION.

51. Voluntary dissolution..

52. Procedure.....

53. Involuntary dissolution..

54. Powers of receivers...

55. Dissolution otherwise than by judicial proceedings.

56. Effect of dissolution....

FORFEITURE OF CHARTER.

57. By the Attorney General, State's Attorney and the consent of

62. All processes may be served; where to be sued.....

63. What name sufficient....

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

SECTION.

73. Corporations having no capital stock not to be dissolved by

the death or resignation of the members.

74. Deeds; how to be acknowledged......

75. All corporations to have perpetual succession....

76. Charitable corporations may hold property although value

increase beyond legal limit..

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77. Voting...

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78. Organization or corporation to purchase assets of any cor-

poration when sold.....

79. General effect of this article..........

93. Corporations to be subject to changes in laws..

94. All safe deposit, trust and fidelity companies to make annual

report to the Treasurer of Maryland. What report shall

state.....

95. State Treasurer to examine such companies...

96. What inquiry to be made in such examination..

97. Treasurer to order discontinuance of any violation of charter.

98. Deposits by guarantee companies to be made with State

Treasurer..

99. In case of neglect to make deposit, Attorney General to insti-

tute proceedings against such company.

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100. Limitation of such deposit...

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101. False swearing as to report and examination to be deemed

106. Securities that may be deposited with Treasurer by life and

accident insurance, safe deposit, trust, guaranty, loan and

fidelity companies......

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107. Cancellation of stock of life or accident insurance, safe de-

posit, trust or fidelity companies....

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108. Corporations heretofore chartered but not organized conclu-

sively presumed to have surrendered their charters unless

franchise tax of one-eighth per cent. be paid by 1st Decem-

ber, 1900; exceptions......

109. Corporations hereafter chartered to be organized within two

years from incorporation, otherwise franchise tax to be

annually paid until organized; corporate rights sus-

pended in the meantime; exceptions....

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110. Corporations mentioned in 108 after renewal of their char-

ters to pay franchise tax annually until organized; State

Tax Commissioner to assess franchise tax upon such cor-

porations..

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111. Wages; payment of by certain.....

112. Loans upon chattels to be made under corporate name only;

legal interest only to be charged; proviso..

BRIDGE COMPANIES.

113. Consent of County Commissioners to be first had..

114. May purchase or condemn land and materials.

115. Report upon completion of county bridge to County Com-

missioners.....

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116. Revision of tolls; report to County Commissioners.

117. Report to Comptroller upon completion of bridge between

two counties or two States.....

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118. Authority to charge tolls from County Commissioners or

Governor...

119. No bridge over navigable river unless authorized by statute.

120. Warrant from Governor to charge tolls; when to be given..

121. Proceedings when bridge alleged to be out of repair......

BUILDING OR HOMESTEAD ASSOCIATIONS.

122. Special powers of.....

123. Fines and forfeitures.

124. Bonus payable by subscribers..

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103

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128. Merger by incorporation under this article of prior associa-

tions.....

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129. Transfer to such corporations..

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130. Sections 122 to 129 applicable to land companies; special

provisions...

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131. Loans to be made in money..

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CEMETERY COMPANIES.

132. May hold one hundred acres; not in city without its authority

133. Streets, etc., not to be opened through cemetery....

143A. Right to lease or hold stocks in another electric light com-

pany...

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