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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0242 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MARYLAND.
that tho first Board of Directors shall be elected in
tile fbllowing 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 theil, shall call a gen-
eral meeting of the stockholders for the purpose of
electing five directors, who shall hold their offices for
one year, or until a nc.p election is hall.
Ofliccrs lap. SEC. 5. .Jnd be itenaeted, That every Board of
pointed. Directors of said comiany shall, ittheir first meet-
ing after an eiection, or as soon thereafter as practi-
cable, appoint one of tieir own body to be President
of the said company, and shall appoint such other
officers and agents' as' the nLy. deem necessary for
managing the affairs of said company, who shall
hold their offices at the pleasure of said President
and Directors.
Joint stock SEC. 6../]Id be it enacted, Tlat all the joint stock
property a - property and eflbcts shall be answerable for all con-
swerable. 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 disslvo the corporation ;
Provided, that all contracts with, and suits by or
against the same, shall not be impaired or effected
by such dissolution.
In force SEC. 7. Jind he it enacted, That this act shall go
into effbct from the date of its passage.
Reservation. SEC. 8. lnd be it enacted, That the Legislature
reserves to itself the right to amend, alter or repeal
this act at pleasure.
CHAPTER 84.
Passed Afar. AN ACT for the relief of Mahala Jones, a free ne-
6, 1856. 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 SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
this State. of Jlaryland, That Mahala Jones, a free negro we-](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsmd0242&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)