The Baltimore County union., 1866-06-09

CHAPTER 123.
AN ACT to incorporate the Baltimore County
Dairy Association.
Section BE it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That Lewis H. Cole, Rich
ard Sewell, John Bacon John 7. Councilman,
Alexander H. Miller, Cornelius Fl. Cole and Jo-
seph P. Shipley, their associates, successors and
assigns, be and they are hereby created body
corporate by the name and style of The Baltimore
County Dairy Association, for the purpose of fur
nishing and supplying the inhabitants of the ci-
ty of Baltimore with pure and wholesome coun-
try milk, dairy and farm produce, by that name
shall have perpetual succession, and shall be ca
pable in law 10 purchase, hold and dispose of
property, real, personal or mixed, fee simple or
leasehold, to sue or be sued in any courts of law
or equity, to have and use a common seal, the
same to change, alter or renew at pleasure to or
dain such bylaws and regulations as may ap-
pear necessary for regulating the concerns of
said corporation, and shall have and enjoy, and
may exercise all the rights, powers and privileges
incident and necessary to the purpose of said cor
poration as created by this Act.
Sec g. And be it enacted, That the capital
stock of the company hereby created, shall con-
sist of whatever amount, not exceeding two hum
dred thousand dollars, as may be deemed neces-
sary by the board of directors hereinafter men
toned, expedient and necessary for carrying into
effect the business and objects of said company,
and that said capital shall be divided into shares
of one hundred dollars each, to be subscribed
for ten dollars each share to be paid in at the
time of subscribing, or disposed of from time to
time in such manner as the resolutions or bylaws
made in pursuance of this charter shall provide.
= Sec 3.-And be it enacted. That for the pur-
poses of organization Of said corporation, the
said Lewis H. Cole, Richard Sewell, John Bacon,
John S. Councilman and Alexander II. Miller,
are hereby constituted and appointed board of
directors, the first named to be the president
thereof of said Association to hold Office for the
term of one year from the date of organization,
or until their successors shall be elected and take
office, with full power to fill vacancies and elect
officers the first year majority of whom shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of any
business.
Sec. And be it enacted, That the concerns
of the said Association shall be managed by
board of directors to consist of five members, one
of whom shall be the president, to be elected an
nually, after the term of the directors named in
the preceding section shall have expired, at such
time and place, in such manner as shall be de
termined by the bylaws of said Association and
to be stockholders of said Association, and to
hold office until their successors shall be elected
and take Office ; said board of directors shall
prescribe the mode of conducting the elections Of
fers of it's stock, the conditions and forfeitures
thereof and are hereby empowered to pass, pur-
suant to the provisions of this charter, all lawful
bylaws and resolutions foa the welfare of the
company.
Sec. 5.-And be it enasted, That said Associa-
ton is hereby prohibited from selling vending,
or furnishing its customers with any other than
pure unadulterated country milk, and the selling
vending and furnishing of milk adulterated in
any manner whatever to any of the customers of
said Association by any of its officers, agents or
employees, while shall be deemed misdemeanor
or punishable by a fine not exceed the sum OF
three hundred dollars in the discretion OF any
court of criminal jurisdiction within the city of
Baltimore before whom complaint may be made,
and said Association may impose such penalty
on its employees, and take such security to en-
force such penalty as shall be deemed necessary
to prevent the adulteration or sale ofany impure
or adulterated milk by any of its employees
while in its employ, and also to prevent the en-
bezzlement ofany monies paid to said employees
tor, or on behalf of said Association by its Gus
fomers.
Sec. 6.-And be it enacted, That the Baltimore
County Dairy Association, hereby incorporated,
shall not be authorized by anything contained
in this Act, so exercise banking privileges, or to
issue any note, token, device, scrip or other evil
dence of debt to be used as currency.
Sec. I. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage, but moth
herein contained shall authorize the said compa-
ny to go into operation until at least one hum
dred shares are subscribed, of one hundred dol
lars each, and ten dollars on each share paid In
Sec 8.-And belt enacted, That the General
Assembly reserves to itself the right to alter,
amend, or repeal this Act at pleasure