The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-06-02
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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 I. Councilman,
Alexander III. Miller, Cornelius H. Cole and Jo-
semi 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 CT
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 APP
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. 2. And be it enacted, mat the capltai
stock of the company hereby created, shall con-
sist of whatever amount not exceeding two hum
dred thousand dollars, as may be deemed neces-
| cary bv fhe board of directors hereinafter mem
toned expedent and necessary for carrying into
effart 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 on 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-
Noses of organizations. of said corporation, the
said Lewis II. Cole, Richard Sewell, John Bacon
John S. Councilman and Alexander IL. 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 quorum for the transaction OF any
business. -
Sec. 4,-And be it enacted, That the concerns
Of the said Association shall be managed by a
board of directors to consist of five members, one
of whom shall be the president to be elected an
nuallv after the term of the directors named In
tue preceding section shall have expired, at such
time and place. in such manner as shall be de
termined bythe bylaws of said Association, and
ITO 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
said company, the manner and evidence OF trans
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. 3
sec. Sand 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 otthe customers OF
said Association by any of its officers, agents or
employees while shall be deemed misdemeanor
or punishable by 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 of any monies paid to said employees
tor or on behalf of said Association, by its GUS
fomerS. q lIt gof g9
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 4 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-
nv to 90 into operation until at least one hum
bred shares are subscribed, of one hundred dol
lars each, and ten dollars on each share paid in
Sec. Sand be it enacted, That the General
Assembly reserves to itself the right to alter,
amend, or repeal this Act at pleasure.