Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-07-30

THE PORT TOBAC|
| Sec. s6s. Aha &c Il enacted, That any per-
son whom the court may appoint, to make
any transfer, shall be entitled to the sum OF
one ddhr,. to; be. paid by the purchaser, and
recovered by him from the person VINO ousn'
to have made the transfer.
+ Sec. 2O9. And be 1t enacted, That any cor
Eporation not chartered by the laws OF this
Estate which shall. transact business therein
shall Sc deemed to hold and exercise IRAN
chises within this State, and shall be llaole TO
suit ID any Of the courts of this State, on any
dealings or transactions therein. -
| Sec. 210. And be it enacted, That process
Issued by any court or justice OF the peace o,
Iths State against any corporation Incorporated
under it's laws, may be served on any pres,
| ideut, director, manager or other oftcer OF
such corporation, and all suits which Shall
thereafter be brought against any corporation
(which has been or may be incorporated under
| the general incorporation laws of this State,
shall be brought in the county or city OF Bal
! timore, as the case may be, in which the GER
tlIlc6L6 vi deioh 10 AS4AHSN w ~ ~-~
has been recorded. -d}
/ Sec. 211. And be it enacted, That suits
may be brought in any court OF this State, or
before a justice Of the peace, against any cor.
poratiou not incorporated under its laws, but
deemed to hold aud exercise franchises here
Fla, or against any joint stock company or as
ISOLATION, doing business in this State, by a
resident of this State, for any cause Of action,
| - Of hya fo
when the CAUSE of action has arisen, or the
subject Of the action shall be situated in this
State and process in such suits may De serv-
ed las provided in the next preceding section,
and also upon any agent Of such corporation
or joint stock company or association; and in
case Of service Of process on an agent, notice
of such process shall be left at the principal
office Of said corporation, joint stock company
or association, If there be such office in this
State, provided nothing in this article shall
prevent or effect the issue Of attachments a.
gainst corporations as now7or hereafter allow
ed by law @s<s'- 'as.si-a..=s -
!! Sec. 2l2. And be it enacted, That If any
corporations or. joint stock companies embrac-
ed in.the next preceding section, after any IL
ability shall occur within this State, or after
any contracts shall have been made by it with
ans resident Of this State, shall cease to have
any agent in this State, and no president, di-
rector or manager Of such corporation or joint
stock company or association can be found in
this State, then, in sncb case, service of any
writ or process issuing from the courts of this
State 81 the person whoswas last the agent of
such cor oratioas Or, joint stock company 10
this State, shall be deemed sufficient service,
If a copysnf such process be served on the
president or manager, or two. directors OF such
or joint stock company, wherever
they may be found, and an affidavit Of such
service be made before any person authorized
by the laws of this State to take the acknowl-
edgments of deeds. t,,,.,.a ,ass...
Sec. 213. And be it enacted, That If any
corporation whatever, upon which process has
been served as bereiubefore prescribed, shall
fail to appear during the term or rule day for
the return of process. TO which such process
Shall be returned OF by the second day Of
the succeeding term or rule, dag for the return
pf process, Judgment by default shall be en-
tered against snch corporation, and theamount
of the clai of the plaintiff shall be ascertained
by jury Of Inquiry or otherwise as IN other
cases of Judgment BY default. u
Sec. 21E Aud be it enacted That when a
Judgment has been recovered against cor
poration and an execution on such judgment
returned nulla bona the person or body cor
porate genttled to such judgment may file a
bill in equity against all or any persons who
may be in any manner indebted to said cor
porstjon, either for the stock thereof, or on
any other account; and ifthe court shall find
such person or persons to be indebted to said
corporation, a decree shall pass directing such
person So found to be indebted to- bring the
money into court, to be distributed rateably
among the creditors of such corporation in the
same manner that distribution is made on a
creditors bill; and any of the defendants to
said bill may pray trial at law OF any issue
Of fact in said case, which issue shall be sent
70 a court Of law for trial; and the complain
ant may require by. said bill or by another
| BILL the officers ST such corporation to discover
| under oath who. are indebted to said corpora
| tion, and the amount and consideration OF
such Indebtedness, and for the purpose OF
such discpye5y, all Or any Of the officers OF
| said corporation may be made defendants,
and any Of, The parties ia, said causes shall be
entitled to an appeal, as allowed in cases in
equity; and the said bill may be filed in the
Circuit Court, of any county in which any of
the directors Of such corporation reside, or in
theaconnty in which said corporation last had
its principal Office oraplace OF business, or in
| the Circuit Court of Baltimore city, if any OF
said directors there reside, or if said corpora
ton last bad in said city its principal office or
| place of business.
Il Sec. 215. And be it enacted, That it shall
| be sufficient in, any suit, pleading or process,
Eeither at law or in equity, or before any JUS
luce of the peace, by or against any joint stock
company or association, to describe the said
Joint stock company OK association, by the
| name estitaeb yfwhich it is commonly known,
or by or under which its business is transact
ed. Il g.3ee esss : ...7ssk -. Z"
Sec. 216.4 And be It enacted, That all cor
porations heretofore formed under the gene
fral laws Of this State, relating to corporations.
or undef any special law, are hereby declared
to be entitled to the benefit of, and to be sub
ject to all the regulations in this act contained
for the government OF the corporations here
in referred to, 50 far, as the same be applica-
BILE to said several corporations heretofore
formed as aforesaid, and shall also have the
benefit and be subject to the processes, reme-
dies or proceedings by this act authorized to
be taken by or against the corporations here
in referred to, SO far as the same be applica-
l g