The Portland daily press., 1870-04-16
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AN ACT to provide for the formation Of manufac-
turing and other corporations. 31s'f
:, SECT l. Three or more persons may associate
themselves together by written articles OF agreement
for the purpose OF carrying on any manufacturing,
mschanical, mining or quarrying business. Their
first meeting shall be called by one or more Of the
sgners of said articles by giving notice thereof stat
ing the time place and purposes of the meeting to
each IN Wrdng h by % It in
days prior to the time appointed therefor At such
meeting they may organize into corporation adopt
corporate name, define the purposes of the cOrpor
alton, fix the amount of the capital stock, which
shall not be less than two thousand dollars, more
than two hundred thousand divide it into shares,
secretary treasurer and any other necessary officers
and adopt code of bylaws.
SECT. z. Before commencing business, the presi.
dent, treasurer, and majority of the directors shall
prepare certificate setting forth the and pur-
poses of the corporation the amount of capital stock
shares the names and residences of the owners the
name Of the county where located, and the number
and names of the directors and shall sign and make
oath to it, and after it has been examined by the
torney-genera and by him certified to be properly
ton and laws it shall be recorded in the registry Of
deeds in the county where the business is to be DONE
in beck kept aat e. ana e copy
tary of states office and he shall enter the date of
filing thereon, and on the original certificate to be
kept by the corporation, and shall record said copy
in book kept for that purpose. And said corpora.
ton shall pay the attorney and secretary of
state five dollars each for their services in advance
SECT. g. From the time of filing Of such certificate
in the secretary of states Office the signers Of said
articles and their successors and assigns shall be
corporation the if incorporated by special
act with all the rights and powers and subject to all
the duties obligations, and liabilities provided by
chapters frtysx and fortyeight of the revised stat
uteS.
SECT. T. Chapter one hundred and ifty.two Of
the public acts Of eighteen hundred and sixy-two,
and chapter hundred and twenty-five Of eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven. are hereby repealed; but
any corporations established under said chapters
shall not be affected by this act but they shall remain
in full force the same If this act had not been
passed.
SECT s. This act shall take effect when approved,
[Approved February Is, 1901 q
| Chapter 81. :
AN ACT relating to penalties OF Selectmen or As
SCISSORS for malfeasance in Office.
Section tfty-two Of chapter four of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by inserting after the
word twenty two, in said section Of said chapter,
the following words, viz: or wfdly and fraudulent
y receive the vote of any person not quahed TO De
an eector as provided by the constitution 50 that
said section ffty-two Of said chapter four shall read
when so amended as follows: --s.... ~. -
SECT g. If such selectmen or assessors wlllfuly
neglect or refuse to keep and check list as pro-
yded in section twenty one, or wifuly receive any
vote prohibited by section twenty-five, or willfuly