Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-04
PUBLIC GENERAL LAW VS..

increase authorized or upon the passage Of
any special Act authorizing such increase.
80 G.. II any corporation or company from
which said bonus shall be due shall fail or
neglect to pay the same to the Treasurer OF
the State for the space Of two months after
the same has been due and payable as afore-
said 1t shall be the duty OF the Comptroller to
make out said account ng inst said corpora
ton and certify the same under the seal of
his Office and transmit the same to some At
torney in whom he has confidence and to
cause suit to be brought for the recovery OF
said bonus, but no acquittance shall be good
to discharge such corporation from such
bonus but the receipt Of the Treasurer OF the
State or the proper officer to whom execu-
ton on Judgment may issue.
88 H. Suit for the recovery Of such bonus
shall be brought in the county where the in
corporation papers of said corporation are
recorded or where the principal Office Of such
company fs located or In the City OF Balti-
moro II the incorporation papers ofsuch com
pany are there recorded, or the principal
Office of such company Is there located, and
the service OF the writ OF summons upon any
officer or agent Of such company or upon any
stakeholder or incorporation In such company,
shall be deemed and taken as sufficient SER
vice on such corporation upon the return OF
the writ issued against such corporation, and
such corporation being summoned as afore-
said the cause shall stand for trial or hearing
according TO the laws and the respective rules
of courts OF this State; and II judgment shall
be rendered against such corporation u fee OF
ten dollars shall be allowed the Attorney for
the State to BIO taxed In the plaintiffs costs.
SO l. II after suit brought and judgment
rendered as aforesaid any corporation from
which said bonus shall DO due rs aforesaid
shall continue In arrears and shall fail or
neglect to pay said bonus to the State Treas.
urer for the space OF two years after the same
shall be so In arrears such failure and neglect
Il
stitute forfeiture Of the charter OF such cor
poration and said charter shall DO decreed to
be so forfeited and annulled ipso. fdcto, and
that any and all corporate powers exercised
by any such building or homestead associa-
ton formed since January first, 1880, and
prior to the date of the passage Of this Act
are hereby given validity and full force.
sSJ. The certificate of the Comptroller
under the seal OF his Office shall DO prin.a
fdciG evidence OF the amount Of bonus due as
aforesaid to entitle the State to judgment for
said bonus and costs Of suit.
SEC. 2. Aud be il enacted, That all Acts and
parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions
Of this ACT be and tho same are hereby re-
pealed; provided. however. that no corpor'-
ton Incorporated prior to the date OF the pas
sage of this Act shall In any manner by this
Act DO relieved or released from the payment
OF any bonus now due and owing by II or
which shall become due aud payable by II
prior to the date Of the passage Of this Act
under tho provisions of chapter five hundred
and thlrty-six OF the Acts OF the General As
sembly of Maryland Of the year eighteen hun
dred and ninety, excepting nevertheless such
classes Of corporations as will be exempt from
the operation Of this Act which said classes OF
corporations heretofor formed shall be exempt
from the operation Of this Act In IKE manner
as such classes Of corporations hereafter to
be formed.
SEC. 3. And be IL enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from tho date OF Its passage.
Approved March 81, 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President OF the Senate.
JAMES II. PRESTON,
Speaker OF the House OF Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
correct copy Of an Act Of the General As
sembly OF Maryland, passed January Session,
1894
j. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary Of the Senate,
D. T.. LMITH,
Chief Clerk Of the House OF Delegates