The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-05-04
PTBLIC GENERAL Ia VS..

increase authorized or upon the passage of
any special Act authorizing such increase.
SO G.. If 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 it shall be the duty o; the Comptroller to
make out said account 6 linst 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 jud gment may issue.
SO 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 il located or in the City of Balti-
more if the incorporation papers of such 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 if judgment shall
be rendered against such corporation fee OF
ten dollars shall be allowed the Attorney for
the State to be taxed in the plaintiffs costs.
IS 1. If after suit brought and judgment
rendered as Aforesaid any corporation from
which said bonus shall be due as 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
hall no an in ar1ef fail a
shall be deemed to amount to and shall con-
stitute forfeiture of the charter of such cor
poration and said charter shall be decreed to
be 80 forfeited and annulled ipso-f acto, and
that any and all corporate powers exercised
by any such building or homestead associa-
ton formed since January first, 1890, 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 be prlne1
fncid evidence of the amount OF bonus due as
aforesaid to entitle the State to judgment for
said bonus and costs of suit.
SEC 2. And be ii enacted, That all Acts and
parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this Act be and the same are hereby re-
pcaled; provided however. that no corpora
ton incorporated prior to the date OF the pas
sage of this Act shall in any manner by this
Act be relieved or released from the payment
of any bonus now due and owing by it or
prior to the date of the passage of this Act
under the provisions of chapter five hundred
and thirty-six of the Acts of the General As
sembly of Maryland of the year eighteen hun
bred and ninety, excepting nevertheless SUCH
classes of corporations us 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 like manner
as such classes of corporations hereafter to
be formed.
SEC 3. And be it enacted. That this Act
shall take effect from the 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 McSHERRl,
Secretary Of the Senate.
B. L. LMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House OF Delegates.