Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-06-03
tcHAPTER 270l


AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 20 OF THE
CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS. TITLE,
CORPORATIONS" By ADDING THERETO
ADDITIONAL SECTIONS TO BE DEsIG-
MATED AS SECTIONS IOoA. 1O0B. 1000.
1O0D AND 1O9E. UNDER NEW SUB
TITLE. FOREIGN CORPORATIONS" AND
PROVIDING FOR THE RECORD OF THE
CHARTERS OF SUCH CORPORATIONS
THE CHARTERS OF SUCH CORPORATIONS
AND THE APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS TO
RESIDE IN THIS STATE.
Section / Be it enacted By the General Assembly
Of Maryland, That article q Of the Code OF Public
General Laws Of Maryland, title. Corporations,
be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding
lions lo9A, l0sB, lOsC, losD and lQsE under the
new subtitle, Foreign Corporations
FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
Section l5sA. Every corporation incorporated by
State or Territory Of the United States other than
the state Of Maryland, or Of any foreign country,
companies, electric light or construction com
panies and oil or pipe line companies now doing
desire to commence business in this State, shall,
before transacting business in this state, either
through an individual agent or agents, or through
the agency Of any corporation organized under the
laws Of this state, before opening OF continuing
any office for the transaction OF any business IN
State Of Maryland accompanied by deposit fee OF
twenty-five dollars duly certified copy Of the
charter, certificate or act OF Incorporation under
which It claims the power to transact business as
corporation, together with sworn statement from
t6s m Ssner IL oca sn sns forth
the amount Of its capital stock authorized by law
aud the amount actually issued. the amount q Is
assets and liabilities, the character Of the business
to be transacted in this State, designating the
place or places Of its principal Office or offices aud
ia this State with the place or places Of their resi-
denee, upon whom legal process issaed out Of any
any action at the suit of this State Of Maryand OF
OF any county incorporated city or town OF tins
state or Of any citizen o. citizens q this state o.
state. which said charter certincate OF act Of IN
corporation and sworn statement, as aforesaid.
recorded at length by him in q well-oound book to
be kept for that purpose, and a copy OF copies
thereof, under the hand and seal OF the Secretary
u State shall be rueeiyed evidence IN auy sui
ut law or in equity in any Of the courts OF th1s
State by OF against such foreign corporations, Tor
the purpose OF proving the existence or acts Of
Incorporation OF such foreign corporation as July
as its charter only ceItined would do and ALSO All
other facts set forth therein
Section lob At the time of receiving said Ger
tihed copy Of said charter eeItifcate or at q IN
duly executed required herein, together with tic
deposit fee Of twenty-five dollars. the Secretary OF
under his hand and the seal Of his office. setting
forth that said corporation has complied With the
as i may be lawfully carried on BY a corporation
incorporated under the general laws Of this state.
and that 1t Is entitled TO continue or commence
business in this State as the case may be
section lusO; ANY person OF any officer o. suen N
enploye Of any such foreign corporation or TO open
or to continue Office for the transaction OF the
business Of any such foreign corporation before the
rim nf uff hav hfuft Had
With, and before said corporation shall have pro-
cured the aforesaid certificate from the Secretary
Maryland the sum OF one hundred dollars fer each
and every day he may act as such agent or aploye,
such business and it shall be the duty Of the
states attorney for the city or county in which
transacted, 70 prosecute for and recover such pen,
atty; provided that agents CT officers Of foreign cor
pofatIons doing business in this State at tie date
of the passage of this act shall not be held liable
to the penalties herein prescribed until and
after the hrst day Of July, lsss
Section lb9D. No such foreign corporation shall
be permitted to maintain any action, either At law,
or IN equity in the courts q this Suite until the
WITH provided that in the case OF such corporations
doing business in this State at the date Of the
until on and after the first day Of july, lsgs
Section lysE. Upon the application 81 any perso1
interested 1t shall be the duty Of the Secretary OF
State 70 furnish copies Of such charters. certificates
or acts Of Incorporation and sworn statements fo-
iranscribing the same, and lie shall account quar-
terly 70 the COMPTROLLER for the deposit tees re-
eeiyed by him under the provisions OF this act,
less the cost and expenses OF recording the same.
Section 2 And be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date Of its passaee
Approved April .. 1905.
LLOYD LowNDEs. GO,ernor.
JOHN WRIT RANDALL.
ffesident OF tne Senate
LOUIS scHAEFER,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a correct
copy OF an Act Of the General Assembly Ct Mary
land passed at the January session, issa.
MARTIN NJ HIGGINS,
Secretary Of the Senate.
2. HOUSEHOLDER.
Chief Clerk Of the House Of DELEGATES.