The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-02
CHAPTER 90.


AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE q, OF THE
CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, IT,
TILE "CORPORATIONS," By ADDING
THERETO ADDITIONAL SECTIONS. 70
BE DESIGNATED AS SECTIONS lG9A,
109B, 1870, 1O)D AND 139E, UNDER A NEW
SUBTITLE. "FOREIGN tseRPoPAs
TONS" AND PROVIDING FOR THE
RECORD sOF THE CHARTERS OF
SUCH CORPORATIONS. AND THa APP
PolNTMENT OF AGENTS TO RESIDE IN
THIS STATE.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland. That Article % of the
Code Of Public General Laws of Maryland,
title "CorpOrations.r be, and the same is
hereby, amended by adding thereto addi-
109A, lob, iG9C, 109D and 100 L, under the new
subtitle, Foreign Corporations"
FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.
Section 109A. Every corporation incorpor-
ated by or under the laws of the United
States, or of any state or territory of the
United States, other than the State OF Mary
land, or OF any foreign country, except tele-
phone, banking, insurance and railroad com
panies, electric light or construction comp
anieS and oil or pipe line companies now do
ing business in the state of Maryland, or
Which shall 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, or before opening or continuing
any Office for the transaction of any business
in this state, first file in the Office OF the Sec
rotary of State Of Maryland accompanied by
4 deposit fee of twenty-five dollars, a aluly
certified copy OF the charter, certificate or
act of corporation under which it claims the
power to transact business as a corporation.
together with sworn statement from the
president or other chief executive officer of
such corporation under its Official seal. set
ting forth the amount of it's capital stock
authorized by law, the amount actually is
sued, the amount of its assets and liabilities,
the character OF tiie business to be transacted
i'll this state, designate the place or places of
its principal Office or offices and.the name or
names of its agent or agents to reside in this
state, with the place or places of their resi-
dence, upon whom legal process issued
out OF any court OF this state may at
any time be served in any action, at
the suit of this state of Maryland or Of
any county or Incorporated city or town
of this state, or Of any citizen or citizens of
this state, or of any corporation organized
charter, certificate or ac6 Of Incorporation,
and sworn statement, as aforesaid
when received by the Secretary of State shall
be recorded at length by him in well-bound
book, to be Kept for that purpose, and q cnpy
on copies thereof, under the hand and seaVof'
the Secretary of State, shall be receivable in
evidence IN any SulU at law or III equity in
any of the courts Of this state by or against
such foreign corporations, for the purpose of
proving the existence or acts of incorporation
of such foreign corporation as fully as its
charter only certified would do and also all
other facts set forth therein.
Section 1O9B At the time of receiving said
certified copy of said charter certificate or
act of incorporation, together with the sworn
statement, duly executed as required herein
together with the deposit fee of TWENTY-FIVE
dollars, the Secretary OF State shall issue to
such corporation his certificate, under his
hand and seal of his Office, setting forth that
said corporation has complied with the re-
such as may be lawfully carried on by cor
pOration incorporated under the general
laws OF this state, and that it is entitled to
continue or to commence business in this
state, as the case may be.
Section lO0C. Any person or any officer OF
such corporation, who shall presume to act
as agent or einploye of any such foreign cor
poratiOn, or to open or continue an office for
the transaction of the business of any such
foreign corporation before the provisions of
this act have been fully complied with, and
before said corporation shall have procured
the aforesaid certificate from the Secretary
OF State shall forfeit ana pay to the state Of
Maryland the sum OF one hundred dollars for
each and every day he may act as such agent
or employe, or may occupy such office for the
transaction OF such business, and it shall be
the duty OF the states attorney for the city
or county in which such business Is transact
ed, or Is proposed to be transacted, to prose-
cute for and recover such penalty; provided
that agents or officers OF foreign corpora
tions doing business in this state at the date
of the passage OF this act shall not be held
liable to the penalties herein prescribed until
on and after the first day OF July, 1893.
Section 109D. No such foreign corporation
snail be permitted TO maintain any action,