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Supplement to the Maryland Code, Containing the Acts of the General Assembly, Passed at the Session of 1870
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ART. 12.] BANKS. 17
ARTICLE XII.

Banks.

25. Banking associations, how formed
existing banks.
26. Powers granted.
27. Capital stock in city of Baltimore .
certified to comptroller.
28. Capital stock in state: certified to
comptroller.
29 Board of directors, vacanny.
30. Number of directors, their qualifica-
tions.
31. Articles of constitution.
I. Votes of stockholders.
II. Directors must be stockholders.
III. No one to be a director in two banks:
annual statement to stockholders.
IV. Semi-annual statement to state trea-
surer to be published, verified by affida-
vit.
V. Amount of issue.
VI. Oalh of officers.
VII Debts not to exceed capital proviso,
in cases of excess, directors personally lia-
ble, unless they give notice.
VIII Quorum for transaction of business.
IX. Dividends. directors liable, unless
they give notice.
X. No emolument to directors, pay of
president.

XI. General meetings how called.
XI I. Cashier, &c., to give bond.
XIII. What real estate may be held : pro-
viso.
XIV. What bank may deal m; proviso as
to temporary investments.
XV. Bills, &c., signed by president bind-
ing without seal negotiable and assigna-
ble.
XVI. Shares transferable.
XVII'. To whom loans shall not be made :
capital stock deemed personal estate.
XVIII. Public notice ol annual election.
XIX. Oath of stockholder before voting :
vote by proxy oath : proviso.
XX In what funds to make payments.
XXI Tax on capital stock for free school
fund how collected and charged.
32. In case of non-payment of notes, &c.,
by bank. Interest may bo recovered.
33. Rights of creditors.
34. Distribution of assets in case of sus-
pension.
35. Stockholders liable to the amount of
their stick.
36. Existing banks may avail themselves
of these provisions.
37. Suspension of business.

1S70, c. 206 entitled "an act to create state banking institutions to enable the seve-
ral banks in this state—State and National—to avail of the provisions thereof,"
enacts the following and repeals any and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent
herewith

SEC. 25. Associations for carrying on the business of
banking may be formed by any number of persons,
not less in any case than five, who shall enter into ar-
ticles of association which shall specify, in general
terms, the object for which the association is formed,
and may contain other provisions not inconsistent with
the provisions of this act, which the association may
see fit to adopt for the regulation of the business of
the association and the conduct of its affairs, and the

1870, c. 206, s. I.

Banking asso-
ciations; how
formed.

president and cashier elect of any existing bank in the
state of Maryland, established either under the laws of
this state or of the United States, together with any

Existing
banks.



 

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