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in this State; and for forming, laying out and maintaining cemeteries in this State.

1888, art. 23, sec. 19. 1868, ch. 471. sec. 19. 1882, ch. 375.

21. Class 6. For carrying on in this State any kind of manufacturing, ship-building, mechanical, industrial or chemical business, and for the sale, transportation, or other disposition of the products thereof. For manufacturing, furnishing and selling hot water or steam for motive power, heating, cooking or other useful applications in the streets and public and private buildings of any city, village or town in this State; and such corporation shall have the power to lay pipes or conductors for conducting hot water or steam through the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, squares and highways in such city, village or town, with the consent of the municipal authorities of said city, town or village, and under such reasonable regulations and conditions as they may prescribe.

Electric Light Co. v. Frederick City, 84 Md. 605.

1902, ch. 271, sec. 19 B.

Class 6 A. Corporations formed under the last clause of section 21 shall have power to furnish refrigeration as well as heat.

1890, ch. 134, sec. 19 A, Class 6 A.

22. Class 7. For the purpose of carrying on the business of printing, publishing or selling books, pamphlets or newspapers, or of carrying on the general business of a job printing office.

1894, ch. 599, sec. 20 A, Class 7 A.

23. Class 8. For conducting or carrying on in this State and elsewhere, any lawful wholesale or retail trading, commercial or mercantile business, where the principal office and place of business of the corporation are located in this State.

1888, art. 23, sec. 20, 1868, ch. 471, sec. 20.

24. Class 9. For conducting any kind of mining business in this State, and for selling or otherwise disposing of the products of said business where the principal office of said corporation is located in this State.

Ibid. sec. 21. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 21.

25. Class 10. For washing, dressing, smelting and otherwise preparing for and bringing to market and selling the ores

of all kinds of metals; provided, said corporations carry on their general operations in this State, and have their principal office therein.

1888, art. 23, sec. 22. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 22.

26. Class 11. For opening and working quarries of marble, slate or other economic minerals or mineral substances in this State, and for the manufacturing thereof in this State, and for the transportation or exportation and sale thereof.

Ibid. sec. 23. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 23.

27. Class 12. For boring for, opening, using or refining petroleum, salt or other mineral springs in this State, and for boring for, opening, using or refining in this State, other oils, where the principal office of said corporation is located in this State.

Ibid. sec. 24. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 24. 1884, ch. 360. 1886, ch. 161.

28. Class 13. For constructing, owning or operating telegraph or telephone lines in this State, where the principal office of said corporation is located in this State, and for the transaction of any business in which electricity over or through wires may be applied to any useful purpose.

Electric Light Co. v. Frederick City, 84 Md. 606.

Ibid. sec. 25. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 25.

29. Class 14. For navigating the ocean by steam, sail or other ships or vessels, and transportation of goods and passengers therein, where the principal port of entry or departure thereof is in the United States, and the principal business office of said corporation is located in this State.

Ibid. sec. 26. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 26.

30. Class 15. For navigating the waters of this and adjoining States by steam, sail or other boats or vessels, and for the transportation of goods and passengers therein, where the principal office of said corporation is located in this State.

Ibid. sec. 27. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 27.

31. Class 16. For carrying on any forwarding or warehouseing business in this State, and for the construction, owning,

chartering or leasing of steamboats, wharves, docks, roads, vehicles or other property required for the purpose of such forwarding or warehousing business, where the principal office of said corporation is located in this State.

1888, art. 23, sec. 28. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 28.

32. Class 17. For acquiring or constructing and maintaining, selling, leasing or otherwise disposing of, any bridge, pier, wharf, floating or dry dock, or marine railway in this State, where the principal office of said corporation is located therein.

Ibid. sec. 29. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 29. 1876, ch. 269. 1890, ch. 272. 33. Class 18. For the formation of savings institutions.

Reed v. Balto. Trust and Guar. Co., 72 Md. 533.

Ibid. sec. 30. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 30. 1886, ch. 306, 34. Class 19. For the formation of gas light or electric light companies.

Mealey v. Hagerstown, 92 Md. 745.

Ibid. sec. 31. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 31. 1882, ch. 456.

35. Class 20. For the formation of turnpike and plank road companies, and of passenger railway companies, outside of the limits of the city of Baltimore; but no passenger railway constructed under the provisions of this article shall exceed twelve miles in length.

Ibid. sec. 32. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 32.

36. Class 21. For establishing and maintaining lines of stages and stage coaches for the conveyance of passengers and mails of the United States within this State.

Ibid. sec. 33. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 33.

37. Class 22. For the purpose of supplying any city or town in this State with pure water.

Moores v. Belair Water Co., 79 Md. 393.

Ibid. sec. 34. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 34.

38. Class 23. For the formation of societies or associations for the promotion of immigration into this State.

Ibid. sec. 35. 1882, ch. 438.

39. Class 24. For the acquiring, developing, improving, using, working or otherwise utilizing or disposing of any

novelty, invention or process patented by the United States; and for the sale, lease or other disposition of articles manufactured under such patent.

1888, art. 23, sec. 36. 1882, ch. 438.

40. Class 25. For the formation of accident insurance companies on the assessment plan.

Ibid. sec. 37. 1884, ch. 267.

41. Class 26. For the formation of trade unions, with such additions to their names as they may adopt and set forth in their certificate, to promote the well being of their every day life, and for mutual assistance in securing the most favorable conditions for the labor of their members, and as beneficial societies.

Lucke v. Clothing Cutters, 77 Md. 406.

1896, ch. 114, sec. 37 A, Class 25.

42. Class 27. For the protection and preservation of game and fish in the State of Maryland.

1898, ch. 163, sec. 37 A, Class 25.*

43. Class 28. For the formation of fire patrol, property patrol, police patrol, land patrol and water patrol companies.

1888, art. 23, sec. 38. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 35.

44. Any company may be incorporated for any two or more of the purposes aforesaid, where, in the judgment of those forming said company the same may be conducted by one corporation, with advantage to its general interests.

Basshor v. Dresel, 34 Md. 503. Fraternal Alliance v. State, 77 Md. 547. Fraternal Alliance v. State, 86 Md. 554.

Ibid. sec. 39. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 36.

45. Any corporation incorporated under this article, or any corporation heretofore formed and now existing, the capital stock of which has been fully paid up, may unite with any other corporation incorporated under this article, the capital stock of which has also been fully paid up, where the said corporations have been originally incorporated in whole or in part for the same purpose, and may by such union form one new corporation; provided, that a majority of the stockholders

*Should have been called 37 B.

of each of the said corporations forming such union shall assent thereto. Such union or consolidation shall be made upon such terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon by the said corporations; and the said new consolidated corporation shall have such name and such capital stock as shall be agreed upon between the corporations parties thereto; and when such union or consolidation is made, a certificate of the said union and of the particulars thereof shall be executed by the said corporations, and be acknowledged and recorded as other certificates of incorporations are in this article directed to be acknowledged and recorded.

1892, ch. 666, sec. 39 A.

46. When the aforesaid certificate of union shall have been executed, acknowledged and recorded as provided in section 45 of this article, all the property and assets belonging to said former separate corporations of whatsoever nature and description and all the powers and rights and all the debts and liabilities of said former separate corporations of whatsoever nature and description, shall upon such recording as aforesaid, be devolved upon said new consolidated corporation, and every devise or bequest in favor of either of the former separate corporations, and which said former separate corporations would have been capable of taking, shall devolve upon said new consolidated corporation, which shall be regarded as substituted by operation of law in the room and stead of said former separate corporation.

State use of Dodson v. Balto. & Lehigh R. R. Co., 77 Md. 492.

1896, ch. 410, sec. 39 B.

47. Any educational, charitable or other corporation formed under class one of this article, and having no capital stock, or any corporation of a like character to those mentioned in said class one, heretofore formed and now existing, and having no capital stock, may unite with any other corporation incorporated under said class one, and having no capital stock; provided, that a majority of the members of each of the corporations forming such union shall assent thereto; such union or consolidation shall be made upon such terms and conditions and shall have such name as shall be agreed upon by the said. corporations forming such union; a certificate of such union or consolidation and the particulars therof shall be executed by the said corporations and be acknowledged and recorded

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