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ACTS AMENDATORY

OF

THE CIVIL CODE

PASSED AT THE

TWENTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE.

CHAP. CCXVII.-An Act to add another article to Chapter One,
Title One, of Part Three of the Civil Code, to be designated as
Article Three.

[Approved March 15, 1876.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. There is hereby added to Chapter One, Title New article. One, of Part Three of the Civil Code, another article, to be designated as Article Three, and to be styled "Judicial Determination of Void Marriages," to read as follows:

ARTICLE III. JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF VOID MARRIAGES.

riages.

80. Either party to an incestuous or void marriage may Void marproceed by action in the District Court, to have the same so declared.

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage.

CHAP. LVII.-An Act to amend section two hundred and twenty-
six of the Civil Code, in regard to adoption of children.
[Approved February 9, 1876.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section two hundred and twenty-six of the
Civil Code is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

Consent

adoption

of child.

226. The person adopting a child, and the child adopted, necessary to and the other persons, if within or residents of this State, whose consent is necessary, must appear before the County Judge of the county where the person adopting resides, and the necessary consent must thereupon be signed, and an agreement be executed by the person adopting, to the effect that the child shall be adopted and treated in all respects as his own lawful child should be treated. If the persons whose consent is necessary are not within, or are not residents of this State, then their written consent, duly proved or acknowledged according to sections eleven hundred and eighty-two and eleven hundred and eighty-three of this Code, shall be filed in said County Court at the time of the application for adoption.

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect immediately.

Articles of incorporation must contain.

CHAP. CCCCXC.-An Act to amend section two hundred and ninety of the Civil Code, concerning corporations.

[Approved April 1, 1876.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section two hundred and ninety of the Civil
Code is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

290. Articles of incorporation must be prepared, setting forth:

First-The name of the corporation.

Second-The purpose for which it is formed.

Third-The place where its principal business is to be transacted.

Fourth-The term for which it is to exist, not exceeding fifty years.

Fifth-The number of its Directors or Trustees, and the names and residences of those who are appointed for the first year; provided, at any time during the existence of the corporation the number of the Directors may be increased, in corporations for profit, by a majority of the stockholders of the corporation, to any number not exceeding eleven, who must be members of the corporation, whereupon a certificate, stating the number of Directors, must be filed as provided for in section two hundred and ninety-six for the filing of the original articles of incorporation.

Sixth-The amount of its capital stock and the number of shares into which it is divided.

Seventh-If there is a capital stock, the amount actually subscribed, and by whom.

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

CHAP. DXII.—An Act to add a new section to the Civil Code, relating to corporations.

[Approved April 3, 1876.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. A new section is hereby added to the Civil Code, to be known as section two hundred and ninety-nine (299), to read as follows:

to file certi

order to

299. No corporation hereafter formed under the provis- Corporations ions of this chapter shall purchase, locate, or hold property tied copy of in any county of this State, without filing a certified copy of articles, in the certificate of its articles of incorporation in the office of maintain the County Clerk of the county in which such property is action. situated, within sixty days after such purchase or location is made, and every corporation now in existence must, within ninety days after the passage of this Act, file a certified copy of the certificate of its articles of incorporation as provided in this section, and a certified copy of such copy shall, as evidence, have the same force and effect as a certified copy of the original. Any corporation failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall not maintain or defend any action or proceeding in relation to such property.

SEC. 2. This Act shall be in force and effect from and after its passage.

CHAP. XVII.—An Act to amend section three hundred and five of the Civil Code, relating to corporations.

[Approved January 20, 1876.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. That section three hundred and five of the Civil Code of the State of California be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

305. The corporate powers, business, and property of Powers of all corporations formed under this title must be exercised, Directors conducted, and controlled by a Board of not less than five tions. nor more than eleven Directors, to be elected from among the holders of stock; or where there is no capital stock, then from the members of such corporations; except that corporations formed, or to be formed, for the purpose of erecting and managing halls and buildings for the meetings and accommodation of several Lodges or societies of any beneyolent or charitable order or organization, and in connection therewith the leasing of stores and offices in such building or buildings for other purposes, the corporate powers, business, and property thereof may be conducted, exercised, and controlled by a Board of not less than five nor more than

fifty Directors, to be chosen from among the stockholders of such corporation or from among the members of such order or organization. A majority of the Directors must be in all cases citizens of this State. Directors of corporations for profit must be holders of stock therein in an amount to be fixed by the by-laws of the corporation. Directors of all other corporations must be members thereof. Unless a quorum is present and acting no business performed or act done is valid as against the corporation. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Director, unless the by-laws of the corporation otherwise provide, such vacancy must be filled by an appointee of the Board.

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage.

Certain books to be open for

CHAP. XLII.-An Act to add another section to the Civil Code, relating to corporations.

[Approved January 29, 1876.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. An additional section is hereby added to the Civil Code, to be known as section three hundred and twenty-one, and to read as follows:

321. Every corporation doing a banking business in this State must keep in its office, in a place accessible to the inspection. stockholders, depositors, and creditors thereof, and for their

use, a book containing a list of all stockholders in such corporation, and the number of shares of stock held by each, and every such corporation must keep posted in its office, in a conspicuous place, accessible to the public generally, a notice, signed by the President or Secretary, showing:

First-The names of the Directors of such corporation. Second-The number and value of shares of stock held by each Director.

The entries on such book and such notice shall be made and posted within twenty-four hours after any transfer of stock, and shall be conclusive evidence against each Director and stockholder of the number of shares of stock held by each. The provisions of this section shall apply to all banking corporations formed or existing before twelve o'clock noon of the day on which this Code took effect, as well as to those formed after such time.

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