CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-Continued.
Of fraudulent Issue and Transfer of Stock by Officers of Corporation-penalty, 225.
Exceptions and Writs of Error in Criminal Cases, 225.
Definitions.
females included by what terms, 226.
singular includes plural number, and plural singular, 226.
masculine gender includes feminine, 226.
words generally used to designate "party" to apply to corporations, &c., 226.
"accused" and "defendant" refer to person held to answer, 226.
"criminal action" means what, 227.
"accused person" means what, 227.
"criminal process" signifies what, 227.
"writing" includes printing
"oath" includes affirmation, 227.
"signature" includes mark of persons unable to write, 227.
when not specially defined, 227.
the words "general assembly" mean legislative assembly, 228.
Forms to be used in Criminal Cases, 228.
COMMISSIONERS.
act providing for the appointment of, to take the acknowledgment of deeds and other instruments, and defining the duties thereof, 234.
governor may appoint in other states and territories, with what powers, 234.
their acknowledgment of same force as if executed here, 234.
may administer oaths and take depositions, 234.
commissioners to take and subscribe oath or affirmation, 234.
CLAIMANTS. See Town Site Claimants.
CONSTABLES. See Justices of the Peace.
CORPORATIONS.
mining, lumbering, agricultural, act to provide for corporations for manufacturing, mechanical, and chemical purposes, 235.
persons desirous of forming, to make and sign certificate of what effect, 235.
certificate to be filed in office of register of deeds and secretary of territory, 236.
when filed, persons signing shall be known as corporate body, with what powers, 236.
stock, property, and concerns managed by trustees, 236.
public notice of election of trustees to be given, how, 236.
election to be by ballot, and each stockholder to have one vote, 236.
vacancies among trustees, how filled, 236.
in case no election be made on day appointed, 237.
powers of trustees, 237.
stock deemed personal estate, and transferable, when, 238.
their funds not used to purchase stock in any other corporation, 238.
stockholders individually liable for debts due, or owing to servants, 238.
same for all other debts, 238.
suit to be commenced within three years, 238.
certain persons holding stocks not liable, 238.
stock, how represented in meetings, 238.
nothing but money considered as payment of capital stock, 239.
legislature may alter and appeal; but dissolved corporation still liable, 289.
corporation may increase and diminish stock, 239.
whenever any company desires to avail itself of this act, meeting called, how,
meeting, how organized, and business, how conducted, 240.
treasurer or clerk to keep book containing names of stockholders for six years, &c., 240.
book to be opened to inspection of stockholders and creditors, 240.
no transfer valid, unless entered in said book, 241.
neglect in relation to book-penalty, 241.
companies so formed, prohibited from banking, 241.
CORONER. See County Officers.
COUNTIES AND COUNTY SEATS.
Bon Homme county — boundaries of, 242.
town of Bon Homme, declared county seat, 242.
