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Proprietors of stock may bequeath or assign, &c. as herein.
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XI. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for each and every proprietor of any share of the said joint stock, to bequeath the same, or to assign the same in his lifetime; and that every assignment which shall be made of any part of the said joint stock, shall be entered and made in a book for that purpose, to be kept at such place as shall be appointed by the said commissioners or their successors, or a quorum of them, and that no assignment thereof shall be deemed good, until entry thereof shall be made in such book, for the entry of every such assignment, a fee of five shillings and no more, shall be paid to the said commissioners or their successors, for the use of the said company.
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