Section XVI. And it is hereby enacted, that at a General Meeting of the Proprietors every election, and other mat

XVI. And it is hereby enacted, that at a General Meeting of the Proprietors every election, and other matter in question, shall be decided by a majority of votes, and that no person shall be allowed to vote at any such Meeting in respect of any shares of the said Capital Stock acquired by transfer or purchase, or otherwise, than by the act of Law, unless such transfer shall have been completed six months at the least before the time of tendering such vote.