sonal  of  the  corporation  be  conveyed  or  transferred  under
the  common  seal  or  otherwise,  and  all  lawful  acts  be  done  in
the  corporate  name,  in  like  manner  and  with  like  effect  as
before  such  dissolution  or  expiration  ;  but  so  far  only  as  shall
be  necessary  or  proper  for  collecting  the  debts  and  claims
due  to  the  corporation,  converting  its  property  and  assets
into  money,  prosecuting  and  protecting  its  rights,  enforcing
its  liabilities,  and  paying  over  and  distributing  its  property
and  assets,  or  the  proceeds  thereof,  to  those  entitled  thereto. i

Sec.  575.  Examination  or  Report  required  by  the  Leg-
islature.— Every  corporation  subject  to  this  chapter  shall
exhibit  its  books,  papers  and  property,  to  such  agents  or
committees  as  the  legislature  may  from  time  to  time  appoint
to  examine  the  same ;  and  when  required  by  the  legislature,
shall  report  thereto  a  full,  fair  and  detailed  exhibit  of  its
property,  liabilities  and  condition,  verified  by  the  oath  of  the
president,  and  of  the  secretary  or  principal  bookkeeper.  ^

Sec.  575a.  Service  of  Process  or  Notice.— Process  on,  or
notice  to,  a  corporation  may  be  served  as  is  provided  in  sec-
tion seven  of  chapter  one  hundred  and  twenty-four  of  this
code.2

Sec.  576.  Quantity  of  Land  which  a  Corporation  may
Hold.— No  corporation  subject  to  this  chapter,  whether  incor-
porated under  special  charter  or  general  law,  shall  hold  more
than  one  hundred  acres  of  land  ;  except  that  a  company  for
mining  iron,  lead  or  copper  ore,  and  manufacturing  the  same
into  metal,  may  hold  ten  thousand  acres  for  every  charcoal
blast  furnace,  and  three  thousand  acres  for  every  other
furnace  ;  companies  for  mining  and  selling  coal,  ten  thousand
acres  each  ;  other  mining  companies,  salt  companies  and  oil
companies,  three  thousand  acres  each  ;  other  manufacturing
companies, ^ne  thousand  acres  each;  and  a  springs  company,
fifteen  hundred  acres  ;  nor  shall  any  corporation,  subject  to
this  chapter,  hold  more  than  five  acres  in  any  incorporated
town  or  city,  except  as  provided  in  the  fourth  section  of
chapter  fifty-two   of   this   code,   and   except   that   societies

1  W.  Va.  Code  1887,  c.  53,  §  59.  »  W.  Va.  Code  1887,  c.  53,  §  61,

"W.  Va.  Code  1887,  e.  53,  §  60.
