Sec.  411.  Transfer  and  Stock  Books— Open  to  Inspec-
tion— List  of  Stockliolders — Time  of  Making. — The  book  of
books  of  any  incorporated  company  in  this  state  in  which  the
transfer  of  stock  in  any  such  company  shall  be  registered,  and
the  books  containing  the  names  of  fhe  stockholders  in  any
«uch  company,  shall  at  all  times  during  the  usual  hours  of
transacting  business,  be  open  to  the  examination  of  every  stock-
holder of  such  company  for  thirty  day  previous  to  any  elec-
tion of  directors  ;  and  that  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  secre-
tary, clerk,  treasurer  or  other  officer  of  each  and  every  incor-
porated stock  company  who  shall  have  charge  of  the  transfer
books  of  said  company  to  prepare  and  make  out,  at  least  ten
days  before  every  election  of  said  company,  a  full,  true  and
complete  list  of  all  the  stockholders  of  said  company  entitled
to  vote  at  the  ensuing  election,  with  the  number  of  shares
held  by  each,  which  list  shall  be  made  and  arranged  in
■alphabetical  order,  and  shall  at  all  times  during  the  usual
hours  for  business  be  open  to  the  examination  of  any  stock-
holder of  such  company  ;  and  if  any  officer  having  charge  of
such  books  or  list  shall,  upon  demand  by  any  stockholder,
as  aforesaid,  refuse  or  neglect  to  exhibit  such  books  or  list
■or  submit  them  to  examination,  as  aforesaid,  he  shall  for  every
■such  offence  forfeit  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars,  the  one-
'half  thereof  to  the  use  of  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  and  the
■other  moiety  to  him  who  will  sue  for  the  same,  to  be  re-
covered by  action  of  debt  in  any  court  of  record,  together
■with  costs  of  suit ;  and,  further,  that  the  book  or  books  afore-
said shall  be  the  only  evidence  who  are  the  stockholders
entitled  to  examine  such  book  or  books,  or  list,  and  to  vote  in
person  or  by  proxy  at  any  election  for  directors  of  said  com-
pany, and  the  persons  receiving  the  greatest  number  of  votes
shall  be  directors  or  managers.
