(a) Each stock certificate shall be signed by the president, a vice president, the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the chief financial officer, the chairman of the board, or the vice chairman of the board and countersigned by the secretary, an assistant secretary, the treasurer, an assistant treasurer, or any other officer.
(b) Each certificate which represents any stock, bond, note, guaranty, obligation, or other corporate security:
(1) May be sealed with the actual corporate seal or a facsimile of it or in any other form; and
(2) The signatures may be either manual or facsimile signatures.
(c) A certificate described in this section is valid and may be issued whether or not an officer who signed it is still an officer when it is issued.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 2 - Corporations in General -- Formation, Organization, and Operation
Subtitle 2 - Issuance of Securities
Section 2-201 - Power to Issue Stock and Convertible Securities; Effect of Authorization
Section 2-202 - Subscription for Stock
Section 2-203 - Price and Consideration for Stock
Section 2-204 - Requisites to Issuance
Section 2-205 - Preemptive Rights
Section 2-206 - Payment for Stock and Convertible Securities
Section 2-208 - Classification or Reclassification of Unissued Stock by Board
Section 2-210 - Issuance of Stock Certificate
Section 2-211 - Contents of Stock Certificate
Section 2-212 - Signature and Seal on Certificates for Stock and Other Securities
Section 2-213 - Lost Stock Certificate
Section 2-214 - Fractional Shares