JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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tinder age, non compos mentis, or under any other legal disa-
bility, or out of said county when such property may be
wanted, said corporation may proceed to condemn and acquire
the use thereof in the manner provided in Article 23 of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland and the Act of the
General Assembly of Maryland amendatory thereof; provided
that in all cases where highways, roads, streets or other public
properties are to. be used, permission be first obtained from
the County Commissioners or two Commissioners, as the .case
may be.

May condemn
land when
necessary.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That said corporation, within the
scope of all the purposes hereinbefore mentioned, shall have
and enjoy, besides those powers and privileges in this Act
particularly enumerated, all other general powers, provisions
and privileges conferred by the general incorporation laws of
this State upon companies duly incorporated under the same,
and shall be subject to the general regulations in such law,
except in so far as altered by the provisions of this Act; pro-
vided that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize
the company to acquire any property by condemnation, except
that which shall be necessary for the construction of the rail-
road; in every other case the said acquisition shall be by pur-
chase.

Additional
powers and
privileges.

Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That for the term of five years
after the completion of said railway, or the opening thereof
for traffic or travel, the real and personal property of said
corporation, and its stocks, revenue, tolls and income, shall
be subject to State taxation only; and after said term of five
years the same shall be subject to taxation for State, county
and municipal purposes.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 10, 1900.

CHAPTER 655.

AN ACT granting and declaring the sanction and confirma-
tion of the General Assembly of Maryland to the bequest
made by and contained in the last will and testament of
John Coulter, late of Baltimore County, deceased, and the
codicil thereto, and also to the bequest made by and con-
tained in the last will and testament and codicil thereto of
Eliza Jane Coulter, late of Baltimore County, deceased, and

When subject

to taxation.