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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the said Frederick Turnpike road at grade, or otherwise upon
or along lanes, roads or avenues there being, or otherwise to
the Maidens' Choice lane, at or near Kenwood Station, on the
Catonsville Short Line Railroad, and thence upon or along
said Maidens' Choice lane to Linden avenue; thence along or
upon Linden avenue to the Sulphur Spring road; thence by
roads, lanes or avenues there being, or across the country
through Halethorpe to Washington road, and thence north-
easterly upon or along said Washington road to a point nearly
opposite to the junction of said road with the Sulphur Spring

Proviso.

road; thence upon or along roads, avenues or lanes there
being, or across country, through Lansdowne to the Annapolis
road, at Wesport; provided, that if for any cause the said
company shall not be able to use any of the said hereinbefore-
mentioned roads, avenues, lanes or thoroughfares for the loca-
tion and operation of its said railway, it may and. shall have
full power and authority to locate and construct the said rail-
way of a width not exceeding sixty-six feet upon a line run-
ning in the same general direction with said roads, avenues,
lanes or thoroughfares, which it may be so unable to use by
the most practicable route in the course and direction herein
authorized, and for that purpose, if necessary or expedient,
to cross any turnpike road, and any public or private road,
wherever the line of said' railway may intersect the same, and
for that purpose to exercise, if necessary, the powers of con-
demnation hereinafter contained; provided, nevertheless, that
the. said company shall obtain the consent to construct so
much of its said railway, as may be located on any of the public
highways of Baltimore County, from the County Commission-
ers of Baltimore County, which consent said County Commis-
sioners of said county are hereby authorized to give to the said
company; provided, also, that said company shall have the
right to cross at grade, or by, over or under crossings, or join

Shall not con-
solid at e with
any other
company.

or connect its railway with any other railway of any Baltimore
City or suburban railway company; provided, said company
may make any lawful agreement to connect its lines with any
other line of railway, but said company shall not consolidate
with any. other company.

Capital stock
with privilege
to increase.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of
the said corporation shall consist of twenty thousand shares
often dollars each, which stock shall be personal property,
with the privilege to the said corporation to increase the same
from time to time to fifty thousand shares of ten dollars each
by vote of the stockholders of said corporation at a special
meeting to be called for that purpose, after five days' notice,