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How tracks,
etc., shall be
constructed
Other powers.
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the railroad to be so con-
structed shall be of single or double track, and shall have as
many sets of tracks, switches and turnouts and branches as
the said board of directors may deem necessary, or the
majority of them or their agents may cause to be made, or
contract with others for making said railroad bed, tracks,
switches, turnouts, branches, power-houses and trolleys, or
any part thereof, including building bridges, necessary ware-
houses, depots and stations, and all work whatsoever which
may be necessary to the proper completion and working of
said railroad and branches, and may acquire any land, earth,
timber, sand, gravel, or other material required for any of the
purposes aforesaid, by an agreement with the owner or owners
of any land, earth, timber, gravel or other materials or any
improvements for the construction or repair of said road or its
works, for the purchase or use and occupation of the same;
and in case they do not agree, or if the owner or owners or
any of them be a. femine covert, under age or non compos -mentis
or out of the county in which the property may lie, when
such lands or materials may be needed, the said company
may proceed to condemn and acquire the same or the use
thereof for the purposes of said railroad, or for the purposes
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Right to
condemn
land, etc.
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of the motive power thereof, in the manner provided for by
the General Laws of this State, as now in force or as they may
be hereafter enacted, so far as the same may be applicable,
and may condemn lands, easements, rights, ways, materials
and privileges for the purposes of the company in the manner
aforesaid and shall have all other rights, privileges and powers
which are granted by the General Laws so far as the same do
not conflict herewith.
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Open books for
subscription.
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SEC 7. And be it enacted, That the said board of directors
are hereby authorized to open books for subscription to the
capital stock of said railroad company at such times and
places as they may deem proper; that the said board of
directors shall have power to determine in what instalments
said subscription to said capital stock shall be paid.
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Power to
extend its
lines.
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SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the said railway company
shall have and is hereby given power to extend its line or
lines, or construct its road upon any public road or highway
in Harford County; provided, it first has and obtains the con-
sent and approval of the Board of County Commissioners for
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