796 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 22,

to amend, modify or repeal this amendatory Act, and the
Act to which this Act is amendatory, at pleasure.

Which was read and adopted.

Mr. Tome submitted the following amendment:

Amend section 1, by adding thereto the following : "Pro-
vided that none of the powers conferred upon the said com-
pany in the first section of the Act of the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at December session, 1835, chapter 246,
entitled, an Act to incorporate the Baltimore and Peach
Bottom Railroad Company, which relates or refers to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the supplement referred
to, shall be used, exercised or enjoyed by the Baltimore and
Peach Bottom Railroad Company, and that the said Balti-
more and Peach Bottom Railroad Company shall be liable to
State, county, municipal and school taxation; and provided
further, that unless the said railroad shall be commenced
within two years and be completed in ten years from the pas-
sage of this Act, the said charter shall be null and void, and
of no effect; and further provided, that this Act shall not go
into effect until there shall be two hundred thousand dollars
bona fide subscribed, and one hundred thousand dollars paid
to the said Company on said subscriptions.

Which was read and adopted.

The bill was then read a third time and passed by yeas and
nays as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Brodwater, Davis, of Caroline, Davis, of Washington, Earle, Holton, Kimmel, Mackall, Mules.

Spates, Stephenson, Stirling, Trail, Vickers, Waters, Young— 16.

NEGATIVE.
Mr. Tome—1.

Said bill was" then returned to the House of Delegates.
The bill entitled, an Act to incorporate the Elkton and
Massey's Cross Roads Railway Company ;
• Being under consideration,

The Committee on Corporations submitted the following
amendment:

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

To come in at the end of 7th section : '"'Provided, said
branch road or roads do not extend more than ten miles in
length from their main stem."