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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

poration ; such inquisition and report shall be re-
turned by the Sheriff to the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of the county in which said condemnation
shall occur.

Inquisition.

Sec. 17. And be it enacted, That such inquisi-
tion and report shall be confirmed by such Court,
unless good cause be shown to the contrary, and
when confirmed shall be recorded by the Clerk ;
but for cause the Court may set it aside and order
another inquisition or more than one from time to
time, to be conducted in like manner as the first,
and with like effect until an inquisition and report
shall be confirmed by the Court, upon such confir-
mation of the first or any subsequent inquisition
and report, and upon payment or tender of the
amount fixed in the inquisition to be paid by the
corporation either to the owner or into Court, as
the Court shall order, the said corporation shall
be entitled to the property absolutely, or for such
estate, interest or use as shall have been valued
and described in the inquisition, and report as
fully as the same could be vested in the corpora-
tion by a valid conveyance from the owner, and
the corporation shall have the right to take away
any material so valued.

Make con-
tracts.

Sec. 18. And be it enacted, That the said cor-
poration shall have authority to make contracts,
connections and arrangements with other Compa-
nies for the transportation of property and pas-
sengers.

May subscribe

Sec. 19. And be it enacted. That the Northern
Central Railroad Company shall have authority to
subscribe for so much of the said capital stock as
the Board of Directors thereof shall deem expe-
dient.

Reservation.

Sec. 20. And be it enacted, That the General
Assembly reserves to itself the right to alter or
repeal this Act at pleasure.

Limit.

Sec. 21. And be it enacted, That unless the said
railroad hereby authorized shall be commenced
within five years and completed within fifteen
years after the passage of this Act, the privileges
hereby granted to said corporation shall cease,
except so far as may be necessary to wind up its
affairs.