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this Act to be adopted by the , people of Charles County, and they shall proceed to carry out the provisions thereof as required therein, and the same shall take effect from the date of said pro- clamation.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall also apply to the county of St. Mary's in its provision ; provided, the sense of the people of said county be taken on the question of its adop- tion at an election to be held in said county on the same day, and in the same mode in every respect as provided in the preceding Section for Charles County, and if it shall appear to the County Com- missioners of St. Mary's County upon the returns thereof being made to them in like manner, that more ballots have been cast for than against the adoption of said Act, they shall in like manner issue proclamation declaring the same and proceed to carry said Act into effect. Approved March 30, 1868.	Apply to St. Mary's county also.
CHAPTER 453. AN ACT to incorporate the Chestnut Summit Avenue Company.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That James Boyce, Benjamin Payne, Edward Rider, Jr., W. M. Isaac and Lewis J. Roberts be and they are hereby appointed Commis- sioners to take subscriptions to the capital stock, which shall be twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars, of the Chestnut Summit Avenue Company hereby incorporated, in shares of twenty dollars ($20.00) each, and they, or a majority of them, may cause books to be opened at such times and places, and for such period or periods, and upon giving such notice as they may deem expedient of the time and places of opening the same, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions to the same, and	Commission- ers.