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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ments from the president and directors whose duty
it shall be to furnish them when thus required.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That if the capital stock
of said company shall be deemed insufficient for the
purpose of this act, then and in that case it shall and
may be lawful for the president and directors of the
said company, or a majority of them, from time to

Increase capi-
tal stock.

time to increase the said capital stock by the addi-
tion of as many shares as they may deem necessary,
so that the whole capital stock shall not exceed four
thousand shares, for which they may cause subscrip-
tions to be received after giving notice as aforesaid.

Have power.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the president and
directors shall have power to lay off and construct
a railroad not exceeding one hundred feet in width,
with one or more sets of tracks, from such point
upon the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad, at or not more than three-fourths of a mile
from the town of Elkton, as they shall determine, to
the boundary line between the States of Delaware
and Maryland, so as to connect with a railroad to be
built from the Delaware Railroad to said State
boundary line, and also to locate and construct an
extension and lateral branches of the said railroad
to any point or points in Cecil county in this State,
which may be deemed needful or eligible, and for
the purpose aforesaid to enter upon any land neces-
sary for locating, laying out, surveying or making
the same or any part thereof, or to procure land,
gravel, earth, wood or timber, said timber not to be
condemned if off the line of said railroad for such
use, and to obtain the right and title to the same as
hereinafter provided, and for the purpose of laying
off and constructing the said railroad, they shall

Powers.

have all the powers and privileges and be subject to-
all the restrictions and liabilities hereinafter de-
scribed, and they may take and adopt the route
which to them may seem most suitable and proper.

Rights and
powers.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the president and
directors of the said company shall be and they are
hereby invested with all the rights and powers ne-
cessary for the repairs of said railroad, and also with
power to decide on as many lateral ways to run from,