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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

5. The said Hagerstown Railway Company of Washington

Empowered to
buy, lease or

County, Maryland, be and it is hereby authorized and empow-
ered to buy, sell, lease or consolidate with the Hagerstown

consolidate
with certain

and Myersville Railway Company and the Hagerstown West

other compa-

End Railway Company or either of them, two corporations

nies.

duly incorporated under the incorporation laws of the State of

Maryland, and also to buy, sell, lease or consolidate with or

enter into any traffic arrangement with any other railroad

or railway company, and the said Hagerstown and Myersville

Railway Company and the said Hagerstown West End Rail-

way Company, or either of them, shall have and exercise

the right to sell, lease to or consolidate with or enter into a

traffic agreement with the said Hagerstown Railway Company

of Washington County, Maryland, or any other railroad or rail-

way company.

Charter made

6. The charter of the Hagerstown Railway Company of

perpetual.

Washington County, Maryland, be and the same is hereby

made perpetual.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 12, 1904.

CHAPTER 651.

AN ACT to prevent the hauling of seines in certain waters of

Anne Arundel County.

Preventing

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

seine hauling

land, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to

in certain
waters of

haul seine in any creek, river or other waters in Anne Arundel

Anne Arun-

County where the shores of the opposite sides of said creek,

del County.

river or other waters are less than twenty-five yards apart,

and seine hauling is hereby prohibited within one hundred

yards of the head of any creek, river or other waters within

the boundaries of Anne Arundel County.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any person or persons

Offenders

offending against the provisions of this Act, upon con-

laws.

viction before any justice of the peace in Anne Arundel County,

who are hereby given jurisdiction in such offenses, shall be

fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty

dollars for each and every offense, provided that the party

convicted shall have the right to appeal to the Circuit Court

for Anne Arundel County.