EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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porations, and to do all other acts, matters and things ne-

cessary or proper to be clone to carry out such consolidation.

Authority to

The power to unite or consolidate by this Act conferred on

consolidate.

the corporation hereby incorporated and on the corporations

herein referred to, shall be exercised by the said corporations,

respectively, when authorized at any general or special meet-

ing of stockholders of each corporation so uniting or consoli-

dating or with the assent in writing of such majority in interest.

The corporation so formed by such consolidation shall, when

such consolidation shall have been completed as hereinafter

referred to, have all the powers and franchises by this Act

conferred upon the corporaation hereby incorporated and shall

also have any other and further powers which any of the

constituent corporations may at the time of such consolidation

have had the right to exercise, and all the assets and property

of every kind of all the corporations so consolidating or unit-

ing shall, upon the completion of such consolidation, be as-

signed and conveyed to such constituent corporation or con-

solidated corporations, and such consolidated corporations

shall be liable for all debts and engagements of said con-

stituent corporations as fully and to the same extent as such

constituent corporations have been liable therefor at the time

of the consolidation ; as soon as such consolidation shall have

been determined upon, the corporations so uniting or con-

solidating shall execute a certificate of consolidation signed by

Certificate of
consolidation.

their proper officers, respectively, under their respective cor-

porate seals, setting forth the terms of said consolidation, and

the said certificate shall be filed in the office of the Secretary

of State of this State; when said certificate shall be filed the

said consolidation shall be considered completed.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the home office of the

Home office.

corporation hereby incorporated shall be at Mechanicsville,

St. Mary's County, Maryland.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 12, 1904.

CHAPTER 354.

AN ACT to authorize the Governor to appoint an additional

justice of the peace for the Second District of Garrett

County, and to be located in the town of Frienclsville.

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

land, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized,