EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

861

power, from the town of Salisbury, in Wicomico County,

and around or through the town of Princess Anne, in Somer-

set County, to the town of Crisfield, in said Somerset County,

and with the further power and authority to run such laterals

or branches in said counties as said corporation .may deem

advantageous; and the said corporation shall have power to

charge such reasonable rates for the transportation of pas-

sengers and freight on said railway and any of the branches

or laterals thereof as the board of directors may from time

to time determine ; said corporation shall also have power and

right to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of any real or

To acquire and

personal property essential, necessary or relevant to the use

dispose of
real or per-

and purposes aforesaid, and also to acquire any real estate

sonal proper-

adjacent to such line of railway, or any lateral or branch

ty.

thereof, and to develop, improve, hold and sell said property

and said corporation shall also have power to manufacture,

furnish, sell and use electricity, power and light, and to con-

tract for and furnish electric lights for lighting the streets,

roads, public or private buildings in said counties, and for

motive or other purposes ; and said corporation is hereby

authorized and empowered to lay, erect, construct, build or

purchase and operate lines of wire, tubes, posts, conductors

and conduits along, under, upon or over the streets, squares

lanes, alleys, roads or ways whatsoever in said counties or any

city or town therein; provided, that permission be first ob-
tained from the County Commissioners of Somerset or Wi-

Permission
from County
Commission-

comico Counties, as the case may be, and if in any town

ers.

then the permission of the town commissioners or other cor-

porate authority: and said corporation is hereby authorized

and empowered to lay, erect, construct, build and operate

the same along, under, over or upon any private property

in said counties, the consent of the owner or owners of such

private property being first had and obtained, unless the same

shall be condemned according to law; and the said corporation

shall have power to connect the same with any manufactory,

public or private building or other structure or object, car or

conveyance, and in general to manufacture, sell, furnish and

supply electric light and power or stored electricity and elec-

trical machinery and supplies for any and all purposes that

may be desired or required; and the said corporation shall

also have the power to erect, construct, build and maintain

such bridge or bridges over any rivers or streams of water

Right to build
and maintain

in said counties as the directors of said corporation may deem

bridges.

necessary for the purposes of said railway, and to use all

the necessary means to accomplish all the purposes of said

corporation.