1835.

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAP. 93

shall be united, and together form one body politic and

corporate, it shall be certified in writing to the recor-

der of deeds for New Castle county, who is hereby re-

Proceedings there-upon

quired to record the same; and thereupon and immedi-

ately henceforth the said Wilmington and Susquehan-

na Hail Road Company, and the said Delaware and

Maryland Rail Road Company, shall be and are here-

Rights vested

by created one body politic and corporate in fact and

in law, by the name, style and title of the Wilmington

and Susquehanna Rail Road Company, and by and

under that corporate name, the holders of the stock of

the said rail road companies so united as aforesaid,

shall hold, possess and enjoy all the property, rights

and privileges, and exercise all the power granted to,

and vested in the said rail road companies, or either of

them, by this or any other law or laws of this State or

of the State of Maryland; Provided, that the number of

Directors of said company created by the said union as

aforesaid, shall not be less than nine, nor exceeding

Directors— resi-dence, &c.

fifteen, two thirds of whom shall always be residents

of the States of Delaware and Maryland, and all of

whom shall be stockholders and citizens of the United

States; And provided further, that this section shall not

go into operation until the Legislature of the State of

Ratification re-quired

Maryland shall have ratified and adopted the same; —

Be and the same is hereby ratified and adopted by the

General Assembly of this State, and the rights and au-

thorities, privileges and powers conferred by the said

section, on the Wilmington and Susquehanna, and

Delaware and Maryland Rail Road Companies, upon

the terms and conditions therein stated are hereby

Said section confirmed

granted to the said corporations, and to the Wilming-

ton and Susquehanna Rail Road Company, when the

said companies shall have been united and formed into

one corporation, according to the directions and in the

manner prescribed by the said first section, and the

union of the two companies shall be certified to the clerk

of the county court in and for Cecil county, who is here-

Ratification and

by required to record the same; provided, that two at

record directed

least of the said Directors shall be residents of Mary-

land.