1835.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

trary to the laws of this State, or of the United States

CHAP. 338.

or the provisions of this act.

Power to increase

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That if the, capital stock

capital stock

of said company shall prove insufficient for the purpo-

ses of this act, the president and directors of said

company or a majority of them, may- from time to

time increase the capital stock by the addition of as

many shares as may be necessary, for which they may

at their option, cause subscriptions to be received, or

May sell

may sell the same for the, benefit of the company for

any sum not under their par value.

powers

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the president and

directors of said company shall be, and they are here-

by invested with all the rights and powers necessary

to the construction and repair of the rail road herein-

Width

before mentioned and described, not exceeding sixty

six feet wide, with as many tracks as they or a ma-

jority of them may deem proper, and they or a ma-

jority of them may cause to be made, or contract with

others for making the whole or any part thereof, and

Powers to use, &c.

they or their engineers, agents, contractors, or their

labourers may enter upon and use and excavate any

land which may he wanted for the site of said road or

for warehouses, depots, wharyes or other works, ne-

cessary to said road, or for the construction, or repair

of said road or any of its works, and may build

bridges, or culverts over any waters, navigable or

otherwise, or over ravines, fix scales and weights,

may lay rails, may take and use any earth, timber,

stone, gravel or other materials, which may be wanted

for the construction or repair of any part of said road,

As to lateral roads

or any of its appurtenances, and may make, or cause

to he made lateral rail roads diverging to such points

on the Chesapeake Bay, or the navigable waters con-

nected therewith, not within the limits of Worcester

county or of the waters emptying in the Delaware bay,

as they shall think proper, and shall have power to

increase their capital stock for the purpose of con-

structing such roads, and in the construction thereof,

or the necessary appurtenant works, shall have and

may exercise all the rights and powers, hereby grant-