652 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch.

sisting of a bond issue, an issue 6 % non-cumulative preferred
stock, an issue of common stock, and to the respective amounts
thereof; and,

WHEREAS, It is considered desirable that all the foregoing
should be ratified and confirmed and that said Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad Company should be vested
with certain additional rights, powers, immunities, privileges
and franchises; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the change of the said Baltimore Terminal Com-
pany to Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad Com-
pany, and of the location of its principal office, and the addi-
tion to its corporate powers and purposes, and the increase and
classification of its capital stock, all as set forth in the certifi-
cate of amendment of its charter, hereinbefore mentioned, and
recorded in the office of the State Tax Commissioner, be and
they are each ratified and confirmed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the acquisition by
said Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad Company
of all the property, rights-of-way, assets and franchises formerly
owned, possessed or occupied by Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis Electric Railway Company be and the same is rati-
fied and confirmed, and the same are hereby granted, confirmed
to and vested in said company.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said Washing-
ton, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad Company, in
addition to the powers, rights, immunities, privileges and fran-
chises possessed or enjoyed by it prior to its acquisition of the
railroad and other property of the said Washington. Baltimore
and Annapolis Electric Railway Company, shall possess and
have the right to exercise and enjoy, in the operation, use and
enjoyment of its railroad and property formerly belonging to-
the said Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Rail-
way Company, all the powers, rights, immunities, privileges
and franchises which in respect to the railroad formerly belong-
ing \o the said Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Railway Company, and in respect to the real and personal prop-
erty appertaining to the same, were possessed or enjoyed by the
said Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway
Company under or by virtue of its charter and of any amend-
ments thereto, and of other laws of this State or the laws of the
United States in force in the District of Columbia, not incon-
sistent with the laws of this State, except and provided that