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1904, art. 23, sec. 231. 1888, art. 23, sec. 148. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 142.

249. No railroad constructed by such corporation shall pass through
the limits of any incorporated city or town without the consent of the
corporate authorities thereof; nor through any dwelling-house, ware-
house, stable, yard, garden or orchard, without the written consent of
the owners of the same.
See notea to sec. 246.

Ibid. sec. 232. 1888, art. 23, sec. 149. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 143.

250. The president and directors of any such corporation, or a
majority of them, or any person authorized by a majority of them, may
agree with the owner or owners of any land, earth, timber, stone or
other materials which may be wanted for the construction or repair of
said railroad or railroads, for the purchase or for the use and occupation
of the same, or may obtain such land, earth or stone by condemnation.

See notea to sec. 246.

See sections 126, 269, 389, 398, and 399, et seq.

Ibid. sec. 233. 1888, art. 23, sec. 150. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 144.

251. The citizens of this State or any corporation now or hereafter
to be incorporated under the authority of this article shall have the right
to connect with the railroad or railroads hereby provided for, any other
railroad, if, in the judgment of any three of the county commissioners
of the county for the time being, passed upon hearing of all parties inter-
ested, no injury will be done by such connection to the railroad of said
corporation.

See notes to sec. 246.

Ibid. sec. 234. 1888, art. 23, sec. 151. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 145.

252. Any corporation authorized by sections 245 and 246 of this
article to construct the railroad therein mentioned, may charge any

citizen or corporation connecting with its said railroad, when using
their own cars, a rate not exceeding two cents per ton per mile, on all

coal or other articles that may be transported on the railroads of said
corporation, from any point on said road to the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal, or to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, or other lines of canals
and railroads; provided, that the said corporation shall return the

empty cars of such citizen or corporation to the point from whence they
started, free of charge.

See sections 427, 435, and 441, and notes to sec. 246.

Ibid. sec. 235. 1888, art. 23, sec, 152. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 149.

253. No cars shall be placed on any railroad of any such corpora-
tion as aforesaid, unless they be adapted in size and all necessary par-
ticulars to said railroad, in accordance with the regulations of the
said corporation, which shall always provide the necessary motive power
for running said cars; and the said cars shall be in the exclusive care
and charge of said corporation whilst on its railroad.
See notes to sec. 246.