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Assembly, to sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of any such electric
plant and/or gas plant, or to qualify, limit or abridge the manner of
exercise of such power and authority as prescribed in any such charter or
special act, and provided further, that nothing contained in Section 193A
or in this section shall apply to Washington County, Talbot County, or the
municipalities of Centreville, Snow Hill, Rock Hall, Hagerstown and
Berlin.

Railroad Companies.
194.

As to elimination of grade crossings, see art. 89B, sec. 13, et seq.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 198. 1912, sec. 264. 1904, sec. 246. 1888, sec. 162.
1876, ch. 242, sec. 6. 1929, ch. 226, sec. 198 (p. 720).

198. The capital stock of such company shall be divided into shares of
fifty dollars each, and consist of such sum as may be named in the certifi-
cates; such shares shall be regarded as personal property, and shall be
subject to execution at law.

As to state (gross receipts) tax on railroads, see art. 81, sec. 91, et seq. As to
taxation of railroad rolling stock, see art. 81, sec. 8. As to taxation of railroad
bridges and tunnels, see art. 81, sec. 13.

200.

This section referred to in upholding sale under order of orphans' court—see
notes to art. 93, sec. 280. Knapp v. Knapp, 149 Md. 220.

203.

This section and secs. 204-209 referred to In construing art. 89B, sec. 25.
Dunn v. State, 162 Md. 283.

206.

Where it is necessary for railroad to relocate its tracks owing to construction
by state of dam, railroad is entitled, as far as practicable, to new location at
grade as advantageous as one abandoned. See notes to sec. 373. Pub. Serv.
Commn, v. P., B. & W. E. E. Co., 155 Md. 123.

208.

City of Annapolis held to have power to terminate franchise granted to inter-
urban railroad by ordinance of 1907 without approval of Public Service Com-
mission. Duvall Co. v. W., B. & A. Elec. E. Co., 60 Fed. (2nd), 315.

209.

See notes to sec. 203.

216.

As to state (gross receipts) tax on railroads, see art. 81, sec. 91, et seq. As to
taxation of railroad rolling stock, see art. 81, sec. 8. As to taxation of railroad
bridges and tunnels, see art. 81, sec. 13.

221.

Cited but not construed in Nagel v. Ghingher, 166 Md. 241.