ART. 26.] CORPORATIONS.

the lands that may be necessary for the accommodation
of the works of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal company,
or the main route of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, or

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the works of any other railroad chartered by this state,
except to cross said roads "without injury to the same.

Other railroads.

141'. The legislature may at any time regulate, mod-
ify, or change the control, use and estate of any railroad
constructed by such corporation, in such manner as it
may deem equitable towards the said corporation, and
necessary to the accommodation of the public travel, or
use of the said railroad or railroads.
142. No railroad constructed by such corporation,
shall pass through the limits of any incorporated city
or town without the consent of the corporated author-
ities thereof, nor through any dwelling house, ware-
house, stable, yard, garden or orchard, without the
written consent of the owners of the same.
143. The president and directors of any such corpo-
ration, or a majority of them, or any person author-

Reservation by
Legislature as
to railroads.

Railroad
through city
or town, &C.

Power to con-
demn property.

ized 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.

144. 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 interested, no injury would
be done by such connection to the railroad of said cor-
c poration.

Connected
toads.

145. Any corporation authorized by section one hun-
dred and forty of this article, to construct the railroad
therein mentioned, may charge any citizen or corpora-
tion 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 trans-

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Rates.