APPENDIX—BALTIMORE CITY. 2195

1888, ch 393.

315 B. The amount of such annual pension to be allowed by
said board of fire commissioners to each pensioner shall be four
hundred dollars per annum, payable in monthly instalments.

Ibid.

315 C. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the
foregoing sections the mayor and city council of Baltimore are
hereby directed to.appropriate annually such sums of money as
shall be sufficient to pay the pension of such members of the fire
department as shall be put upon said pension roll under the pro-
visions of the two foregoing sections.

At end of article 4, add the following sections :

WORKS OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.

BALTIMORE AND DRUM POINT RAILROAD COMPANY.

1874, ch 433

937. The mayor and city council of Baltimore are authorized
and empowered to subscribe to the capital stock of the Baltimore
and Drum Point railroad company or to endorse the first mortgage
bonds of the said company to an amount not exceeding five
hundred thousand dollars, upon such terms and conditions as said
mayor and city council may, by ordinance, prescribe.

BICHMOND AND DANVILLE BAILKOAD COMPANY.

1884, ch. 298.

938. The mayor and city council of Baltimore are authorized
and empowered to loan to the Richmond and Danville railroad
company, on such terms and conditions, and in such manner and
form, as the said mayor and city council may, by ordinance, pre-
scribe, an amount not to exceed two millions of dollars; provided,
however, that if in the opinion of the said mayor and city council
of Baltimore, the purchase of a controlling interest in the said Rich-
mond and Danville railroad company, and the lines of road oper-
ated by said company will subserve the purpose of having and main-
taining a more perfect connection by railroad from Baltimore to
and with the Southern States, it shall be lawful for the said mayor
and city council of Baltimore to purchase a controlling interest in