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1888, art. 23, sec, 147. 1860, art. 77, sec 4. 1868, ch. 471, sec 141.

230. The legislature may at any time regulate, modify 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 accommoda-
tion of the public travel or use of the said railroad or railroads.

Ibid. sec. 148. 1868, ch 471, sec. 142.

231. 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, warehouse, stable, yard, garden or orchard,
without the written consent of the owners of the same.

Ibid sec. 149. 1868, ch 471, sec. 143.

232. 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.

Ibid. sec. 150. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 144.

233. The citizen s 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 rail-
roads hereby provided for, any other railroad, if, in the judg-
ment 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 rail-
road of said corporation.

Ibid. sec. 151. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 145.

234. Any corporation authorized by sections 227 and 228
of this article to construct the railroad therein mentioned, may
charge any citizen or corporation connecting with its said rail-
road, 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-
ported on the railroads of said corporation, from any point on
said road to the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, or to the Balti-
more 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.