nances, for such period and upon such terms as may

be agreed upon between the Western Maryland

Railroad Company and the company or companies

which may own such lines of railways, and said

Western Maryland Railroad Company is further

Authorized

authorized to contract for the privilege of becoming
the purchaser of any railroad which it may so lease,

to contract
for privilege.

and to purchase the same, and to pro-rate with said

companies; provided, however, that no such lease

or contract shall be entered into until the same shall

have been sanctioned by the holders of a majority

of the capital stock of said Western Maryland Rail-

road Company, represented in person or by proxy, at
a general or special meeting of its stockholders con-

vened in accordance with the terms of its charter.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That said Western

Maryland Railroad Company is hereby authorized

Execute lease

to accept and execute a lease from the Mayor and

City Council of Baltimore, to it, of the property in

the city of Baltimore known as the Hillen station,

and the engine house property now occupied by said

company, and the tracks for its engines and cars

leading from the Northern Central Railway to the

same, upon, the terms stipulated in the ordinance of

the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore hereto-

fore passed providing for its lease by the Mayor and

City Council of Baltimore to said company.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That said Western

Maryland Railroad Company shall have capacity to

hold, with all the powers of owner, any shares of

Hold capital

the capital stock as securities of any of the compa-

stock as secu-
rities.

nies which may be possessed of any of the said lines

of railroad of which said Western Maryland Rail-

road Company is hereinbefore authorized to become

the lessee.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from its passage.

Approved March 31, 1880.