WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 715

	SEC. 13. And be it further enacted. That the said
	company shall have power and authority to purchase,
	or hire, or build and construct, steamships of such
	capacity as may be desirable for the purpose of tow-
	ing vessels through the said ship canal, or for carry-
	ing freight or passengers from any port to any port,
	through the said ship canal, or for carrying and con- veying passengers or freight that may be trans-shipped at either of the termini of said ship canal, upon such	Construct steamships.
	vessels, or for carrying and conveying passengers
	and freight for trans-shipments through the said canal
	upon other vessel or vessels ; and the said company
	shall have power to charge for freight, towage and
	transportation on such vessels, such sum or sums of
	money as may be from time to time prescribed by
	the directors of said company.
	SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the Mayor and
	City Council of the city of Baltimore be and they
	are hereby authorized, on behalf of said corporation,
	to subscribe for so many shares of the capital stock	Authorized
	of the Choptank and Delaware Ship Canal Company as they may deem expedient and proper ; and their	to subscribe.
	subscription to said stock shall constitute the said
	corporation of the city of Baltimore a stockholder
	in the said canal company, upon the same and equal
	terms as other stockholders.
	SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the consent of
	the State of Maryland is hereby given to the con-
	struction or purchase of the Choptank and Delaware
	Ship Canal, by the Government of the United States,
	and in case of construction or purchase of the said	Consent of
	canal by the Government of the United States, that	State given.
	the jurisdiction and control over the said canal is
	hereby ceded to the United States, reserving, never-
	theless, to the State of Maryland, concurrent juris-
	diction so far as may be necessary to serving therein
	of process, by any court or officers of the State.
	SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That this act shall	Effective.
	take effect from the date of its passage.
	Approved April 14, 1880.