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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 220.

AN ACT to amend article twenty-three, of the Code of Public
General Laws, title "Corporations," sub-title "Eailroad com-

panies," by adding thereto a new section to follow section one

hundred and sixty-seven, and to be designated as "section one

hundred and sixty-seven A," providing for the use by any other

railroad company of the abandoned or unused rights of way or

locations of railroad companies.

To amend,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the following section be added to article twenty-three, of

the Code of Public General Laws, title "Corporations," sub-title

"Railroad companies," to come in next after section one hundred

and sixty-seven, of said article, and to be designated as "section

one hundred and sixty-seven A."

167 A. Whenever upon an unfinished railroad a right of way

or location on any part thereof remains for ten or more years

Forfeit.

unused for railroad purposes, the same shall be held to be aban-

doned, and shall be liable to be used and appropriated by any

other railroad company, upon purchase or condemnation in the

manner provided in this article.

Effective.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

the date of its passage.

Approved March 31, 1890.

CHAPTER 221.

AN ACT to enable the trustees of the methodist episcopal church

in Chestertown to hold certain real estate.

WHEREAS, the trustees of the methodist episcopal church in

Preamble.

Chestertown were obliged in order to save certain moneys loaned

by them on mortgages to purchase certain real estate in Chester-

town, belonging to Albert C. Whaland and Mary W. Whaland, his

wife, at a sale made by Harrison W. Vickers assignee of mortgagees ;

therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of Maryland,

That the purchase of the real estate of Albert C. Whaland and

To sanc-

Mary W. Whaland, his wife, at a mortgagee's sale of said property

tion.

in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, by the trustees of

the methodist episcopal church in Chestertown, be and is hereby

sanctioned, it appearing that said real estate is less than an acre in

quantity.

Effective.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

the date of its passage.

Approved March 31, 1890.