FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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duly authorized and empowered to construct, maintain and

operate an electric railway with the rights and privileges

and subject to the terms and conditions in said ordinance

set forth, including therein a right to elevate its tracks on

North street in said city, but before the said North Avenue

Railway Company of Baltimore City can elevate its tracks

on North street as aforesaid, it is required by law that the

sanction of the General Assembly of Maryland should be

given to said ordinance so far as it relates to said elevation

of its tracks, therefore :

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland: SEC-

TION 1. That ordinance No. 23, of the Mayor and City

Council of Baltimore, approved April 8th, 1891, be and the

same is hereby ratified and confirmed ; this ratification to

Ratifying
ordinance.

have the same effect as if the mayor and city council of

Baltimore, at the time of the passage of said ordinance, had

been fully authorized by the General Assembly to pass

said ordinance, and to grant each and all of the powers

and privileges therein contained ; the said mayor and city

council to have the same power and control hereafter in

reference to the enforcement amendment or repeal of said

ordinance as it has or would have in respect to any ordi-

nance passed under its general powers.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall

Effective.

take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 17th, 1892.