FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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and the creation of such mortgage or mortgages, shall be

authorized and directed by the votes of the majority of the

stockholders in person or by proxy at a regular meeting

thereof duly called ; and said mortgage or mortgages issued

to secure the payment of said bonds may be made upon the

whole or any part of the property of said Columbia and

Maryland Railway and also upon its corporate rights,

franchises and privileges.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That said Columbia

and Maryland Railway shall have the right to acquire by

May lease

purchase, lease or otherwise any other railroad or railroads,

&c, other
railroads.

and to operate, manage and conduct the same under the

powers of this act, and shall also have the right to cross

over the tracks of other railroads or under the same, and to

connect or consolidate with any other railroad or railroads

incorporated under the laws of this State and doing business

therein, provided that before any such acquisition of any

other railroad or railroads and before any such consolida-

tion with any other railroad or railroads shall go into com-

plete effect, such acquisition or consolidation or both shall

be ratified and confirmed by a majority of the stockholders

of such company or companies at a regular or special meet-

ing thereof duly called.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 5th, 1892.

CHAPTER 384.

AN ACT to repeal sections seventy-two to eighty-eight

inclusive of article twenty -two of the Code of Public

Local Laws, entitled " Washington County," sub-title

" Clearspring, " and to re -enact the same with amendments

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That sections seventy-two to eighty-eight

Amend-

inclusive, of article twenty -two of the Code of Public Local

ment.

Laws, entitled "Washington County," sub-title "Clear-

spring," be repealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows :

SEC. 72. The inhabitants of the town of Clearspring be

and they are hereby created a body corporate by the name

Incorpor-

of " The Burgess and Commissioners of Clearspring," and

by said corporate name may sue and be sued, and have and

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