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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

its entire Washington Branch Railroad, and from all

other sources within this State for the preceding

year, ending on the preceding thirtieth day of Sep-

tember, as aforesaid, and the State tax of one-half

of one per centum thereon.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the Baltimore and

Pay upon the

Ohio Railroad Company shall pay upon the warrant

warrant of
Comptroller.

of the Comptroller into the treasury of this State,
on or before the first day of July, in the year eighteen
hundred and seventy-eight, the sum of one hundred

thousand five hundred and forty dollars and sixty-

four cents, which shall be received by the Treasurer

Full satisfac-

of this State in, and shall be in full satisfaction of all

tion.

claims of this State for the State taxes upon the

gross receipts of the said company from the first

day of April, in the year eighteen hundred and sev-

enty two, to the thirty-first day of December, in the

year eighteen hundred and seventy-seven.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the sum of three

hundred and sixty-six thousand three hundred and

Shall be

seventy dollars and fifty-six cents shall be deemed

deemed.

and taken to be the whole sum due by Baltimore

and Ohio Railroad Company to the State of Mary-
land to the first day of January, in the year eighteen

State's pro

hundred and seventy-eight, for the State's proportion

portion.

of the whole amount of money received by the said

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company for the trans-

portation of passengers on its railroad between

Baltimore and Washington, or any part of its rail-

road between Baltimore and Washington, and for

all dividends upon the State's stock. in the Wash-

ington Branch Railroad up to October, in the year

eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, after crediting

to the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company all

claims of every description whatsoever of said com-

pany against the State of Maryland ; and it shall be

the duty of the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Company, on or before the said first day in July, in

Payment of

the year eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, to pro-
vide for the payment of said indebtedness by mak-

said indebted

ing, executing and delivering to the Treasurer of

ness.

this State its bonds for the aggregate amount of

three hundred and sixty-six thousand dollars, each

bond to be for the sum of one thousand dollars, dated

July first, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and