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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 342.

AN ACT to authorize the Comptroller of the Treas-

ury, in settling the amount due the State by the

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Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company,

for the State tax upon its gross receipts, to deduct

therefrom the amount of taxes erroneously paid

the State by the Consolidation Coal Company

upon the valuation of the property of said Cum-

berland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in-

cluded by mistake in the valuation of the stock

of the Consolidation Coal Company, and to de-

duct the amount of the valuation of such prop-

erty from the valuation of the stock of the Conr

solidation Coal Company for the purposes of tax-

ation.

Whereas the Consolidation Coal Company is the

owner of all the stock of the Cumberland and Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company; and whereas said Consol-

idation Coal Company has by mistake included in

the valuation of its stock for the purposes of State

Preamble.

taxation the value of all the property of said Cum-
berland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which

said railroad company is subject to taxation for State

purposes upon its entire gross receipts, under the act

of eighteen hundred and seventy-two, chapter two

hundred and thirty-four, and the act of eighteen

hundred and seventy-four, chapter four hundred and

eight, in lieu of all other taxation upon its property

for State purposes ; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That the Comptroller of the Treasury.

be and he is hereby authorized and directed in as-

certaining the amount due the State for the State

tax upon the gross receipts of the Cumberland and

Pennsylvania Railroad Company for the years eigh-

teen hundred and seventy-two to eighteen hundred

Allow abate-

and seventy-six inclusive, to allow an abatement

ment.

therefrom to the extent of nine thousand two hun-