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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the president

and directors, or a majority of them, shall have

power to appoint all such officers or agents as

Appoint

they may deem necessary for the prosecution of

necessary

the business of fhe company, and may remove

officers.

them at pleasure and determine the compensation

to be allowed them, and shall have power to pass

all by-laws not contrary to this act or the laws of

this State or of the United States of America

which they may deem necessary and proper for

carrying the object of this act into effect, or for a

due exercise of the powers vested in this corpora-

tion, and may from time to time repeal, change

and amend the same ; and should said president

Increase capi-

and directors determine to increase the capital

tal stock.

stock of the said company, as authorized in the

second section of this act, they or a majority of

them shall give the same notice of the time and

place of subscribing such additional stock as pro-

vided in preceding section.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That so soon as the

said company shall be organized by the election

of its directors and president, as hereinbefore pro-

vided, it shall be lawful for the said company, and

Proceed to

it is hereby authorized, to proceed to lay or cause

lay pipes.

to be laid along and under the streets, squares,

lanes, alleys, roads and highways of Baltimore

county, paved or unpaved, within a limit of four

miles from the present northern boundary of the

city of Baltimore, such and as many pipes as may

be necessary to carry the gas from their manufac-

tory, which they are hereby authorized to establish
and carry on within said county, and also to sup-

ply with light any dwelling house or other build-

ing or place whatever belonging to any individual

or individuals or corporation adjacent to any such

street, square, lane, alley, road and highway in and

along which the said pipes shall be so laid, and

the same from time to time to repair, renew or re-

move; provided always that the said company

Not injure

shall not in any manner injure or displace any of

the pipes of

the pipes laid or to be laid for purposes of supply-

others.

ing water to said district of said county, or any of

the pipes then or thereafter laid by any other gas

company incorporated under the laws of this State,