WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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Chapter 91.

AN ACT to enlarge the powers of the Washington

and Atlantic Railroad Company.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted 'by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That in order to enable the Wash-

ington and Atlantic Railroad Company (a corpora-

tion duly incorporated under the laws of this State)

to carry out the purposes for which it was organ-

ized, the said company is hereby authorized and

empowered to cross the tracks of any and all other
railroad companies lying between its termini, and

Authorized
to cross tracks.

which the line of its road may cross; such crossing

to be either at grade, or over such track or tracks,

by substantial bridging or trestling, or under the

same by substantial tunnels or other proper work or

works for the purpose, as may be determined upon

by the President and Directors of the said Wash-

ing and Atlantic Railroad Company, and if the said

president and directors shall not be able to agree

with any other railroad company whose track or

tracks shall be so crossed as aforesaid, as to the

amount of compensation or damages to be paid for

the easement of any such crossing, then the said

Washington and Atlantic Railroad Company shall

have full power to condemn the said easement of

Condemn

crossing in the mode prescribed for the condemna-

easement.

tion of the land and other property of individuals

by the act of eighteen hundred and seventy-six,

chapter two hundred and forty-two, section eleven,

provided that every such crossing shall be so made,

constructed and maintained as not to interfere with

the safe and uninterrupted running of trains upon

the tracks of the railroad or railroads so crossed as

aforesaid.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That said company

shall have full power to have and maintain a ferry

Maintain

transit across the Chesapeake bay, and across any

ferry transit.

other waters over which or to which its line or route

may run, to be operated by steam or otherwise, and

to make and maintain a like connection with the

city of Baltimore, and with other ports or points,

either in or out of this State; and to own, hire or

charter boats, barges or vessels of any kind for such