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Chapter 176.
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AN ACT to authorize the Western Maryland Rail-
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road Company to make connections with the rail-
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roads of other companies, and to cross the rail-
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roads of other companies within one mile of
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Hagerstown, Maryland.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Amem-
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bly of Maryland, That the Western Maryland
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Railroad Company is hereby authorized to con-
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Construct
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struct such branches or tracks as may be necessary
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branches.
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to enable it to connect with any other railroad's
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within the distance of one mile from Hagerstown,
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Maryland.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That in order to enable
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said Western Maryland Railroad Company to exer-
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cise the powers given by the preceding section, said
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company is hereby authorized to cross any railroad or
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Execise pow-
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railroads now or hereafter constructed which may
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ers.
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lie between the Western Maryland Railroad and
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the railroad or railroads with which such connec-
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tions are to be made, within one mile of Hagers-
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town, as provided in the preceding section, such
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crossing to be at, above or under grade, as may be
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determined by the president and directors of said
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railroad company.
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SEC, 3. And be it enacted, That if said Western
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Maryland Railroad Company cannot agree with the
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company, companies or individuals owning or oper-
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ating such railroad or railroads to be crossed as
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aforesaid as to the damages, if any, to be sustained
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by such company, companies or individuals from such
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crossings, or the compensation and terms upon which
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such crossings can be made, the said Western Mary-
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May condemn.
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land Railroad Company may condemn the easement
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