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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 230.

AN ACT to repeal the one hundred and thirty-

second section of chapter four hundred and sev-

enty-one of the acts of January, section eigh-

teen hundred and sixty-eight, entitled " An Act

to repeal article twenty-six of the Code of

Public General Laws, and to enact a substitute

therefor, and to repeal section twenty-two of

article sixteen, sections ninety-nine to one hun-

dred and three of the same article, and sections

thirty-three to forty-three of article eighty-eight

of the Code of Public General Laws," and to

re-enact the same with amendments, relating to

the consolidation of telegraph companies and

the extension of their lines into other States.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That section one hundred and thir-

ty-two of chapter four hundred and seventy-one

of the acts of January session, eighteen hundred

and sixty-eight, entitled " An act to repeal article

twenty-six of the Code of Public General Laws,

Repealed and

and to enact a substitute therefor, and to repeal

re-enacted.

section twenty-two of article sixteen, sections nine-

ty-nine to one hundred and three of the same arti-

cle, and sections thirty-three to forty-three of arti-

cle eighty-eight of the Code of Public General

Laws." be and the same is repealed and re-enacted

so as to read as follows :

SECTION 132. Any such corporation formed as

aforesaid, may, with the consent of the majority

of the owners of the capital stock of such cor-

poration, giving in general meeting, extend their

Extend lines
of telegraph.

lines of telegraph into any other State, or may

construct branch lines in this State, or any other

State, or may lease, sell or convey its property,

rights, privileges and franchises, or any interest

therein, or any part thereof, to any telegraph com-

pany organized under or created by the laws of

this or any other State, and may acquire by lease,

purchase or conveyance the property, rights, priv-