WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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ilegcs and franchises, or any interest therein, or

any part thereof, of any telegraph company or-

ganized under or created by the laws of this or

any other State, upon such terms and conditions

as may be agreed upon between the respective

companies; or may consolidate with any other

May consoli-
date.

telegraph company or incorporation of this or any

other State, under such name and with such capi-

tal stock, and upon such terms as may be agreed

upon between such companies or corporations ;

and whenever such consolidation as aforesaid is

made, a certificate of the same, and of the par-

ticulars thereof, shall be executed and acknowl-

Acknowl-

edged by the presidents or other principal officers

edged.

of said corporations so consolidating, which said

certificate shall be recorded in the clerk's office of

the Superior Court of Baltimore city, if the prin-

cipal office of the said consolidated corporation

in this State is located in Baltimore city, or in the

office of the clerk of the Circuit Court of that

county in which the principal office of said con-

solidated company in this State is located; and

when said consolidated company is formed, it shall

be subject to the provisions of this act as far as

the same are applicable.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from and after the day of its passage.

Approved May 3, 1882.

Chapter 331.

AN ACT to enlarge the Powers of Railroad Com-

panies by authorizing them to transact Express

and Telegraph business.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That every railroad company of this

State, whether incorporated under the general

railroad law, or heretofore or hereafter incorpo-

Express busi-

rated under any special act, is hereby authorized

ness.

to do an express business, charging reasonable

rates therefor, including in the term express busi-