WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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to the Worcester Railroad Company, shall be deemed

and taken to be transferred to and vested in such

consolidated corporation without further act or deed;

and vested.

and all property, all rights of way, and all and every

other interests shall be as effectually the property

of the consolidated corporation as they were of the

Worcester Railroad Company prior to such consoli-

dation; and title to real estate either by deed or

otherwise under the laws of this State, vested in the

Worcester Railroad Company, shall not be deemed

to revert or be in any way impaired by reason of

this act; provided that all rights of creditors and

Rights of
creditors.

all liens upon property of the Worcester Railroad

Company shall be preserved unimpaired, and the

Worcester Railroad Company may be deemed to

continue in existence to preserve the same and all

debts, liabilities and duties, public or private, of the

Worcester Railroad Company, shall thenceforth

attach to the said consolidated railroad company,

and be enforced against it to the same extent as if

the said debts, liabilities and duties had been in-

curred or contracted by it.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, Suits may be brought

Suits may be

and maintained against such consolidated company

brought.

in any of the courts of this State for all causes of

action in the same manner as against other railroad

companies herein, if at the time of the consolidation

authorized and provided for by the said act of the

Legislature of Delaware, and by this act, there shall

be pending against either of the companies consoli-

dated thereunder, any action, suit or proceeding at

law or in equity, the consolidated corporation may

be made a party to such action, suit or proceeding,

Party to ac-
tion.

and upon said consolidated corporation being so

made a party, the action, suit or proceeding shall

proceed as if such consolidated corporation were an

original party, and the courts shall have full power

to make such order or decree, and to render such

judgment as to right and justice shall appertain.

SEC. 7. Be it enacted, That the State shall con-

vert the stock of the Worcester Railroad Com-

Convert stock.

pany held by it into stock of the consolidated cor-

poration, and the Comptroller of the State is hereby

authorized and directed to deliver up to said con-

solidated corporation the certificates for said stock

of the Worcester Railroad Company held by the