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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Chapter 337.

AN ACT supplementary to the act entitled "An

Act to Incorporate the Equitable Gas Light Com-

pany of Baltimore city," passed at the January

session, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, of the

General Assembly of Maryland, chapter one hun-

dred and thirty-two, of the acts of said session.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That the Equitable Gas Light

Company of Baltimore city, incorporated by the

act passed at January session, eighteen hundred and

sixty-seven, of the General Assembly of Maryland,

chapter one hundred and thirty-two, and entitled

"An act to Incorporate the Equitable Gas Light

Company of Baltimore city," be and the same is

hereby authorized and empowered to manufacture,

Furnish gas

furnish and sell gas in Baltimore county as well as

to Baltimore
county.

in Baltimore city, and shall have, and may exercise

in Baltimore county, subject, however, to such

restrictions as may be imposed by the Commissioners

of Baltimore county, in so far as Baltimore county

may be interested in the conduct of its business, all

the powers and rights conferred upon it by the said

acts of Assembly, and any amendments thereto, as

well as in Baltimore city, including the right to lay

all necessary and convenient pipes and conductors

Right to lay
pipes.

for gas under the public streets, roads and highways

in said county, and to repair and remove the same

from time to time.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said

company shall, immediately after laying, repairing

or removing any pipe or pipes, or conductors as

aforesaid, under any street, road or highway in said

county, and always within two days after being

thereto required by the county commissioners of the

Cause to be

said county, or of any agent to be appointed by

filled up and

them, cause to be filled up, repaired, repaved or

repaved.

otherwise restored to its former condition, at the ex-

pense of said company, any such streets, road or

highway, or part thereof, which said company may

find it necessary to dig up, impair or unpave for the

purpose aforesaid; and if the said company shall