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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

jority of them according to such rules as may be adopted by
the by-laws of said company, and the board of directors may
meet as often as may be necessary for the transaction of the
business of the company.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the president and directors,

By-laws.

of said corporation, or a majority of them, shall have power
to make and adopt, alter and amend such by-laws, rules and
regulations for the direction and management of such com-
pany, as may, in their judgment, from time to time, be neces-
sary for the purpose of the corporation; provided, they are
not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State,
and the provisions of this charter; and the president and
directors of said company, or a majority of them, shall have
the power to employ all such agents and servants as, in their
judgment, may be necessary for the constiuction, maintenance,
repair and preservation of the railway and other property of
said company, and the running of cars and transportation of
passengers thereon and for the transaction of the business for
which it is incorporated.

May con-
struct rail-
road.

SEC. 6. And be 'it enacted, That the company hereby incor-
porated shall have the power to make, construct and maintain
a railroad with double or single tracks and sidings, as they
may deem expedient for the transportation of passengers and
freight in cars propelled by electricity in Cecil county, be-
ginning for the same at Rising Sun in said county, thence
running via Bay View and Northeast to some point on Elk
river near Hylands, and also have power to generate electricity
and sell or lease the same for illuminating purposes, power
and for all other purposes to which electricity or magnetism
may be applied and for other disposition of the same in said
Cecil county.

Power of con-
demnation.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the said company be and
is hereby authorized, in order to construct said railway on such
land or property of arty individual or corporation or on such
private right of any corporation or individual, as it may be
necessary to occupy in order to construct said railway between
the points authorized by this act; and where the consent of
the owners of such ground or property cannot be obtained,
they may obtain the same by condemnation, in the same man-
ner as is provided in section 167 of Article 23 of the Code of
Public General Laws; and said corporation shall have the
power, subject to the approval of the County Commissioners,
and of the authorities in any town in said county, as the case