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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

shall be approved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
and its assent thereto given, and over and upon such highways
or public roads in Baltimore county, as the assent thereto of
the County Commissioners of Baltimore county shall be given,
and upon such conditions as said County Commissioners may
impose, and with the right to run public carriages thereon,
propelled by electricity, cable, compressed air or other im-
proved motive power, and with the right to charge and receive
a rate of fare for each passenger not exceeding two cents per
mile for each mile or fraction thereof; provided, said fare be
not less than five cents for any one passenger for any distance ;
and with the authority to lay down and construct any lateral
or connecting road or roads, not exceeding ten miles in length
in said Baltimore county, and with the right to run thereon
public carriages propelled as aforesaid.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if the said com-
pany shall, in the construction of its said road, or of any of
the lateral or branch roads thereof, provided for in section 1 of

Power of con-
demnation.

this act, find it necessary to procure a right of way for its
tracks, or for the necessary freight and passenger rooms, ticket
offices, power houses, stations or depots, and shall be unable to
procure the same by agreement with the owner or owners of
the land necessary therefor; then the same may be obtained
by condemnation in the manner provided by Article twenty-
three of the Code of Public General Laws; provided, how-
ever, that whenever the land to be condemned for any part of
its route is within corporate limits of Baltimore city, the applica-
tion shall be made to a justice of the peace of Baltimore city,
who shall issue his warrant to the Sheriff of Baltimore city,
who shall return the inquisition to the Circuit Court of Balti-
more city.

May Issue
bonds.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful
for the said company to issue its bonds or obligations, in sums
of not less than five hundred dollars each, and payable with
interest at such time or times as the president and director, of
said company may appoint, to a total aggregate amount not
exceeding one million of 'dollars; and to sell and dispose of
said bonds or obligations, and to provide for the security and
payment of the same by mortgage or otherwise, and also that
it shall and may be lawful for the said company to issue certifi-
cates of stock and apply the same, if they shall find it expedi-
ent so to do, to the payment of the expenses of the construc-
tion and equipment of the said road or other liabilities of the
said company.