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SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That in addition to the powers
heretofore granted, the eaid corporation shall have the follow-
ing powers, that is to say : to carry on the business of shipping,
selling, dealing in and otherwise disposing of or using coal,
coke, oil and all other minerals, grains and merchandise of
every kind and description ; and also carry on business as
general contractors, and as such to undertake and perform any
contract or agreement for the construction, erection, repair or
improvement of building or buildings, wharves, public works
and private enterprises and improvements of any and all kinds
whatsoever, and also to contract to load and unload vessels,
and to contract to purchase, lease and use all wharves and
warehouses it may deem proper for the loading and unloading
of all vessels it may contract to handle, and vessels intending
to unload at or having loaded at any of the wharves either
owned, leased or operated by the said company; and all vessels,
whether loaded or unloaded, landing at any of the wharves of
said company, or consigned to the said company for loading or
unloading, or loaded by it at its wharves, shall enter and
navigate any of the waters of this State free of pilot charges,
unless the master or masters aboard vessels shall desire assist-
ance in the navigation of their vessels, and shall be exempted
from the provisions of Article 74 of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, and all amendments thereto.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the directors of the said cor-
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Additional
powers
granted.
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poration shall have power to change the corporate name thereof
at any time hereafter; provided, the holders of two thirds
of the stock then issued shall vote in favor of such change at
a special meeting, to be called in accordance with the by-laws
of said company for that purpose, and that such change shall
be valid and effectual upon the filing for record with the
clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City a certificate
signed by a majority of the said directors and the president of
the said corporation, certifying to such change and setting
forth the new corporate name of the said body corporate.
SEC.11. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 8, 1902.
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