EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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gage of all or any part of its property, rights, franchises,
tolls and revenues of said company, including such property,
if any, which may be acquired under the provisions of this
Act.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said Emmits-

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burg Railroad Company is hereby authorized and empowered
to build, buy and operate along its line of railroad and its
extensions or connections, telegraph and telephone lines for
its own business and that of its customers, and to charge such
reasonable compensation for the use of the same as shall be
determined by its board of directors.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the annual meeting
of stockholders for the election of directors of said railroad

Authority to
build and
operate tele-
graph and
telephone
lines.

company shall be held on the first Wednesday of each year,
as provided by Section 6 of Chapter 195, Acts of 1868, and
that the number of directors so elected shall be six, as pro-
vided by Section 2 of the certificate of incorporation of the
said railroad company, and who shall elect from their number
a president, a vice-president, general manager, secretary and
treasurer; which several officers may appoint, subject to the
approval of the board of directors, such other officers and
agents as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the
business of said company.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 5, 1906.

CHAPTER 750.
AN ACT to authorize the County Commissioners of Cecil
County to refund to W. Arthur Mitchell twenty-nine
dollars and sixty cents, money erroneously paid into the
treasury of Cecil County as County Taxes in the years
1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

Annual meet-
ing of
stockholders

land, That the County Commissioners of Cecil county, Mary-
land, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to
refund to W. Arthur Mitchell twenty-nine dollars and sixty
cents, money erroneously paid into the county treasury as
county taxes for the years 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905.

Money
refunded,