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By-laws.
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at their pleasure; they shall have power to pass all by-laws
necessary for exercising the powers of the company and for
carrying out the objects thereof; they shall fix ' all rates,
charges and tolls upon passengers, freights and property trans-
ported on said road or roads, make such special contracts with
other companies or corporations for the transfer of goods or
merchandise in bulk or by carload, aud for transportation of
passengers or cars, as the interests of the company would indi-
cate, provided said tolls are not over five cents per mile for
passengers, nor over ten cents per ton per mile for merchan-
dise.
SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That said corporation may
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May connect
with other
railroads.
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connect with any other railroad or transportation company
now organized, or which may be hereafter organized; and said
company may own and operate or lease any steamboats or
steamships, or subscribe to the capital stock of any company
owning the same, to be used wholly or partly in connection
with the business of said company.
SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That said company is author-
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May deal in
electricity.
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ized and empowered to manufacture, furnish, sell and use
steam, electricity, electric power and lights in Kent county, of
this State, and to manufacture, sell or otherwise deal in elec-
tricity and electrical machinery and supplies, and to use all
necessary means to effect the objects of this incorporation ;
to establish lines of electric railway conductors and con-
duits in Kent county, and to use therefor any of the public
roads, streets, alleys or highways in Kent county; provided,
the consent of the proper public authorities in Kent county,
having jurisdiction over said public roads, streets, alleys or
highways, be obtained; and for the purpose of obtaining rights
of way, when said company cannot agree with the owner, or
where the owner is feme covert, under age, non compos mentis,
or under any other legal disability, said company may proceed
to condemn and acquire the use thereof in the manner provided
in article 23 of the Code of Public General Laws; and said
company is further authorized to construct, lay, erect and oper-
ate, in Kent county, lines of wire, tubes, poles, conduits and
other appliances necessary to supply, use and furnish elec-
tricity, electrical currents and power for all commercial pur-
poses; and to charge and collect such rents, rates and charges
for the use thereof as may be agreed upon; and is author-
ized to transact any business to which electricity may be
applied, within Kent county, State of Maryland.
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