1248 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

property wanted by said corporation be or be construed to be
a prerequisite or condition precedent to its exercise of any
powers to condemn granted it by the said Acts of Assembly.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That said Susquehanna,
Power Company, its successors and assigns, be and they are
hereby authorized and empowered to locate and build in, along
or across the said river and the bed and shores thereof, and
the canals, railroads, ferries and highways thereon, there-
along or leading thereto, any dam or dams, the crest or crests
of which shall not exceed an elevation of one hundred and ten
(110) feet above mean low tide at Havre de Grace, said dain
or dams to be located at any points between tidewater and
Mason and Dixon's line, together with all necessary power
plants and works, appurtenances and accessories and to such
'ends to acquire all necessary property of every kind and de-
scription whatsoever of any person or of any corporation,
public or private, as if expressly named herein, whomsoever or
wheresoever situate, either in fee simple absolute or for the use
thereof in fee simple or for a lesser estate or interest, at its
election, either by purchase or by condemnation, and if by
condemnation then by the procedure set forth in article 23,
sections 251-252, and article 23, sections 360-365, of the Code
of Public General Laws of 1904, and to thereby develop and
utilize the whole or any part of the water power of said river
and apply the same by any lawful means to its full extent to
the generation of electrical power or energy, and the transmis-
sion, disposal and sale thereof to the public, and the public
shall have a right to demand and the said Susquehanna Power
Company, its successors and assigns, shall apply to the
extent of the electric power produced by it from said river all
applicants in like situation for connections and facilities for
electric power; provided such applicant, whether an individual
or corporation, first complies or offers to comply with all
reasonable regulations, terms or rates of said corporation, its
successors and assigns.

SEC. 4. And 'be it further enacted, That said Susquehanna
Power Company be and it is hereby authorized and empow-
ered to build, equip and maintain transmission lines, with all
necessary accessories and appurtenances, from its said dam or
dams and works to any point in the State of Maryland, or
elsewhere, on, above or below land or water, navigable or
otherwise, and in, under, along or across any highways, streets,
bridges or public places in any county or incorporated town or
city of this State or in any other State, subject to the municipal
law or ordinances of said county, town or city, to the end
that it may appropriately transmit, deliver, dispose of or sell