1364 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

as to give said company any rights, franchises, powers or privi-
leges whatsoever in any portion of the State of Maryland ex-
cept Garrett county, it being expressly declared that the opera-
tions of said corporation in this State shall be confined ex-
clusively to the said Garrett county.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6, 1908.

CHAPTER 675.

AN ACT to amend the charter of "The Maryland Securities
Company" by adding an additional section thereto, to be
known as section 6A.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That an Act, entitled An Act to incorporate "The Mary-
land Securities Company," passed at the January session,
1902, chapter 359, be and the same is hereby amended by adding
an additional section thereto, to read as follows:

SEC. 6A. And be it further enacted, That whenever this
corporation shall have acquired all of the capital stock of any
other corporation of the State of Maryland it shall be lawful,
by the unanimous vote of said stock so acquired, to cause all
the property and franchises of such other corporation, or any
part thereof, to be conveyed by way of sale or lease to this cor-
poration.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6, 1908.

CHAPTER 679.

AN ACT to ratify and confirm the powers and privileges of the
Security Trust and Banking Company, a corporation duly
incorporated under the name of "Security Trust and Loan
Company" by chapter 639 of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly of Maryland, passed at the January session of 1904, and
changed to the name of "Security Trust and Banking Com-
pany," and ratified and confirmed by chapter 781 of the Acts
of 1906.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the special powers and privileges of the "Security
Trust and Banking Company," a corporation duly incorpora-