1434 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the railroad to be con-
structed shall be of single or double track, and shall have as
many sets of tracks, switches and turnouts and branches as
the said board of directors may deem necessary, and the said
board or their agent or agents duly authorized may cause to
be made, or contract with others for making, said railroad
bed, tracks, switches, turnouts, branches, power houses, power
plants and trolleys, or any part thereof, including building
bridges, necessary warehouses, depots and stations, and also
the full equipment of cars, motors necessary for the operation
thereof and all work whatsoever which may be necessary to the
proper completion and working of said railroad; and may
:acquire any land, streams and water rights, eartb timber, stone,
sand, gravel or other materials required for any of the purposes
.aforesaid; and may agree with the owner or owners of any
land, streams and water rights, earth, timber, stone, sand,
.gravel or other materials, or any improvements which may be
wanted for the proper construction or repairs of said railroad,
its power plants or other of its works, for the purchase and use
and occupation and diversion of the same; and if they can not
:agree, or if the owner or owners of any of them be a femme covert,
under age or non compos mentis or out of the county in which
the property may lie when such lands or materials may be
needed, then said company may proceed to condemn and acquire
the same or the use thereof for the purpose of said railroad or
for the purpose of the motive power thereof, in the manner pro-
vided for by the General Laws of this State as now in force or
as may be hereinafter enacted, so far as the same may be appli-
cable, and may condemn lands, easements, rights, water rights,
ways, materials and privileges for the purpose of the company,
in the manner aforesaid, and shall have all other rights, privi-
leges and powers which are granted by said General Laws, so
far as the same do not conflict herewith.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the said board of directors
are hereby authorized to open books for subscription to the
capital stock of said railroad company at such times and places,
as they may deem proper; that the said board of directors shall
have power to determine in what instalments said subscrip-
tions to said capital stock shall be paid.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That said corporation is hereby
authorized to consolidate with such railroad or railroads as
it may connect with or cross upon such terms as may be agreed
upon between them, or said corporation may lease or pur-
chase such connecting roads, or may be leased or purchased by
them.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That said corporation may enter
upon, grade, occupy and use any public road, street or highway