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holders of said Company, under such conditions as the private
stockholders may be authorized to vote their individual stock.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That this Act shall be adver-
tised in the newspapers published in Calvert County for two
months preceding the next election for members of the House
of Delegates, and be subject to the approval of a majority of
all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly
of Maryland at its next session after the passage of this Act.
And it is hereby made the duty of the said County Commis-
sioners of Calvert County and they are hereby directed to
have this Act published as required by this section.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That in the event that the
Baltimore and Virginia Railroad Company shall fail to com-
ply with the provisions imposed on it by this Act, that then
and in that event any other Railroad Company incorporated
under the laws of the Slate of Maryland, which shall comply
with the conditions provided in this bill, shall be entitled to
receive the money arising from the bond issue subject to all
of the provisions imposed upon the Baltimore and Virginia
Railroad Company.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That should it transpire for
any reason that the County Commissioners of Calvert County
shall be able to make the subscription and issue the bonds as
provided by the Acts of 1912, Chapter 720, then this Act shall
be void and of no effect, and the said Act of 1912, Chapter
720, shall remain in full force and effect; but should for any
reason the said Commissioners not be able to make the sub-
scription and issue the bonds as provided by said Act of 1912,
Chapter 720, then the said Act of 1912, Chapter 720, shall
be and is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendment,
and this Act become operative and in full force, the intention
being that there shall be but the one subscription of one hun-
dred thousand dollars, and the issue of but one hundred thou-
sand dollars of bonds of said County for the benefit of said
Baltimore and Virginia Railroad Company under this Act
and the said Act of 1912.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

AND WHEREAS, by Section 54 of Article III of the Consti-
tution of the State of Maryland, it is required that said Act
of the General Assembly, as embraced in said chapter 437 of
the Acts of 1914, as above set forth, shall be published for two