ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR 1161

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 10 of Chapter 512 of the Act of 1916
be, and it is hereby, repealed and re-enacted with amend-
ments to read as follows:

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the Charter here-
by created and all rights granted hereunder shall lapse and
become void Unless the said corporation shall be organized
and shall apply for its franchise on or before January 1, 1929.

Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be construed to
authorize the construction of any railroad passing around the
City of Baltimore, but this Act is passed and accepted by
the grantee upon the distinct understanding that the grantee,
its successors and assigns shall have no power or authority
to construct any railroad except one passing through, over
or under the City of Baltimore, and further that the powers
hereby granted are conditioned upon the grantee, its suc-
cessors or assigns obtaining the proper franchise from the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to pass through, over
or under said City. The said Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore are hereby authorized to grant such franchise upon
such terms as to the said Mayor and City Council may seem
proper, including a provision reserving to said Mayor and City
Council, at any time after twenty-five years from the date
of such franchise, the right to make such changes in the
terms of such franchise, except as to the duration thereof, as
said Mayor and City Council are authorized in their discre-
tion to grant such franchise for such length of time as to
them may seem proper, not exceeding 100 years, providing
such franchise is applied for and granted on or before Janu-
ary 1st, 1930, provided that nothing herein contained shall
be construed in any way to exempt the said The Baltimore
Transit and Terminal Company, its successors or assigns,
from the control and supervision of the Public Service Com-
mission of Maryland, but said The Baltimore Transit and
Terminal Company shall be subject to said control and super-
vision as fully and to the same extent as though said Company
had been incorporated prior to enactment of the Public Serv-
ice Commission Law.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, .That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1920.

Approved April 9, 1920.