ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1553

title "Condemnation of Property by Corporations", said addi-
tional section to be known as Section 337A, to follow immedi-
ately after Section 337 of said Article, and to read as follows:

337A. Any corporation of this or any other State, which is
now or may hereafter be engaged in the business of transmit-
ting or supplying natural gas, artificial gas, or a mixture of na-
tural and artificial gases, may acquire by condemnation, in the
manner provided in Article 33A, rights of way or ease-
ments necessary for the purpose of laying, constructing, chang-
ing the size of, repairing, maintaining, operating and removing
pipe lines and appurtenances thereto for the transmission and
supplying of natural gas, artificial gas, or a mixture of natural
and artificial gases; provided, however, that nothing contained
in this section is intended or shall be taken or construed as re-
lieving any such corporation from the provisions of Chapter 180
of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1910,
known as the Public Service Commission Law, or any amend-
ment thereto.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take
effect on the first day of June, 1927.

Approved April 26, 1927.

CHAPTER 687.

AN ACT to authorize the appointment by the Governor of
an unpaid Commission to revise the revenue and tax laws
of the State of Maryland and to define its powers and duties.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Governor may at any time, in his discre-
tion, appoint five persons who shall constitute a Commission
to be called the Maryland Tax Revision Commission. The
members of the said Commission shall serve without pay and
not more than three of them shall be members of the same
political party. The Governor may at any time remove any
of said members for neglect of duty or misconduct in office.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of said Commission to investigate thoroughly the system
of State, county and municipal taxation in force in this State,
including direct and indirect taxation, licenses, valuations