1308                        LAWS OF MARYLAND.                  [Cxi. 524

WHEREAS, It is in the judgment of the General Assembly of
Maryland a wise and sound public policy to encourage the con-
tinued operation of said railroad by the exemption herein pro-
vided.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the railroad property of the Chesapeake Beach Rail-
way Company, or so much thereof as may be used for railroad
purposes by said company, its successors and assigns, be exempt
from all State taxes and charges, including contributions to the
cost of construction of railroad crossings made or to be made un-
der the authority of the State Roads Commission, and from
all county and city taxes and charges in the nature of a tax
for the years during which the property is so used, but not ex-
ceeding two years, beginning January 1, 1931; provided, how-
ever, that the exemption granted by this Act shall cease and be
at an end if and when the Chesapeake Beach Railway Company
or any subsidiary thereof engages in the operation of a ferry
service or services.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1931.

Approved April 17, 1931.

CHAPTER 524.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 2
of Chapter 391 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Mary-
land of 1922, entitled "An Act to authorize and empower the
County Commissioners of Montgomery County, Maryland, to
widen and improve the road commonly known as the Rock-
ville and Georgetown Pike, between certain limits, beginning
at the line of the District of Columbia where said road inter-
sects with said district line and along said road to a point
where the road known as the old Georgetown road at the vil-
lage of Edgemoor intersects with the Rockville and George-
town Pike, " the said amendments vest specific authority in
the said County Commissioners to condemn such land and im-
provements in any special taxing area or incorporated towns
or municipality as may be necessary for the purposes of this
Act, and specifically authorize the said County Commissioners
to enter into any agreement with the Washington and Rock-
ville Railway Company of Montgomery County or any com-
pany operating an electric railway system along the said Rock-