T. HOLLIDAY HICKS, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

1860.

county where the land surveyed is situated, and
the record thereof shall be evidence of the route and
limits of said road.

CHAP. 126.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That in case the said
company shall at any time abuse the privileges
hereby granted, and shall be lawfully convicted of
such abuse, the Legislature shall have the power
to amend or revoke this act, and to modify or an-
nul the privilege herein conferred upon the said
Mispillion and Choptank railroad company.

Reservation.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the presi-
dent and directors of the said company are hereby
authorised and empowered to form a union with
any steamboat company whose boats may ply on
the said Choptank river, so that the capital stock
of said companies respectively shall constitute a
common stock, and the respective companies shall
constitute one company and be entitled to all the
rights, privileges and immunities which each and
all of them possess, have and enjoy, under and by
virtue of their respective charters, or this company
may contract with any of the said companies for
the conveyance of passengers and any articles what-
soever, and upon any terms not prohibited by the
laws of this State, and to connect their said rail-
road with the railroad of any other company, which
is or may hereafter be incorporated, under the laws
of this State, on such terms and conditions as may
be agreed upon by the respective companies.

Right to unite
with steam-
boat company.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That all the
rights, franchises and immunities acquired or pos-
sessed and enjoyed by the company formed under and
by virtue of the aforesaid act of the General Assem-
bly of this State shall inure to and become vested in
the company hereby incorporated.

Rights vested.