THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1103

Roads", said new sections to be known as Sections 174
to 180, inclusive, to follow immediately after Section
173 thereof, and to be under the new sub-title "Sine-
puxent Bay Bridge", AUTHORIZING THE OCEAN
BEACH BRIDGE CORPORATION TO CONSTRUCT,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A BRIDGE ACROSS
SINEPUXENT BAY FROM THE MAINLAND TO
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, WORCESTER COUNTY.,

SAID CONSTRUCTION TO BE STARTED AND COM-
PLETED WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME AND SUB-
JECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND AUTHORIZ-
ING THE STATE ROADS COMMISSION AND THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR WOR-
CESTER COUNTY TO ACQUIRE THE BRIDGE BY
PURCHASE OR CONDEMNATION.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That seven new sections be and they are hereby added to
Article 89B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951
Edition), title "State Roads", said new sections to be
known as Sections 174 to 180, inclusive, to follow imme-
diately after Section 173 of said Article, to be under the
new sub-title "Sinepuxent Bay Bridge", and to read as
follows:

SINEPUXENT BAY BRIDGE

174. Ocean Beach Bridge Corporation, a body corpo-
rate, organized and existing under the general laws of the
State of Maryland, its successors and assigns, is hereby
authorized, at its own expense, to construct, maintain,
operate and repair a bridge for vehicular traffic with a
driveway of a width of at least twenty (20) feet between
guard rails, and with a movable span adequate and suit-
able for the passage of vessels, together with appropriate
fills, excavations, approaches, and appurtenant structures,
across Sinepuxent Bay from the mainland to Assateague
Island, Worcester County, Maryland, at a point below the
inlet which is north of the Island; the plans, specifications,
location and the erection thereof to be subject to the
approval of the Secretary of War of the United States of
America, the State Roads Commission of Maryland, Corps
of Engineers, and the Board of County Commissioners of
Worcester County. SAID CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE-
GIN ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1955, AND SHALL
BE ENTIRELY COMPLETED BEFORE JUNE 1, 1957.

175. Said Company is hereby authorized to fix and to
revise from time to time, tolls for transit over said bridge