1847.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 203.

Directors to
appoint offi-
cers, and fix
their compen-
sation.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the said president
and directors, or a majority of them, may appoint all
such officers, engineers, agents or servants whatsoever
as they may deem necessary for the transaction of the
business of the company, and may remove any of them

at their pleasure, that they, or a majority of them, shall
have power to determine by contract the compensation
of all the engineers, officers, agents or servants in the
employ of said company, and to determine by their
bye-laws the manner of adjusting and settling all ac-
counts against the company, and also the manner and
evidence of transfers of stock in said company, and
they, or a majority of them, shall have power to pass all
bye-laws which they may deem necessary or proper
for exercising all the powers vested in the company
hereby incorporated, and for carrying the objects of this

Proviso.

act into effect; provided only, that such by-laws shall
not be contrary to the laws of this; State or any of the
provisions of this. act.

May enter up-
on and occupy
land after a
view has been
directed.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That whensoever it
shall be necessary for said company to have, use or oc-
cupy any lands, materials or other property in order to
the construction or repair of any part of said road, or
the works or necessary buildings, the president and di-
rectors of said company or their agents or those con-
tracting with them for making or repairing the same,
may immediately take and use the same, they having
first caused the properly wanted to be viewed by a jury
formed in the manner hereinafter prescribed, and that
it shall not be necessary after such view, in order to the
use or occupation of the same, to wait the issue of the
proceedings upon such view, and the inquest of the
jury after confirmation and after payment or tender of
the valuation shall be a bar to all actions for taking or
using such property, whether commenced before or af-
ter such confirmation or the payment of said valuation.

Construct and
repair rail road.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the president and
board of directors of said company, or a majority of
them, may construct and repair a rail road from some
suitable point in or near the town of Cambridge in Dor-
chester county, to some other suitable point on or near
the Blackwater river in said county, and if the said pre-
sident and directors deem it advisable to do so, they
may continue said road to any point in Dorchester coun-
ty to be determined by the president and board of di-
rectors of said company, and they may contract for the
making of the said rail road, and may with their agents-
enter upon, use and excavate any land they may need