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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 96.

Passed
Mar. 8, 1854.

AN ACT to amend the act entitled, an act to continue
the corporate existence of the several Banking Insti-
tutions therein mentioned, passed at January session,
eighteen hundred and fifty-three, chapter four hun-
dred and forty-one, so as to authorise the Central
Bank of Frederick to increase its shares from four
thousand to eight thousand, by dividing the present
shares of fifty dollars into two shares of twenty-five
dollars each.

Increase of
shares.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the shares of capital stock of the
Central Bank of Frederick may be increased from four
thousand to eight thousand shares, by dividing the
shares as now constituted, of fifty dollars each, into
shares of twenty-five dollars each, upon the request of
the present or future holders of shares in said bank.

In force.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the day of its passage.

CHAPTER 97.

Passed

Mar. 8, 1854..

AN ACT to revive the act passed at December session,
eighteen hundred and forty-seven, chapter two hun-
dred and two, entitled, an act to incorporate the Wi-
comico and Pocomoke Rail Road Company.

Act revived.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the act passed at December ses-
sion, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, to build and
construct a rail road from some point on the Wicomico
river to some point on the Pocomoke river, be and is
hereby revived; and that the same persons therein
named as directors shall have the same power to do
and act in every respect as though the former act of the
General Assembly had not expired.

In force.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall re-
main in force five years from and after the day of its
passage.