The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-02
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE
ANNAPOLIS, Feb.
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SENATE.
Mr. Lynch, OF baltimore county, presented a
petition of sundry citizens of Baltimore city against
| the City Passenger Railway Company.
| Mr.. WHITAKER asked leave to report a bill to
incorporate the Baltimore City and County Pas
senger Railway Company. Referred.
| Mr.. LYNCH obtained leave to report bill to in
corporate the Baltimore City Passenger Railway
Association in pursuance of ordinance A, section
| I, OF 1853, OF the city of Baltimore.
The bill to incorporate the Baltimore City Pas
senger Railway Company, (known as the Brock
and Travers bill,) came up.
| Mr.. NUTTLE moved to recommit the bill to the
Committee on Corporations.
| Mr.. WATKINS moved call of the Senate after
which the motion was lost, ayes a, nays Is.
| Mr.. WHITAKER, of Hartford, moved to amend the
| first section by adding at its close:
''Provided that said company shall open for five
days, within twenty days after the passage of this
act, books of subscriptions to the stock of said
| road, and that the time and place of opening said
books shall be published in all the daily newspapers
OF the city ten days previous, and if excess of
stock should be subscribed the stock to be dstribu
ted prO-rata among the subscribers
| Mr.. WHITAKER said that his object was merely
to incorporate in the bill the provisions of the or
dinance by which the company was permitted to
build the road, &c.
| The motion was lost-ayes 3, nays l5
Mr.. WHITAKER moved to amend the bill by
making the extent of the charter "fve" years in
stead of Fifteen years; lost.
Mr. WHIrTAKER moved to strike out the fourth
section; lost.
Mr. YELLoTr moved to amend the bill so that the
notice OF meeting of stockholders should be publish
ed in "three" of the daily newspapers of the city
instead of Cone" adopted
Mr.. ELLIOTT moved to amend the bill so that a
majority OF the seven directors of the company shall
be citizens of Maryland.
Mr. IELLoTr stated that it was his object that a
majority of the directors should be citizens in or
der to make it Maryland corporation, because by
the laws of the State, it would otherwise be a for
eign corporation.
! Mr.. knMELb-suggested to the Senator from Bal
Mr.. TELLoTT stated that ''iour'' would accomplish
his object
Mr.. IELLoTT's amendment was adopted
Mr.. lELLoTT moved to amend so as to require the
company to organize within ''three'' months from
the first day of May next, instead of "sx' months
adopred.
| Mr.. ELLIOTT moved to amend so that the present
Directors shall not be authorized to act as sole d
rectors after three months from the first day of Nav
next; adopted
! Mr.. KIMMELL moved to amend the bill so that no
endorser or approver of the sHelper book" shall
derive any benefit from the act, or be employed in
any capacity by said company.
Mr.. kIMMELL said that one Of the charges against
the assignees of the road that they were black
Republicans from free State. If they were from
| the North, he wished them to come here with
"clean hands,, and that this should not be hostile
to Southern institutions
Mr.. ELLIOTT said the Senate had once expressed
its views on that subject in the police bill He did
not see the propriety of Incorporating that provi-
sion in every bill passed by the Senate.
Mr.. MckAIG said that while he opposed the in