The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-06-26

point or points within this Stat, or upon
lhe boundaries thereof, may be formed as
hereinbefore provided.
Sec. l28. And be it enacted, That such
corporation may, with the consent of
minority ofits stockholders, given in gen.
erai meeting, become the purchaser, assign
ee or lessee Of any property within this
State, OF any telegraph company or com
panles now existing, OR which may here.
after be i.-corporated or may be doing
business within this State.
Sec. 1919. And be it enacted, That it
may construct line or lines of tele-
graph through this S ate, or from or to
any point or points within this State, or
or upon the boundaries thereof, and along
AMI upon any postal road or postal routes,
roads, streets and highways, or across
any of the bridges or waters within the
limits of this State by the erection of the
necessary fixtures, including posts, piers
or abutments, for sustaining the cords OF
wires of such lines without their being
deemed a public nuisance, or subject to be
abated by any private party; provided,
the same shall not be constructed as to
incommode injuriously the public use of
said postal roads or postal routes, roads;
highways and bridges or injuriously inter-
rupt the navigation of sal d waters, or as
to interfere with the convent ence of any
land owner more than is unavoidable, and
that this section shall not be so construed
as to authorize the construction of any
bridge across any Of the navigable wa
tiers of this State {; but the said corpora
ton shall be responsible for any damages
which any person or corporation may sus-
tain by The erection, continuance and use
ofsuch fixtures, and in any action brought
for the recovery thereof by the owner or
possessor of any lands, the damages to
beawarded, may at the election of such
corporation include the damages of allow
ing the said fixtures permanently to con-
tinue, on payment of which damages, the
right of the corporation to continue such
fixtures shall be confirmed, as if granted
by the parties TO the suit, provided, that
no person or body polite, shall be en-
titled to sue for or recover damages as
aforesaid, until the said corporation, after
due notice, shall have failed or refused to
remove, in reasonable time, the fixtures
complained of, or the President and Di-
rectors of the said corporation may apply
to Justice Of the Peace of tn county or
city where such lands are, who shall
thereupon issue his warrant, directed to
the Sheriff of said county or city, COM
handing him to summon twelve disin,er-
ested persons, qualified to serve as jurors,
to meet at the proper place, as directed
by said Justice; and the Sheriff shall
qualify the said persons, by oath or affir-
nation, faithfully to perform the duties re.
quired of them by the next succeeding
section. 'Ts -Nh
Sec. 100. And be it enacted, That the
said jury shall. make a just and equitable
appraisemelt of all the loss or damage
that may be sustained by any person or
corporation on or over whose lands or
bridges said posts, piers or abutments are
intended to be placed, and shall make a
true return and inquisition thereofin writ
ings under their hands and seals.
Sec. l31. And be it enacted, That the
Sheriff shall make return of the inquisi-
ton so found, to the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of the county, who shall file the
same and lay it before the said Court at
its next session, and such inquisition shall
be confirmed by said Court unless good
cause be shown to the contrary, and when
confirmed, shall be recorde ed by the Clerk
at the expense Of the corporation, but if
set aside, the said Court may direct anoth-
err inquisition TO be taken in the manner
above prescribed; the valuation Of such
loss or damage when paid or rendered to
the owner or owners Of the property or
his, her or their legal representatives,
shall entitle the said corporation to the
easement thus valued, as fully as if it had
been conveyed to the said corporation by
the owner or owners of the same, and the
valuation if not received when rendered,
may at any time thereafter be received
from the company without costs, by the
said owner or owners or his, her or
therlegal representative or representatives.
Sec. 132. And be it enacted, That any
such corporation, formed as aforesaid, may
after its capital stock has been fully paid
up, with the consent of the majority of
the owners of the capital stock of such
corporation, given in general meeting, ex.
tend their lines Of telegraph or may con-
struct branch lines to connect with their
main line, or may form new corporation
by uniting with another incorporated tel
egraph corporation or corporations, with
such name and capital stock and upon
such terms as may be agreed upon
between the said corporations, and when
ever such union as aforesaid is made, a
a certificate of the said union and of the
particulars thereof, shall be executed and
acknowledged by the President or other
principal officers of said corporations so
uniting, which said certificate shall be
recorded in the Clerks office of the Su-
perior Court Of Baltimore city, if the prin-
cipal office Of the said consolidated corpo.
rations is therein located, or in the office
of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court of that
county in which said principal office is
located, and when said consolidated COM