The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-05-20
CHAPTER $40.
CORPORATIONS.
AN ACT

To repeal subsection three of section thirty.
seven, and section ninety.three of chapter
four hundred and seventy one, of the Acts
passed by the General Assembly of Mary.
land ut the January session, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-eight, entitled an Act TO
repeal Article twenty-six of the Code oi
Public General Laws, and TO enact a sub.
stitute therefor and to repeal section twenty.
two of Article sixteen, sections ninety nine
TO one hundred and three Of the same Arti.
Gle, and sections thirty three to forty.three
Of Article eighty y-eight of the Code Of Pub.
lie General Laws, and to re.enact the same
with amendments.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That subsection three
Of section thirty seven, chapter four hundred
and seventy-one of the acts passed by the
General Assembly of Maryland, at January
session, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight,
entitled an act to repeal article twenty.six OF
the Code of Public General Laws, and to
enact substitute therefor, and to repeal sec
ton twenty-five Of article sixteen, sections
ninety-nine to one hundred and three of the
same article, and sections thirty-three to
forty y.three of article eighty-eight Of the Code
of Public General Laws, be and the same is
hereby repealed, and the following enacted
in lieu thereof, so as to read as follows:
3. The object or purposes for which incor-
poration is sought, the time Of its existence
not to exceed forty years, and tho articles,
conditions and provisions under which the
incorporation is formed, provided that the
Limitation rs to the duration Of existence of
corporations formed under this act, shah not
apply to Gas Light Companies.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That section
ninety-three Of chapter four hundred and sew.
enty-one, Of the acts passed by the General
Assembly Of Maryland at January session,
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, entitled an
act to repeal article twenty-Six of the Code
of Public General Laws, and TO enact sub
stitute therefor, and to repeal section twenty
two of article sixteen, sections ninety-nine to
one hundred and three of the same article,
and sections thirty.three to forty.three OF
article eighty eight Of the Code of Public
General Laws be and the same is hereby re.
pealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows.
90. That any Gas Light corporation formed
under this act, shall have full power to man.
ufacture and sell, and to furnish such quaint.
ties Of gas rs may be required in any city,
town or county of this State, in which, or ad
joining which the same may be located for
Lighting the streets, wards, and public and
private buildings, and for other purposes; and
such corporation is hereby authorized and
empowered to lay conductors or pipes for the
transmission Of gas in any city, town or county
under the streets, squares, lanes, alleys and
roads thereof, paved or unpaved, and connect
the same with any manufactory, public OF
private building, lamp or other structure or
object, and with the place of supply, subject
however to any law or ordinance that may be
passed by the municipal authorities of the
city or town, or the County Commissioners
having jurisdiction for the filling up and re.
paving any street, square, lane or alley, or
road under which the said pipes may be laid.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That all acts OF
Assembly, and parts Of acts Of Assembly in
conflict with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec 4. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is a
true and perfect copy of an act passed the
General Assembly Of Maryland, at the Jan.
uary session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary Of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief CLERK of the House Of Delegates.
Approved April Z, 1876.