The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-12
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CORPORATIONS.
AN ACT
AN ACT

CORPORATIONS.
AN ACT
To repeal subsection three of section thirty
seven, and section nnoty-three Of chapter
four hundred and seventy.one, ofthe Acts
passed by the General Assembly of Mary land
at the January session, eighteen hundred and
sixty-eight, entitled an Ac. TO rereal Article
twenty-sx Of the Code of Public General
Laws, and to enact substitute therefor and
to repeal section twenty-five of Article six
teen, sections n:nety-nine TO one hundred
and three Of the SINE Article, and sections
thirty three TO iorty-lhree Of Article eighty
eight of the Code OF Public General Laws.
and to re-enact the same with amendments.
Section |. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Mary land, Tha; sub section 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-eght, entitled an
act to repeal article twenty-six of the Code of
Public General Laws, and TO enact substi-
tute therefor, and TO repeal section TWEEN y-two
of article sixteen, sections ninety-nine to one
huddred and three of the same article, and
sections thirty-lhree TO forty-lhree Of article
lightweight of the Code Of Public General
Laws, be and the same is hereby repealed, and
the following enacted in lieu thereof, so rs to
read as follows:
3. The object or purposes for which incor-
poration is sought, the time of its existence
not 10 exceed forty years, and the articles, con-
ditions and provisions under which the incor-
poration is formed, provided that the limita-
ton as to the duration of existence of corpo-
rations formed under this act, shall not apply
to Gas Light Companies.
Sec. 2. And be il enacted, That section
ninety-three of chapter four hundred and sew
enty-one, of the acts passed by the General
Assembly of Mary land 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 a substitute
therefor and to repeal section twenty-five OF
article sixteen, sections ninety-nine to one hun
dred and three Of the same article, and sect ions
thirty:hree to forty-three ofartice eighty eight
of the Code of Public General Laws be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enacted so as
to read as follows.
%. That any Gas Light corporation formed
under this act, shall have full power to manu-
facture and sell, and to furnish such quantities
of gas as may be required in any city, town or
county of this State, in which, or adjoining
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 empower
ed to lay conductors or pipes for the transmits.
sion 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 mandatory, public or 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 Comm issioners having jurisdic-
ton for the filling up and repaving any street,
square, lane or alley, or road un der which the
said pipes may be laid.
Sec. 3. 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 here
by repealed.
Sec. 4. And he ii enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is true
a.d perfect copy OF an act passed the Gen
tral Assembly of Maryland, at the January
session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary oil the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House Delegates.
Approved April 7, 1876.