The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-05-01
fCHAPTER 1921.
ELKT0N AND MIDDLETOWN RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.
AN ACT

AN ACT
To transfer the sum Of money appropriated by
chapter three hundred and eighty-three,
section one, acts Of General Assembly Of
eighteen hundred and seventy, to the Elk
ton and Massey's Railrosd Company, from
said company to the EIkton and Middle
town Railroad Company Of Cecil county.
SECTION !. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the sum Of City
eight thousand dollars, appropriated by chap
ter three hundred and eighiy-three, section
one acts Of General Assembly Of eighteen
hundred and seventy, TO the Elkton and Mas
sey's Railroad Company, be, aud the same are
hereby, transferred 10 the Elkton and Middle
town Railroad Company Of Ceci! county, in
corporated under the general railroad laws,
passed by the General Assembly a. it's session In
eighteen hundred and seventy; and as soon ~ il
shall appear 10 the Governor, by the affidavit
Of the President Of said Elkion and Middle
town Railroad Company Of Cecil county, that
bona bde subscripiion 70 the capital stock Of
said company, equal TO the subscription on
the part OF the Stale by this act, authorized
and directed, has been actually made; the
Treasurer OF this State shall be, and is hereby,
authorized and directed in the name and on
behalf Of this state, 10 subscribe for 90 many
shares Of the capital stock Of said company,
as shall amount TO the sum applied By this
set TO The said company; and the Treasurer
shall, out Of any unappropriated money in
the Treasury, pay the instalment on each
share Of the capital stock OF said campAny,
for which he may subscribe as aforesaid on
the warrant Of the Comptroller; which latter
officer is hereby directed to issue, as said in
atalmanta ma ka ralta1 o. L. g. L.
provisions Of the act Of Assembly passed in
eighteen hundred and seventy, chapter four
hundred and seventy six, entitled an act 10
provide for the creation and regulation Of ia.
corporated companies in the State Of Mary
land, and under which the said Elkton and
Middletown Railroad OF Cecil county is incor-
porated; provided, that the Treasurer shall
not al any time, pay upon the States subscrip-
ton TO the capital stock Of said company, a
greater amount than shall have been actually
paid by other subscribers 10 the capital stock
VI said company.
Section 2. And be ii enacted That the State
shall be entitled to two directors in said road;
the said State directors to be appointed in the
same manner a. the directors in all other
works Of internal improvements are appointed
where the State has the legal power TO appoint
directors.
oecuon o. Ana De II enacted, That all acts
or parts Of acts Inconsistent with this act be
and the same are hereby, repealed
Section 4. And be il enacted, That this Aei
shall take effect from the date Of its pas.
sage.
HIRAM MCCULLOUGH,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates
HERMAN STUMP,
President Of The Sen ate
Approved April II, 1880.
WIN, 7. HAMILTON,
Governor Of Maryland.
We hereby certify that the aioregoing is a cor
rect copy Of an act Of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, passed at the January ses
sion, 1880.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates
EUGENE HIaaISs,
Secretary Of the Senate