LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

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Provided, the number of gates afofesaid, shall not exceed two
on the whole distance within the limits of this state.

Proviso.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That for the purposes of keeping
so much of the said road in repair as lies within the limits of
the state of Maryland, and paying the expenses of collection
and other incidental expenses, the superintendent shall cause
to be erected on so much of the said road as lies within the
limits of this state, a gate or gates, a toll-house or toll-houses,
not exceeding two, of each ; and that as soon as said gates and

Erect gates
and toll-
houses.

toll-houses shall be erected, it shall be the duty of the toll-col-
lectors, and they are hereby required to demand and receive for
passing said gates, the tolls hereafter mentioned ; and they may
stop any person riding, leading or driving any horses, cattle,
sulkey, chair, phaeton, cart, chaise, wagon, sleigh, sled, or other
carriage of burthen or pleasure, from passing through the said
gates, until they shall respectively have paid for passing the
same, that is to say :
The residue of the section is modified by 1835, ch. 305.

Authority
to collect,
&c.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said superintendent after
his appointment as aforesaid, shall appoint proper and suitable
persons as toll gatherers, who shall settle their accounts every
three months from the time of their appointments, and at all
other times when thereunto required by the said superinten-
dent; and shall, at all times, pay over to the said superinten-
dent on demand, the amount of tolls by them or either of them
collected ; and the said superintendent shall have authority to
remove any toll-gatherer appointed by him for misbehaviour in
his office, and appoint another in his place— and it shall be the
duty of the said superintendent to render semi-annually to the
county court of Allegany county, at its fixed meetings by law
on the third Monday of April and second Monday of October,

Toll-
gathers' ac-
counts —
removals.

an account of the tolls received, and expenses incurred on said
road, on oath or affirmation, which account, when ratified and
confirmed by the said court, shall be published by the said

Superin-
tendent to
account.

superintendent, in some newspaper printed in Allegany county;
and the said superintendent shall also, on or before the first
Monday of December annually hereafter, transmit to the go-

Publication

vernor and council of this state, a duplicate of his said accounts
aforesaid ; and it shall be the duty of the governor of this state,

Report to
executive.

to lay the same before the general assembly in his annual mes-
sage. And the said superintendent shall receive a compensation
of two dollars per day for every day that he shall be engaged

To legis-
lature.

on the business of the said road : Provided, that the annual
compensation to said superintendent shall not exceed the sum
of five hundred dollars.

Superinten-
dent's cont-
pensation.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the amount of tolls, after
deducting therefrom the expenses and charges of collection,

Application
of funds