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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

and compensation of superintendent, shall be applied, under
the direction of said superintendent, to the repairs and preser-
vation of said road, in such manner and under such regulations
as he, from time to time, may prescribe and direct, and to no
other purpose whatsoever.

Directions
for passing.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That directors shall be set up at
proper and convenient situations, to caution all conductors and
drivers of carriages on the road aforesaid, that they shall at all
times pass on the left of each other, under the penalty of two
dollars for every offence.

Penalty for
toll-gather-
ers delaying
passengers.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That if any of the toll gatherers
shall unreasonably delay, or hinder any passenger or traveller,
at any of the gates, or shall demand or receive more toll than
may be established by this act, he shall for each and every
offence forfeit and pay to the party so aggrieved, the sum of
twenty dollars.

Penalty for
injuring the
road.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons shall
wilfully and of purpose, throw down or otherwise injure any of
the walls, bridges, culverts or other works on said road, or shall
otherwise wilfully injure or obstruct the passage of said road
unnecessarily, the person or persons so offending, shall forfeit
and pay for every such offence, any sum not less than five or
more than fifty dollars, to be collected and applied as is directed
in the ninth section of this act.

Toll-gath-
erer's com-
pensation.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the toll gatherers on said
road, shall respectively receive compensation for their services,
at the rate of twelve per cent, on the amount of tolls by them
respectively collected ; Provided, that the annual compensation
of any toll-gatherer, shall never exceed the sum of two hundred
dollars.

Collection
and appli-
cation of
fees.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the penalties and forfeitures
which may be incurred under this act, shall and may be sued
for and recovered in the name of the superintendant of that
part of the United States road within the limits of the state of
Maryland,' without naming him as an individual, or of any per-
son prosecuting the same; the one-half thereof to the use of the
state of Maryland, the other to the person so prosecuting for the
same, before a justice of the peace, in Allegany county, as other
small debts are recovered; with the privilege of an appeal to the
county court, as in cases of small debts.

Toll-gath-
erer ac-
count
under oath ;
bond.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the toll-gatherers shall ex-
hibit their accounts, from time to time, to the superintendent,
upon oath, as directed in this act; and they shall, moreover,
before they act as toll-gatherers, and annually thereafter, give
bond, with security, to the state of Maryland, in the penalty of
one thousand dollars, to be approved by the superintendent, for
the faithful performance of the duties devolving on them by this