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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Rights and
privileges.

Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That the said Com-
pany shall be and is hereby clothed and invested,
as respects said road, with all and singular the
rights, privileges and advantages not inconsistent
with this Act that are held, used and possessed
by the several turnpike companies in this State,
and shall be governed by the same regulations and
be subject to the same fines, penalties and restric-
tions as the said companies now are where the same
are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.

Keep accounts

Sec. 15. And be it enacted, That the President
and Directors of said Company shall keep a fair
and just account of all moneys received by them
from the said Commissioners and from the sub-
scribers to the said undertaking, on account of the
several subscriptions, and also all money expended
by them in prosecution of the said work, and shall,
twice at least in every year, submit such account .
to a general meeting of the stockholders until the
said road shall be completed, and until all the
costs, charges and expenses, affecting the same,
shall be fully paid and discharged, and the aggre-
gate amount of such expenses shall be liquidated-
and ascertained, and if upon such liquidation, or
when the capital stock shall be expended, it shall
and may be lawful for the President, Directors and
Company, to such an extent as shall be deemed

Enlarge capi-
tal stock.

sufficient to accomplish the work, ^to enlarge the
capital stock of said Company, and receive such
subscription on the original terms, as before pro-
vided for in the second, third and fourth Sections
of this Act.

Keep to the
right,

Sec. 16. And be it enacted, That all wagoners
and drivers of carriages of all kinds, whether of
burden or pleasure, using the said road, shall, ex-
cept when passing by a carriage of slower draught,
keep their horses and carriages to the right hand
of said road in the passing direction, leaving the
other side of the road free and clear for other car-
riages to pass and repass, and if any driver shall
offend against this provision, he shall forfeit and

Pine

pay not exceeding ten dollars to any one who shall
be obstructed in his passage, and will warrant for
the same .before any Justice of the Peace in the
same manner as debts under ten dollars are recov-
erable, and all fines and forfeitures imposed by