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distance of at least one hundred rods from the place where the railroad shall cross any traveled public road or street, and be kept ringing until it shall have crossed such road or street, or a steam whistle shall be attached to each locomotive engine, and be sounded at least one hundred rods from the place where the railroad shall cross any such road or street, except in cities, and be sounded at inter- vals until it shall have crossed such road or street, under the penalty of thirty dollars for the neglect of the provisions of this Section, to be sued for be- fore any Justice of the Peace of the Election Dis- trict in which such neglect may happen, in ten days after such penalty was incurred, one-half thereof to go to the informer and the other half to the county in which such neglect occurred, and	Bell or whistle.
said Company shall be also liable for all damages which may be sustained by any person, by reason of such neglect, and all penalties imposed by this Act may be sued for in the name of the State, and if such penalty shall be for a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, then such suit may be brought before a Justice of the Peace, and may be com- menced by serving a summons on any Director or agent of said Company.	Penalty.
Sec. 21. And be it enacted, That the Company shall be entitled to receive, for the transportation of persons, goods, produce, merchandise or pro- perty of any kind whatsoever transported by them along said road, any sum not exceeding four cents per mile for passengers, and not exceeding five cents per ton per mile upon all goods, produce, merchandise or property of any description what- soever transported by them thereon, flour, grain, corn, oats, tobacco, whiskey, coal, iron, lime, ore, lumber, plaster, stone, wood, fish and salt, upon which the rates shall not exceed five cents per mile per ton. Sec. 22. And be it enacted, That the said Presi-	Rate.
dent and Directors shall annually or semi-annually declare and make such dividends as they may deem proper, of the net profits arising from the resour- ces of the said Company, after deducting the ne- cessary current and probable contingent expenses, and they shall divide the same amongst the stock- holders of the said Company, in proportion to their respective shares.	Dividends.