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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March 30, 1868
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THOMAS SWANN, INQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 283

Sec. 12. And be it enacted, That whenever iri
the construction of said railroad or railroads it
shall be necessary to cross or intersect any estab-
lished roads or ways either public or private, it
shall be the duty of the" said President and Direc-
tors of said Company so to construct the said rail-
road across such established roads or ways, as not
to impede the passage or transportation of persons
or property along the same, or when it shall be
necessary to pass through the lands of any indi-
vidual ; it shall also be their duty to provide for
such individuals proper wagon ways across said
railroad from one part of his lands to the other,
and whenever any road or roads may hereafter
be authorized to be made by the Legislature when
it may be necessary to cross said railroad, the
Company shall make or cause to be made a proper
and convenient crossing-way for said road, the ex-
penses of which shall be paid as the Legislature
may direct.

Cross railroad

Sec. 13. And be it enacted, That if the said
Company should neglect to provide wagon-ways
across said railroad as required by the preceding
Section of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for
any individual to sue said Company, and be enti-
tled to receive such damages as a jury may think
him or her entitled to receive for such neglect or
refusal on the part of said Company.

Neglect.

Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That the said Presi-
dent and Directors of the Frederick and Emmitts-
burg Railroad Company be and they are hereby
authorized and empowered to connect the said rail-
road by means of Wye's switches, sidelings, &c.,
with any .other railroad or railroads either at the
terminus or any intermediate point of the line of
the said Frederick and Emmittsburg Railroad.

Connect road.

Sec. 15. And be it enacted, That said Company
shall start and run their cars for the transporta-
tion of passengers and property at regular times,
to be fixed by public notice, and shall furnish
full and sufficient accommodation for the transpor-
tation of all such passengers and property as shall
within a reasonable time previous thereto be of-
fered for transportation at the place of starting,
and at the usual stopping places for receiving and
discharging way passengers and freight for that
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Passengers
and freight.



 

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