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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March 30, 1868
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THOMAS SWANN. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 673

in the same, thus valued, as if it had been legally
conveyed by the owner or owners of the same, and
the valuation is not received when tendered, may at
any time thereafter be received without costs from
the said company, by the owner or owners, or his,
her or their legal representatives.

 

Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That whenever in
the construction of said road or roads, it shall be
necessary to cross or intersect any established road
or way, the said President and Directors shall so
construct the said road across such established road
or way, as not to impede the passage or transpor-
tation of persons or property along the same, and
when it shall be necessary to pass through the
lands of any individual, it shall also be their duty
to provide for such individual proper wagon ways
across said road or roads from one part of his land
to the other,

Not impede.

Sec. 15. And be it enacted, That the said Presi-
dent and Directors shall have power to purchase
with the funds of the Company, and place and use
on any railroad constructed by them under this
Act, all machines, vehicles or carriages of any de-
scription whatever, which they may deem proper
for the purposes of transportation on the said road ;
and they shall have power to charge for tolls upon
and the transportation of persons, goods, produce,
merchandise or property of any description trans-
ported by them on said railroad or railroads, any
sum not exceeding the following rates, that is to
say : On all goods or merchandise or property
transported on said road or roads, not exceed-
ing eight cents per ton for both tolls and transpor-
tation for every mile the same may be transported,
and for passengers, not exceeding four cents per
mile for each passenger ; and it shall not be lawful
for any person or persons, or for any corporate
body, to travel upon or use the roads of the said
Company, or to, transport any persons, merchan-
dise or property of any description, upon or along
the road or roads of the said Company without the
license or permission of the President and Directors
of the said Company.

Powers.

Sec. 16. And be it enacted, That a bell be placed
on each locomotive engine and rung at the distance
of at least one hundred rods from the place where
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Furnish bell,
time of ring-
ing, &c.



 

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