ODEN BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 861

tendered the tax or toll affixed by the President and Directors as hereinafter provided. Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That the said Presi- dent and Directors be and they are hereby au- thorized and empowered to take all necessary steps and measures for removing from said narrows all rock, stone, debris, impediments and obstructions of any and every kind whatsoever, to the use and navigation of said narrows, and for cutting and deepening a way or channel through the same, of such depth and width as in their judgment they shall deem proper and necessary to admit of the passage through the same of steamboats, vessels and other river craft; and in consideration of the great risk and expense of the Company in building and keeping up said bridge, and in fitting said narrows for navigation, as aforesaid; the said bridge, when completed, and all the profits of said draw, as hereinafter provided for, and the sole and exclusive use and ownership of the granaries, wharves and landings, as hereinafter provided for,	Remove ob- structions.
and the profits of the same, and the right to con- trol and direct the use and navigation of the said narrows, as deepened by them and rendered navi- gable, and the right to collect taxes or tolls for same, be and the same are hereby vested in said Company forever, to be held as tenants in com- mon, in proportion to their respective shares of the stock; and it shall and may be lawful for said President and Directors to demand and receive such reasonable tax or tolls as they may from time to time agree on, and require of the owner or own- ers and agents of all steamboats, vessels and other craft passing through the draw of said bridge, or sailing upon or making use of the said narrows, when the same shall have been cut, deepened and rendered navigable by said Company, as aforesaid, which rates or tolls shall always be made public, and shall not be changed oftener than once in [in] a year, and shall be a lien on any steamboats, vessels or craft incurring the same, until paid and discharged.	Control navi- gation and collect taxes.
Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That the said Com- pany be and they are hereby authorized and em- powered to establish and build one or more grana- ries, wharves and landings on either side of said narrows, as they may deem necessary for the em-	Power to build wharves