| 1811.
CHAP. 139. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
and about erecting the said bridge, the surplus shall be returned as
part of the dividend due and payable to the stockholders respectively. |
Bridge, how to be
built. |
10. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said bridge
shall be built in
the most secure and substantial manner, and shall be secured and
supported at each end by good and sufficient abutments, and shall
be not less than seventeen feet wide, with railing on each side thereof
not less than four feet high; and there shall be a draw in said
bridge so as to afford a convenient passage to vessels up and down
the said river, of at least twenty-six feet wide, with wings on each
side of said bridge at the draw, to be at least twelve feet long and
eight feet deep; and the president and directors for the time being
shall keep a sufficient number of hands at all times ready for the
purpose of opening the said draw, in order to admit vessels to pass
through without delay or interruption, and no reward shall be demanded
or received for the same; and in case of any delay or interruption
to the passage of vessels on that part of the president, directors,
their officers or servants, the said president and directors,
may be indicted and fined as for a common nuisance. |
Bridge vested in
company for ever.
Proviso. |
11. AND BE IT ENACTED, That for and in consideration
of the
great risk and expenses incurred or to be incurred by said company
in building said bridge, when built and completed according to the directions
of this act, and all its profits, shall be, and the same is hereby
vested in the said company for ever, to be held as tenants in common,
in proportion to their respective shares; and it shall and may
be lawful for the president and directors, at all times hereafter, to
demand and receive the following tolls for passing said bridge, to
wit (a): For every coach, chariot, or other four wheeled carriage,
stage or wagon, twenty-five cents; for every two wheeled
carriage, or cart of every description, twelve and an half cents;
for a horse and rider, six and one fourth cents; for every horse or
mule, three cents; for every head of horned cattle, two cents; for
every score of sheep or hogs, ten cents; for every foot-passenger,
two cents; which rates of tolls shall, at all times, be made public
and kept in some conspicuous place for the inspection of passengers;
Provided, that no toll shall be demanded or received from any person
residing in Caroline county; and in lieu thereof, the levy court
of said county is hereby authorised and directed, at their first session
after the said bridge is completed, and annually thereafter,
to assess and levy on the assessable property of said county, the
sum of two hundred and eighty dollars, together with the usual
commission for collecting the same, which sum shall be paid to the
president and directors for the time being, or their order, by the
collector of said county, in such manner and at such time as other
public monies are payable.
(a) By 1818, ch. 46, the tolls are increased. |
Penalty for receiving
greater
toll than is allowed. |
12. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if the said president
and directors,
or their successors, or any collector of tolls, or person employed
by them, shall demand or receive any greater rates or tolls
for passing over the said bridge, than is herein before allowed, or
shall neglect to keep the said bridge in good repair for the space of
five days at any one time, they, so offending, shall, for every such
offence, forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars, one half for the |
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