| CHARLES RIDGELY, OF HAMPTON, ESQ. GOVERNOR.
one part of his farm to another, or to or from any place of public
worship or funeral, on any days appointed for that purpose, or
from militia-men on days of training, or from voters on days of
election, attending the polls, going to, or returning from the same. |
1816.
CHAP. 222. |
8. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said company
shall be, and
are hereby invested and clothed with all the privileges, rights, immunities
and advantages, which are held and possessed by the
turnpike company incorporated by an act passed at November session,
eighteen hundred and twelve*, entitled, An act to incorporate
a company to make a turnpike road from the District of Columbia
to the city of Baltimore, to be governed by the same regulations as
are therein prescribed, and be entitled to the same tolls; and every
clause and provision of said act, relative to the road therein proposed
to be made, shall be in force as relates to the road herein
contemplated, so far as the same are applicable and not inconsistent
with this act. |
Privileges of company.
* Ch. 78. |
9. AND BE IT ENACTED, That it shall be lawful
for any corporation
or body politic in the United States to become stockholders
in the said company. |
Corporation may
become stockholders. |
10. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if said company
do not proceed
to carry on said work within three years after the passing of this
act, or shall not within ten years thereafter complete the said road,
it shall be lawful for the legislature of this state to resume the rights,
privileges, liberties and franchises, granted by this act to said company. |
If not completed
in ten years state
to resume rights. |
11. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the county court
of Cecil shall
appoint five commissioners, who shall estimate the amount of damages
sustained by any person or persons by reason of said road
passing through his, her or their land, or by taking stone, gravel,
or other materials, for the use of said road, in cases where the
parties cannot agree, which estimate shall be final in determining
such damages. |
Damages to be estimated. |
12. AND BE IT ENACTED, That as soon as the
said president,
managers and company, shall have perfected the road to the distance
of two miles from the site of the Susquehanna Bridge, or
from the intersection of the Wilmington and Newark Turnpike
road, or the like distance progressively, they shall give notice
thereof to the governor of this state, who shall thereupon forthwith
nominate and appoint three skilful and judicious persons
to view and examine the same, and report to him, in writing,
whether the said road is so far executed in a masterly and workmanlike
manner, according to the true intent and meaning of this
act, and if their report shall be in the affirmative, then the governor
shall, by license under his hand, and the seal of the state, permit
and suffer the president, managers and company, to erect such
and so many gates or turnpikes upon or across the said road, as
will be necessary to collect the tolls granted to the said company,
from all persons travelling on the same, with horses, cattle, mules,
wagons, carts or carriages. |
When two miles
are completed to
be viewed, &c. |
13. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if the legislature
of Maryland
shall, at any time after the year 1845, think proper to take possession
of said road for the purpose of declaring it a free road,
six persons shall be appointed by the governor of this state, and
six by the said company, who, or a majority of whom, not having |
State may take
possession of road
&c. |
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