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CHAP. 97. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
throw out upon the road, or within the limits of the same, and suffer
to remain for the space of one day, any mould, dirt, weeds, or
rubbish of any kind, such person being convicted thereof by the
evidence of one or more credible and disinterested witness, before
any justice of the peace of the county, he or she shall be adjudged
by the said justice to pay a fine not exceeding ten dollars, to be recovered
with costs, as debts of that amount are by law recoverable,
which fine, when recovered, shall be paid to the treasurer of the
company for the use of said company. |
Wagoners, &c. to
keep right hand
side of road. |
28. AND BE IT ENACTED, That all wagoners,
and drivers of
carriages of all kinds, whether of burthen or pleasure, using the
said road, shall, except when passing by a carriage of slower
draught, keep their horses and carriages on the right hand side of
the said road in the passing direction, leaving the other side of the
road free and clear for other carriages to pass and repass, and if any
driver shall offend against this provision, he shall forfeit and pay
a sum not exceeding ten dollars to any person who shall be obstructed
in his passage, and will warrant for the same, to be recovered
with costs before any justice, in the same manner as small debts are
or may be recoverable. |
Persons exempt
from tolls. |
29. AND BE IT ENACTED, That it shall not be
lawful for the said
companies to ask, demand or receive, of or from any person or
persons living on the said road, or in the neighbourhood thereof,
or within three miles of any of the said gates or turnpikes, any toll
for passing the said gates more than once in twenty-four hours. |
Grants, demises,
&c. |
30. AND BE IT ENACTED, That either of the
said presidents and
managers of any of the said turnpike roads, for the time being,
shall and may, and they are hereby authorised and empowered, to
grant, demise, and to farm-let, to any person or persons with whom
they can agree, the tolls and duties which they by virtue of this
act, or their own by-laws, are authorised to demand and receive,
for passing in, along and upon the said roads, at any such gate or
turnpikes over or upon the same, or any part of the same, for any
term not exceeding seven years, under such rents, reservations and
conditions, as the said presidents and managers at any meeting of
their board shall agree upon, which grants and demises shall have
the same construction, force and effect, as other like grants and
demises may between private persons have and receive. |
Fractional part of
road may be
licensed. |
31. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if by the termination
of any of
the said roads, it should so happen that a fractional part may remain
over and above the even ten miles, measuring from Rockville
aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful for the said companies,
on the same being completed agreeably to this act, to make application
to the governor and council, who shall thereupon have the
same examined and licensed as aforesaid to receive tolls, in the
same proportion, on the aforesaid fractional part of the said road,
as is herein before allowed to be received on other parts of the said
road. |
Gates not to be
erected within one
mile of any town. |
32. AND BE IT ENACTED, That no toll-gate shall
be erected
within the distance of one mile from any one of the towns or villages
in this act mentioned. |
Corporations may
become stockholders. |
33. AND BE IT ENACTED, That it shall and may
be lawful for
any corporation or body politic in the United States to become subscribers
for stock in said companies, in the same manner as individuals |
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