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court of his county, and by such clerk filed in, his
court, and shall be confirmed by said court at its
next session if no sufficient cause to the contrary be
shown, and when confirmed shall be recorded by said
clerk, but if set aside the said court may direct
another inquisition to take place in the manner
above described, whose decision shall be returned as
before directed; and such valuation when paid or
tendered to the owner or owners of said property or
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Be confirmed.
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his or their legal representatives, shall entitle the
said company to the estate and interest in the same
thus valued as fully as if it had been conveyed by
the owner or owners of the same, and the said valu-
ation if not received when tendered may at any time
thereafter be received from the said company by the
said owner or owners, his, her, or their legal repre-
sentatives.
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Shall entitle.
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SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That whenever in the
construction of said road or roads it shall be neces-
sary to cross or intersect any established road, or way
either public or private, it shall be the duty of said
president and directors of the said company so to con-
struct the said railroad across such established road or
way as not to impede the passage or transportation of
persons or property along the same, or when it shall
be necessary to pass through the lands of any individ-
ual it shall be their duty to provide for such individ-
ual, proper wagon ways across said road or roads
from one part of his land to the other, and whenever
any road or roads may hereafter be authorized to be
made by the Legislature where it may be necessary
to cross said railroad, the company shall make or
cause to be made a proper and convenient way for
said road to cross.
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Not to impede
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SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That the Elkton and
Delaware Junction Railroad with its lateral ways
shall be deemed, and is hereby declared a public
highway subject to the imposition of tolls to be here-
after regulated by this act.
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Public high-
way.
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SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That said company
shall start and run their cars for the transportation
of passengers and property at regular times to be
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Run their cars
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