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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Rates of charges.

description whatsoever, which they may deem necessary or proper for the purposes of transportation on said railroad, and they shall have power to charge for the transportation of persons, goods, produce, merchandise, or property of any kind whatsoever, transported by them along said railroad, any sum not exceeding three cents per mile for all passengers, and not exceeding five cents per ton per mile upon all goods, produce, merchandise, or property of any description whatsoever transported thereon, except upon flour, grain, corn, oats, tobacco, whiskey, coal, iron, lime, ore, lumber, plaster, stone, wood, fish and salt, upon which the rates shall not exceed six cents per ton per mile; but any person or persons or cor-

Exclusive use of cars.

porations in this State or the United States, may contract with this company for the exclusive use of any car or cars or train on this road at such times, upon such terms, and at such rates or prices as may be agreed upon between the parties to the said contract; and it shall not be lawful for any other company, or for any person or persons whomsoever, to travel upon or use any of the roads of said company, or to transport persons, merchandise, produce or property, of any description whatsoever, on or along said roads or any of them without a license or permission of the president and directors of said company; and the said road or roads with all their works, improvements and profits, and all the machinery for transportation used on said road, are declared to be vested in the said company and their successors forever, and the shares of the capital stock of said company shall be deemed and considered personal estate.

Dividends.

SEC. 21. And be it enacted, That the said president and directors shall annually or semi-annually declare and make such dividend, as they may deem proper, of the net profits arising from the resources of the said company, after deducting the necessary current and probable contingent expenses, and they shall divide the said dividend among the proprietors of the stock of said company in proper proportion to their respective shares.

SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons shall wilfully, by any means whatsoever, in-