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JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 51
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SEC. 7. And be. it enacted, That said canal, when in
operation, shall be subject to assessment and taxation
according to the law of this State.
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Subject to.
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SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That said corporation
may make and enforce rules for the good govern-
ment of the said canal, its harbors, basins and appur-
tenances, and for the general convenience of vessels;
and if any person whether or not navigating said
canal, shall wilfully or negligently obstruct or impede
the navigation thereof, or wilfully or maliciously
injure any bridge, culvert, bank, lock, weir or other
appurtenances of said canal, such person shall be
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Make rules.
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deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than twenty nor more
than one hundred dollars, and shall be responsible
in damages for all damages sustained thereby beside;
and if any master, shipper or agent shall fraudently
present to the collector of tolls or other agents of
said corporation any false manifest, invoice, bill of
lading or other statement, or account of cargo of any
vessel passing through said canal, or give a false
statement of the toll thereon, or otherwise attempt
to defraud the said company in the said tolls, he
shall pay to said company the full toll due and all
cost in ascertaining the same, and shall also forfeit
and pay double the amount thereof, to any person
who will sue for the same, one-half for the use of
the State.
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Fines and pen-
al ties.
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SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That whatever damages
may be assessed or agreed upon by cutting or digging
the said canal shall be paid or tendered to be paid
before actual digging or cutting commences; and in
case of failure on the part of said canal company to
pay or tender payment for said damages, the party
so aggrieved or damaged, may apply to one of the
Judges of the Circuit Court for Talbot county for a
writ of injunction to stay operations, who shall grant
it, directed to the sheriff of the county aforesaid.
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Damages.
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SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That said canal shall be
at least eight feet deep from the surface level and at
least thirty feet wide, on the same level, and twenty
feet wide at the bottom thereof, and proper basins or
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Depth and
width.
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