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Regulating
the building
of mill dams
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SECTION 1. Be. it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That wherever any mill dam has been, or
may be built in Wicomico county, upon any branch
or stream where the public road crosses such branch
or stream, the owner of any such mill shall, within
one month from the building of such mill, erect a
causeway across the breast of such dam, at least
twelve feet wide, and shall keep such dam and the
bridge or bridges incident to the same, in good repair,
so that the public road shall be in no way affected
injuriously thereby, and such owner shall be exempt
from any summons to work on the public roads.
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Repairs— how
made.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if any such dam or
bridge shall get out of repair, and the owner on
notice from the road supervisor or county commis-
sioners, shall neglect for the space of sixty days to
repair the same, the county commissioners shall pro-
ceed to make such repairs, and the owner shall be
bound to pay the county commissioners for such
outlay on account thereof, and the same may be col-
lected as taxes, unless the mill shall be abandoned
with its privileges, in which case the owner shall be
released.
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