GEORGE HOWARD, ESQ. GOVERNOR,

1851.

of the corporate or other rights or privileges of such cor-

CHAP. 288.

poration or persons, to the said company, hereby incorpo-

rated; and every such other corporation and persons incor-

porated by, or acting under any law of this state, is and

are hereby authorised to make such agreement, contract or

transfer, by and through the agency of the persons author-

ised by their respective acts of incorporation, to exercise

their corporate powers, or by such persons as by any law

of this state are entrusted with the direction and manage-

ment of such turnpike road or bridge, or any of the rights

or privileges aforesaid, and every contract, agreement or

transfer, made in pursuance of the power and authority

hereby granted, when executed by the several parties un-

der their respective corporate seals, or otherwise legally

authenticated, shall vest in the company hereby incorporat-

ed, all such road, part of a road, rights and privileges, and

the rights to use and enjoy the same as fully, to all intents

and purposes as they now are or might be used and exer-

cised by the said corporations or persons to whom the

same are now vested.

Sec. 15. And be it enacted, That if the Susquehanna

If the Susquehan-

Bridge and Bank company, shall subscribe to the amount of

na bridge com-
pany subscribe

one hundred thousand dollars, in the stock or capital of the

100.000 and lay
rails on the bridge

said rail road company; and if the said Susquehanna Bridge

and Bank company, shall lay down and fix the necessary

rails on the bridge of the said last mentioned company, that

is now built over the river Susquehanna, at Port Deposit,

so as to continue the said rail road across the said bridge;

then and in such case, the said Susquehanna Bridge and

Additional toll

Bank company shall he allowed to ask and demand as toll

allowed.

from each and every person passing over the said bridge,

on foot or otherwise, the sum of twenty -five cents; Provi-

ded always. That the said toll shall not be asked or demand-

ed from persons living and residing within the adjoining

counties of Harford and Cecil, or either of them.

Sec. 16. And be it enacted, That in case the said Susque-

If they refuse-
this rail road not

hanna Bridge and Bank company shall make the subscrip-

to approach within

tion of one hundred thousand dollars, in the manner above

five miles.

said, that the said rail road company shall not be authorised

or permitted to erect or construct any bridge or bridges

over the said river Susquehanna, within the distance of five

miles on either side of the said Port Deposit bridge.

Sec. 17. And be it enacted, That the said Rail Road

Restriction on

Company shall not be allowed to use steam engines, or any

passing the bridge

other machine that may be injurious to the said bridge in

crossing the same; nor shall the permission hereby granted

to pass over the said bridge by the said Rail Road Com-