1831.
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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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CH AP. 288.
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any of paid roads; and that the provisions of this act shall be
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wholly in force, as to all the property of the company which
may be situated, or may be within the state of Maryland,
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and which said company is permitted to bold under this act.
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Period for com-
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Sec. 24. And be it enacted, That if said road shall not be
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mencing and com-
pleting.
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commenced in two years from the passage of this act, and
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shall not be finished in ten years from the time of the com-
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mencement thereof, then this act shall be null and void.
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Authority to
extend within
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Sec. 25. And be it enacted. That it shall, and may be law-
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the city of Balti-
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ful for the directors of the said company to extend the said
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more.
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rail road to any point or points within the said city of Balti-
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more, which they may think proper, and to make and extend
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the said road from such point to the outer limits of the said
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city, and that the same powers, rights, and privileges, shall
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be, and are hereby granted to the aforesaid company, within
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the limits of the city of Baltimore, in relation to, and in con-
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nexion with the said rail road within the said city as are
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granted to them in relation to, and in connexion with
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the said Baltimore and Port Deposit rail road compa-
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ny in any other part of the state; and the said company
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shall, within the said city, be subject to the same obliga-
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tions that are imposed upon them in other parts of the state;
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Proviso.
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Provided always, that the rail road to be constructed within
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the said city, shall be so constructed and made, as not to in-
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terfere with the free use and travelling on the streets of
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said city; And provided also, that the said rail road shall
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not pass through any of the streets, lanes, or alleys, of said
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city, without the consent of the mayor and city council of
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Baltimore, being first had and obtained.
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May contract for
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Sec 26. And be it enacted, That the Baltimore and Port
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the mail &c .
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Deposit rail road company shall have power to contract
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with any duly authorised officer, agent, or contractor with
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the government of the United States for the conveyance or
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transportation of the mail of the United States, and also for
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the transportation of persons and property on said rail road
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or roads, to be made under this act for the use of the Unit-
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ed State, on such terms as shall be approved of by the pro-
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per officer of, or contractor within the said government;
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and the said company shall have power to make special
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contracts with any authorised officer or agent of the state
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of Maryland, or of any other of the United States, or with
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any corporation, copartnership or individual for the exclus-
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ive use of any car or part of a car, or wagon on said rail
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road or roads for a limited time or distance, and for the
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For transportation.
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transportation thereon of horses, and other living animals,
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and of carriages, furniture, plate, jewelry and machinery of
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any description, on such terms as may be agreed on by the
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parties.
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