1831

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 296

pany hereby incorporated, and every such other corpora-

tion and persons incorporated 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 person authorised by their respective acts of incor-

poration, to exercise their corporate powers, or by such

persons as by any law of this state, are intrusted with the

direction and management of such turnpike road or bridge,

or of any of the rights or privileges aforesaid, and e\ery

contract, agreement or transfer made in pursuance of the

power and authority hereby granted, when executed by the

several parties under their respective corporate seals or

otherwise legally authenticated, shall vest in the company

hereby incorporated all such road, part of a road, rights

and privileges, and the right to use and enjoy the same as

fully, to all intents and purposes, as they now art or might

be used and exercised by the said corporation, or persons

in whom the same are now invested.

Authority to pur-

Sec. 19. And be it enacted. That the said president and

chases cars, &c.

directors shall have power to purchase with the funds of

said company, and place on any rail road constructed by

them under this act, all machines, wagons, vehicles, or car-

riages of any description whatsoever, which they may deem

necessary or proper for the purposes of transportation on

said road, and that they shall have power to charge for

Charge tolls.

tolls, and the transportation of persons, goods, produce,

merchandize, or property of any kind whatsoever, trans-

ported by them along said rail way from Delaware to the Sus-

quehanna river, any sum not exceeding the following rates,

Ratess United.

viz: on all goods, produce, merchandize, or property of any

description whatsoever, transported by them; that is to say,

not exceeding three cents a ton per mile for toll, for trans-

portation; and as the transportation of passengers with bag-

gage, not exceeding fifty pounds, or occupying a space not

exceeding two cubic feet, not exceeding three cents per

mile for each passenger; and it shall not be lawful for any

other company, or any person or persons whatsoever, to

Exclusive use.

travel upon or use any of the roads of said company, or to

transport persons or merchandize, produce, or property of

any description whatsoever, along said road or any of them,

without the license or permission of the president and di-

rectors of said company, and that the said road or roads.

with all their works, improvements and profits, and all

the machinery of transportation used on said road, are

Property vested.

hereby vested in said company incorporated by this act,

and their successors forever; and the shares of the capital

stock of said company shall be deemed and considered per-