THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1835.

SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That in case Caroline county

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shall refuse or neglect to purchase the Choptank Bridge,

Contract for a free

at Dover Ferry, from the President and Directors of

bridge for Caro-line county au-

the Choptank Bridge Company, then it shall he lawful

thorised

for the levy court of said county, at their discretion, to

contract with the President and Directors of the Chop-

tank Bridge Company, or the purchaser or purchasers

of the same, for such sum as they may agree upon to

make the bridge free to the inhabitants of the county,

and the levy court of Caroline, county are hereby au-

thorised and required to levy upon the assessable pro-

Levy

perty of said county, a sufficient sum, clear of charges,

to make good the same.

SEC. 5. Be it enacted, That in case Talbot county

Similar for Talbot

shall refuse or neglect to purchase the Choptank

Bridge, at Dover Ferry, from the President and Di-

rectors of the Choptank Bridge Company, then it shall

be lawful for the commissioners for said county, at their

discretion, to contract with the President and Direc-

tors of the Choptank Bridge Company, or the purcha-

ser or purchasers of the same, for such sum of money

as they may agree upon to make the passage of said

bridge free to the inhabitants of the said county, and

the commissioners for Talbot county are hereby autho-

rised and required to levy, upon the assessable proper-

Levy

ty of Talbot county, a sufficient sum, clear of charges,

to make good the same.

SEC. 6. Be it enacted, That if the President and Di-

Classing the con-cern

rectors shall make sale of the Choptank Bridge, at

Dover Ferry, they shall proceed, as soon as conveni-

ently may be thereafter, to close the concern, and pay

over to each stockholder or his legal representatives,

his or their just proportion of all funds of said compa-

ny.

SEC. 7. Be it enacted, That all laws, inconsistent

Repealing clause

with or repugnant to the provisions of this act, are

hereby repealed and made null and void.