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keeping the same; and the prices contracted to be paid shall be levied on
the county or city.

An. Code, sec. 10. 1904, sec. 10. 1888, sec. 10. 1791, ch. 65, secs. 2, 3.

10. Whenever such contract shall be made, the county commissioners
or mayor shall take bond from the contractor for the faithful discharge of
his duty, and shall establish the rates of ferriage to be charged by him,
from all persons not entitled to pass free, as directed in the next succeeding
section; but this section shall not authorize the county commissioners or
mayor to contract for keeping a ferry at any place where a ferry is already
established and kept.

An. Code, sec. 11. 1904, sec. 11. 1888, sec. 11. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2.

11. The county commissioners or mayor, at the time of granting any
license to keep the same, shall ascertain the price of ferriage for passengers,
horses, mules and cattle, sheep and hogs, and the several kinds of carriages,
(not allowing anything for the baggage of passengers,) at every ferry by
them licensed or let by contract, and shall direct how many and what kind
of boats shall be kept, and what number of able-bodied and skilful hands
shall be employed in the boats at every ferry licensed by them or let by con-
tract ; and the same shall be expressed in the license or contract.

An. Code, sec. 12. 1904, sec. 12.. 1888, sec. 12. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2.

12. Every person keeping a public ferry shall keep constantly set up, in
the most conspicuous part of his house, a copy of his license or contract,
and the prices allowed him for ferriage, under the penalty of ten dollars for
every day such copy shall not be set up.

An. Code, sec. 13. 1904, sec. 13. 1888, sec. 13. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2.

13. If any licensed ferry keeper or keeper of a ferry by contract shall
ask or receive, directly or indirectly, more than the price allowed for ferri-
age, he shall for every demand or receipt forfeit five dollars.

An. Code, sec. 14. 1904, sec. 14. 1888, sec. 14. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 1.

14. If any person shall keep a ferry for hire or reward, at any place
where a ferry is now or shall hereafter be established, without license from
or authority by contract with the county commissioners or mayor of the
city of Baltimore, he shall forfeit ten dollars for every offense.

An. Code, sec. 15. 1904, sec. 15. 1888, sec. 15. 1788, ch. 33.

15. Every person who shall be licensed, or who shall contract to keep
a public ferry across the Chesapeake bay, shall be obliged to carry on board
each public ferry boat a good and sufficient anchor and cable, a small yawl
with a good pair of oars, and also hatches and a substantial pair of oars
and setting poles for the said ferry boat, under the penalty of twenty-five
dollars for every such neglect, to be recovered before a justice of the peace.