ART. 26.] CORPORATIONS.

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fying the rates of toll which may be charged by said
corporation, so that a dividend of eight per centum,
net, may be made to the stockholders; and the warrant
of the governor shall be final in the premises, and the

company shall report annually to the comptroller, who
shall lay the same before the governor, who may order
a change of location of gates, and of the amount of tolls
to be charged, and issue his warrant accordingly, when-
ever he may deem the same necessary to effectuate the
extent of these provisions.

Annual report
to comptroller.

111. When such corporation shall desire to locate
its road within the limits of or through any incorpo-
rated town or city, it shall obtain the consent of the
corporate authorities of each town or city, to be evi-
denced as provided in the case of county commis-
sioners.

Locating road
through town
or city.

112. When such corporation shall desire to locate
the bed of a turnpike or plank road elsewhere than on
the bed of existing county roads, it may agree with the
owners of lands for the right of way, or obtain the
same by condemnation.

Right of way.

113. Every agreement for a right of way through
land shall be in writing, acknowledged before a justice

Agreement for
right of way.

of the peace, and recorded by the corporation amongst
the records of the county or city in which the lands lie,
within six months after its date.

To be recorded.

114. Before any turnpike or plank road shall be
constructed, the corporation shall cause a plat of the
same, describing the termini and the proposed location,

Plat

to be made and recorded in the clerk's office of the
county in which the same may be located, and in the
clerk's office of every city and county, into or through
which the same may be proposed to pass, in case the
road to be constructed by said corporation is to pass to
or through more than one county.

To be recorded

115. If the corporation shall fail to keep in good
order and repair the road made by it, for a space of
twenty days, any person or persons may file a petition

Neglect to
repair road.

in the circuit court of the county in which the part
of such road not in good order and repair may be,

Petition to
circuit court.