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Supplement to the Maryland Code, Containing the Acts of the General Assembly, Passed at the Session of 1868
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ART. 26.] CORPORATIONS.

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state, the corporation shall make the like report, here-
inbefore provided to be made to the county commis-
sioners, to the comptroller of the treasury, who shall

 

lay the same before the governor, who shall issue his
warrant specifying the rates of toll to be charged so as
to yield eight per centum per annum net dividend, and
like reports shall be made to the comptroller every six
months, and at any subsequent times as are provided
to be made hereinbefore to the county commissioners,
and revisions and re-adjustments of toll shall be made
by the governor, as are directed to be made by the
county commissioners, in cases of bridges located in
any one county.

Duty of gov-
ernor.

123. The written authority or warrant of the county
commissioners and of the governor, in the respective
cases, shall be evidence of the right of the corporation
to charge the tolls demanded, 'and said authority or

Right to charge

warrant shall be printed and exposed to public inspec-
tion at every place where the payment of tolls may be
demanded.

To be printed.

124. No bridge shall be erected on a navigable river,
unless authorized by an act of the general assembly.

Bridge on navi-
gable river.

125. Before the governor shall issue his .warrant,
authorizing the collection of tolls, he shall be satisfied,
from the report of five commissioners, to be appointed
by him, that the bridge has been erected and completed
in a substantial and proper manner.

Report to gov-
ernor.

126. When any citizen shall allege, in writing, to
the circuit court of any county, that any bridge situate
within or partly within said county or city is not kept
in proper order and repair, the same proceedings may
be had in said court as are hereinbefore provided in
cases of turnpike or plank roads, alleged not to be in
proper order and repair.

Neglect to
repair bridges.

FOR CONSTRUCTING, OWNING OR OPERATING TELEGRAPH LINES.

127. Corporations for owning, constructing or oper-
ating, or of owning, leasing, constructing and operating
a line or lines of telegraph through this state, or from

Telegraph com-
panies, how
incorporated.



 

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