ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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said bond in the name of the corporation in case of any default

therein.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the individual stockholders

of said company shall not be liable in their individual capacity

Liability.

for the contracts and engagements of said company, but only

the property, effects, tolls, revenues of said company shall be

liable therefor.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That any person owning property,

whether real or personal which may be essential to the construc-

Payable

iion of said bridge, may turn the same into said company as stock

in kind.

at such an amount or sum as may be agreed upon by said incor-

porators, or a majority of them, and said incorporators, that is,

the said Daniel Baker, jr., Douglas H. Hargeth, Daniel S. Kefau-
ver, John C. Motter and William G. Baker, or a majority of them

shall determine whether said property is needed or not.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons shall

wilfully injure any part or parcel of said bridge, or shall wilfully

obstruct the free passage over the same or the ways thereto, he or

they shall forfeit and pay to the State of Maryland for every such

offense a sum not exceeding the sum of fifty dollars and the costs

to be recovered before any ]ustice of the peace of the State of

Fine.

Maryland in and for Frederick county, the one-half of which

fine shall go to the informer; and in the event that said fine and

costs are not paid the person so convicted shall be committed to

the jail of Frederick county for not less than thirty days, and the

right of appeal to the circuit court of Frederick county is hereby

reserved to said person; but in the event that said bridge is burned

by any one, then this section is not to apply and he, she or they

so offending shall also remain liable to actions at the suit of said

company for further damages for said acts.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts, in-

Repeal.

consistent with this act, shall be repealed by the going into effect

of this act.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That after the completion of said

bridge, the real and personal property of said company, and its

Taxation.

stocks, rights, privileges, revenues, tolls and income, be and the

same shall be subject to State taxation only, for the term of ten

years, after which time it shall be subject to taxation for State,

county and municipal purposes.

SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.