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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

same proceedings shall be had in all respects, as is herein-

before provided ; and in case of a second or other disagree-

ment of the jury, the same proceedings shall be had until a

verdict or inquisition shall be made and returned as aforesaid.

SEC. 13. That whenever, in the construction of said road

Crossing

or roads, it shall be necessary to cross or intersect any

roads or

established road or way, the said president and directors

ways

shall so construct the said road across such established road

or way, as not to impede the passage or transportation of

persons or property along the same, and when it shall be

necessary to pass through the lands of any individual, it

shall also be their duty to provide for such individual

proper wagon ways across said road or roads, from one part

of his land to the other.

SEC. 14. That said president and directors shall have

Charge

power to purchase, with the funds of the company, and

tolls

place and use any railroad constructed by them under this

act, all machines, vehicles or carrirges of any description

whatever, which they may deem proper for the purposes of

transportation on the said road ; and they shall have power

to charge for tolls upon and for transportation of persons,

goods, produce, merchandise or property of any description

transported by them on said railroad or railroads, any sum

not exceeding the following rates ; that is to say : on all

goods or merchandise or property transported on said road or

roads, not exceeding eight cents per ton, for both tolls and

transportation for every mile the same may be transported,

and for passengers not exceeding two cents per mile for

each passenger, and it shall not be lawful for any person or

persons, or for any corporate body to travel upon, or use

the roads of said company, or to transport any persons,

merchandise or property of any description, upon or along

the road or roads of the said company, without the license

or permissions of the president and directors of the said

company.

SEC. 15. That a bell shall be placed on each locomotive

engine, and rung at the distance of at least one hundred

Bell to be
rung at

rods from the place where the railroad shall cross any

crossings.

traveled public road or street, and be kept ringing until it

shall have crossed such road or street, or a steam whistle

shall be attached to each locomotive engine and be sounded

at least one hundred rods from the place where the railroad

shall cross any such road, and shall be sounded at intervals

until it shall have crossed such road or street, under the

penalty of thirty dollars for the neglect of the provisions of

this section, to be sued for before any justice of the peace

of the election district or ward in which such neglect may