940

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the ways or means so offending, shall for every such offence,

respectively, forfeit and pay to said company any sum less

than ten dollars, to be sued for and recovered with cost of

suit, before any justice of the peace in like manner as debts

of a similar amount may be sued for and recovered, and

with a right of appeal as in such cases.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the County Commis-

sioners of Prince George's, Howard and Baltimore Counties

Guaranteed
bonds

are each hereby authorized and empowered in their discretion

to guarantee any bonds which may be issued by said turn-

pike company, and secured by mortgage as provided for in

section third of this act, not exceeding five thousand dollars

per mile, provided that said bonds when guaranteed, shall

not bear a larger rate of interest than six per centum per

annum, and said bonds shall be free from county and

municipal taxation, and sold for not less than their par

value, and the several boards of county commissioners are

authorized to make the necessary levy to pay any annual

interest, and provide for the payment of the principal.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That said company shall have

the power to build, erect, maintain and operate an electric

or other such tramway along said road as may be hereinafter

provided the running thereof shall not interfere with the

Electric

part of said road required to be an artificial road of stone,

tramway.

gravel or other hard substance ; and said company shall also

have the power to contract with any electric or other rail-

road company for the use of a portion of the bed of said

turnpike, take stock in any such, or make any reasonable

contract for the purpose ; and provided further that the

tramway company shall be limited in its transit rates

between the two cities and on any part of the route, to one

and one-half cents per mile, with the lowest fare between

any two points to be five cents; and provided further that

said company shall be authorized to use any motor power on

said tramway.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That no toll shall be collected

Toll and
toll-gates.

on such part of said road running through towns incorpo-

rated, nor shall any tollgate be erected within the corporate

limits of any such town.

Effective.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7th, 1892.