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Session Laws, 1878
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JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 197

shall certify and send a copy of the inquisition afore-

Send a copy.

said to the next term of the Circuit Court for Fred-


erick county, and the judge thereof shall cause to be


brought before him the person or persons intrusted


by the said company with the care and superintend-
ance of such parts of said road so found to be defective,
and if the said person or persons shall be convicted of
the offence by the said inquisition charged, the said

Shall be con- .
victed.

court shall fine the said person or persons according


to the nature and aggravation of the neglect, in its


discretion, not exceeding one hundred dollars for


every month since said inquisition shall find that


such places shall have been out of order and repair ;


and in case the said company shall neglect to have
such places repaired within fifteen days after the fine

Shall neglect.

aforesaid, then the court shall proceed to fine the


president of said company in its discretion, not ex-

Fine the

ceeding the sum of two hundred dollars, for the use

president.

of the county, under the discrection of the county


commissioners ; and any person paying toll during


the time that the said road shall be out of order


may recover the amount so paid from said

May recover.

company.


SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That if any person or


persons whomsoever, riding or driving, himself, or


any animal or thing for which tolls are prescribed


by this act, shall pass through any private gate or
bar, passage way or other ground, with the intent

Shall pass

to defraud the said company, and avoid the payment

Avoid pay-

of the toll or duty for passing through any of its

ment.

gates or turnpike, such person or persons, in all or


any of the ways or means so offending, shall for


every such offence respectively, forfeit and pay to

Forfeit and

said company any sum not less than ten dollars nor

pay.

more than twenty dollars, to be sued for and re-

Recovered

covered with costs of suit, before any justice of the

with costs.

peace of the county, in like manner as debts of a


similar amount may be sued for and recovered, and


with same right of appeal as in such cases.


SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the said com-


pany are authorized to connect its road with the

Authorized

Union Bridge Turnpike road, at or near the point

to connect.

hereinbefore specified.


SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That upon the com-


pletion of the said road between the points in this




 

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