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	company, or to the use of the material required and
	a fee simple interest in such lands as may be con-
	demned for the erection of wharves thereon ; pro-
	vided no wharf already in existence shall be the
	subject of inquisition, and provided all costs of such	Provided all
	condemnation shall be defrayed by said company,	costs.
	except the costs of such witnesses as may be sum-
	moned by the owners, and except the cost of con-
	firming said inquisition in said Circuit Court when
	the same shall be contested by the owner or owners,
	guardian or committee, in which case such costs of
	confirmation shall abide the decision of the court.
	SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the channel or
	canal and harbor made under the provisions of this
	act, shall be deemed and is hereby declared a public	Public high-
	highway, subject to the impositions of tolls or	way.
	charges to be hereafter regulated by this act.
	SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That said company
	may and shall be authorized to charge and levy on	To charge
	every steamer, schooner or other kind of vessel or	and levy.
	craft above twenty tons burthen, crossing the bar off
	against said Secretary creek, or entering the canal,
	channel or harbor aforesaid, toll or port dues not ex-
	ceeding five cents per ton, which charge shall be a
	lien upon such steamer, schooner or other kind of
	vessel or craft, and enforced summarily by distress	Enforced
	or recovered as other debts against the owner or	summarily.
	owners before any justice of the peace or any Cir-
	cuit Court of the State that may have jurisdiction
	of the amount claimed in addition to other legal
	remedies.
	SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the said presi-
	dent and directors shall annually or semi-annually
	declare and make such dividends as they may deem	Make divi-
	proper of the net profits arising from the resources	dends
	of said company, after deducting the necessary cur-	Deduct ex-
	rent and probable contingent expenses, and they	penses.
	shall divide the same amongst the stockholders of
	s'aid company in proportion to their respective shares.
	SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That nothing in this
	act shall be construed to authorize said company to	Not author- ized to issue
	issue any note, token or script to be used as cur-	currency.
	rency, and the legislature hereby reserves the right
	to amend or repeal this act at pleasure.