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may be kept in better condition than it has been
heretofore under the custody of the State.
And, whereas it will be advantageous to all par-
ties in interest that the care and control of said road	Preamble.
shall be placed in the hands of the county authorities
of the counties through which the same passes;
therefore,
SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the said United States Road,
commonly known as the National Turnpike, be and
the same is hereby transferred to and placed under	Hereby trans-
the custody, care and control of the County Com-	ferred.
missioners of Allegany and Garrett counties ; that is
to say, so much of said road as passes through each
of said counties is placed under the custody, care
and control of the county commissioners of the coun-
ty through which the same passes.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the County Com-
missioners of Allegany and Garrett counties are	Authorized
hereby directed, authorized and required to assume	to assume
the custody and control of so much of said road as	control.
passes through their respective counties.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That said County
Commissioners are hereby authorized to establish	Establish.
and maintain such number of toll gates upon said	toll gates.
road as they deem necessary or expedient, and
to charge such rates of toll for travelling over the
same as are now allowed by law to be charged and
collected, and said County Commissioners of Alle-
gany and Garrett counties are authorized and em-
powered each to appoint a supervisor for so much of said road as passes through their respective counties,	Appoint a Supervisor.
and to appoint such number of toll-gatherers as they
deem necessary, and to fix the compensation of such
supervisors and toll-gatherers, and said commission-
ers may require from each of said officers bonds con-	May require
ditioned for the faithful discharge of their duties, and	bonds.
payment over of the monies coming into their hands
as such, and said commissioners shall have power to
fix the penalty of such bonds and approve the same.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all monies re-	All monies.
ceived for tolls upon said road in either of said coun-
ties, after paving the compensation of such officers
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