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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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CHAPTER 58.
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AN ACT to make effectual the provisions made by
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the act of December session, eighteen hundred
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and forty-four, chapter two hundred and eighty-
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one, entitled " An act to provide for the comple-
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tion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to Cum-
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berland, and for other purposes," in so far as said
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act relates to putting and keeping the said Chesa-
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peake and Ohio Canal in good condition and re-
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pair, and to make the said canal an effective
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means of transportation.
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Whereas it was provided by the act passed by the
General Assembly of Maryland, at its December ses-
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sion, eighteen hundred and forty-four, chapter two
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hundred and eighty-one, that the President and
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Preamble.
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Directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com-
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pany should, from time to time, and at all times
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thereafter, have the privilege and authority to use
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and apply such portion of the revenues and tolls of
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the said company as in their opinion might be neces-
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sary to put and keep the said canal in good condi-
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tion and repair for transportation, and provide the
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requisite supply of water and pay the salaries of
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officers and agents and the current expenses of the
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said company. And whereas it was further pro-
vided by the said act that the President and Directors
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of the said Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
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should have the authority to execute any deed, mort-
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gage or other instrument of writing that might there-
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after be deemed necessary or expedient to give the
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fullest effect to the powers aforesaid. And whereas,
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under the provisions of the said act, the rights and
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liens of this State upon the revenues of the Chesa-
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peake and Ohio Canal Company were directed to be
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Preamble.
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held and considered as waived, deferred and post-
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poned in favor of any bonds that might be issued
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by the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company for
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the purpose of putting and keeping the said canal
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in good condition and repair for transportation, and
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providing the requisite supply of water, and paying
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the expenses of the said company so as to make the
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