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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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of any one of the aforesaid commissioners, and at
any other place or time than the place or time designated
in the notice published by the commissioners,
shall be deemed as valid and binding as if said stock
were subscribed before the said commissioners, in the
manner directed and prescribed by the previous section
of this act.
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Wagoners,
&c., to keep
to the right.
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SEC. 17. And be it enacted,
That all wagoners,
and drivers of carriages of all kinds, whether of burthen
or pleasure, using the said road, shall, except when
passing by a carriage of slower draught, keep their
horses and carriages to the right of said road, in the
passing direction, leaving the other side of the road
free and clear for other carriages to pass and repass;
and if any driver shall offend against this provision, he
shall forfeit and pay not exceeding ten dollars, to any
person who shall be obstructed in his passage, and will
warrant for the same, to be recovered with costs before
any justice, in the same manner as debts under ten
dollars are recoverable, and all fines and forfeitures imposed
by this act not exceeding ten dollars, shall be
recoverable before any magistrate, in the same manner
as debts under ten dollars are recoverable.
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Account of
toll gatherers.
Dividends.
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SEC. 18. And be it enacted,
That the president
and managers of said company, shall keep a just and
true account of all monies received by their respective
toll gatherers, at their several and respective gates on
said road, which account shall be upon oath or affirmation,
as the case may be, when required; and shall
make a dividend of the clear profits and income thereof,
not exceeding ten per cent. among the stockholders,
which dividend shall be declared half-yearly, in the
months of January and July, and published and paid
accordingly.
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Tolls—from
whom not to
be demanded.
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SEC. 19. And be it enacted,
That it shall not be
lawful for said company to ask, demand or receive of
or from any person or persons, within the lines of whose
lands any gates may be erected, any toll for passing
from one part to another part of said land along the
said road.
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Not to demand
toll
from persons
holding stock.
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SEC. 20. And be it enacted,
That it shall not be lawful
for said company to ask, demand, or receive of or
from any person or persons holding stock and living on
or adjacent or holding lands adjacent to said road, or
from any person or persons holding stock in said company,
and living on the county road within, or holding
lands within three miles of the eastern terminus of said
road, any toll for passing the gates to be erected thereon,
more than once in twenty-four hours.
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