E. LOUIS LOWE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
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incurred, one half thereof to go to the informer and
the other half to the county or city in which such neglect
may happen; and the said company shall also be
liable for all damages which shall be sustained by any
person by reason of such neglect, and all penalties imposed
by this act may be sued for in the name of the
State, and if such penalty shall be for a sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars, then such suit may be
brought before a justice of the peace, and may be commenced
by serving a summons on any director, agent
or engineer of said company.
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Liable for
damages.
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SEC. 20. And be it enacted,
That the said board of
directors shall, once in each year, or semi-annually, declare
and make such dividend as they may deem proper,
of the net profits arising from the resources of the said
company, first deducting the current and probable contingent
expenses, and shall apportion the same among
the stockholders of said company in proportion to their
respective shares.
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Dividend.
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SEC. 21. And be it enacted,
That in case any person
shall wilfully obstruct, injure, impair or destroy,
any part of said road or any of the works, buildings,
carriages, vehicles, engines or machines of said company,
he, she or they for every such offence shall forfeit
and pay to said company, or their authorised agents or
attorney, not less than fifty dollars, which may be recovered
in the name of the said company by an action of
debt in the circuit court of the county wherein said offence
shall be committed, and shall also be subject to
indictment in said court, and upon conviction of such offence,
shall be punished by fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the court.
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Forfeiture for
obstructing.
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SEC. 22. And be it enacted,
That if the said rail
road shall not be commenced within six years from the
passage of this act, and shall not be finished in five
years from the time of the commencement thereof,
then this act shall be null and void.
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Road—when
to be commenced
and
finished.
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SEC. 23. And be it enacted,
That nothing in this act
shall be construed as to authorise the said corporation
to issue any note, script, device or other evidence of
debt, to be used as currency; and the Legislature hereby
reserves the right to alter or amend or repeal this charter
at its pleasure.
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Banking forbid.
Reservation.
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