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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 200.

AN ACT to repeal, amend and re-enact section

eight of the act of eighteen hundred and sixty-

four, chapter ninety-six, entitled "An Act to incor-

porate the Liberty and New Windsor Turnpike

Road Company in Frederick and Carroll counties,"

as amended by section three, chapter twenty-seven,

of the acts of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight,

and further amended by section three, chapter one

hundred and ninety-seven, of the acts of eighteen

hundred and seventy-two.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That section eight of the act of

eighteen hundred and sixty-four, chapter ninety-six,

as amended by the act of eighteen hundred and sixty-

Repealed,
amended and

eight, chapter twenty-seven, and further amended

re-enacted.

by act of eighteen hundred and seventy-two, chapter

one hundred and ninety-seven, be and the same is

hereby repealed, amended and re-enacted so as to

read as follows :

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That as soon as the

said company has completed three miles of said road

Artificial road

by making an artificial road of stone, the bed of

of stone.

which shall be at least fifteen feet wide, said com-

pany may erect a toll gate thereon, and so on from

time to time a like distance may erect and fix such

and so many toll gates and across the said road as

may be necessary and sufficient to collect the tolls,

rates and duties herein provided; and appoint such

Appoint toll

and so many toll gatherers as it shall think proper,

gatherers.

to collect and receive the same of and from all and

every person or persons using the said road, and to

stop any person riding, leading or driving any horses,

cattle, hogs, sheep, sulky, chaise, phaeton, coach, cart,

wagon, sleigh, sled or other carriage of pleasure or

burthen, from passing through the said gates or turn-

pikes until they shall have respectively paid the said

rates, tolls and duties, that is to say, for every space

of three miles in length of said ruad the following

sums of money, and so in proportion for any greater

or lesser distance, or for any greater or lesser number