WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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for slopes and embankments, and shall have as many

sets of tracks, switches and turnouts and branches,

not exceeding ten miles in length, as the said pres-

ident and directors may deem necessary; and the

said president and directors may cause to be made,

or contract with others for making said railroad

Contract with

tracks, switches, turnouts and branches, or any part

others.

thereof, including building of bridges, necessary

warehouses, depots and stations., and fixing scales

and weights, and all work whatsoever which maybe

necessary to the proper completion and working of

said road and branches, and may acquire any land,

earth, stone, gravel or other material required for

any of the purposes aforesaid, by agreement with the

owners thereof, or by condemnation, as provided in

sections one hundred and seventy, one hundred and

seventy-one, one hundred and seventy-two, one hun-

dred and seventy-three, one hundred and seventy-

four and one hundred and seventy-five, of article

twenty-six of the Code, entitled " Corporations,"

and all said sections shall apply to this railroad

company.

SEC. 19. And be it enacted, That whenever in the

construction of the said road or roads, or branches,

it shall be necessary to cross or intersect any estab-

Construction
of road.

lished road or way, it shall be the duty of the pres-

ident and directors of said company so to construct

the said road or roads, or branches, across the estab-

lished road or way as not to impede the passage or

transportation of persons or property along the same ;

or when it shall be necessary to pass through the

land of any individual, it shall also be their duty to

provide for each individual proper wagon-ways across

Provide wa-
gon-ways.

said road or roads from one part of his land to the

other.

SEC. 20. And be it enacted, That the said presi-

dent and directors, or a majority of them, shall have

Purchase en-

power to purchase with the funds of said company,

gines, &c.

and place on any railroad constructed by them

under this act, all engines, cars and carriages of any

description whatsoever which they may deem neces-

sary or proper for the purpose of transportation on

said railroad; and they shall have power to charge

for the transportation of persons, goods, produce,

Charge per

merchandise or property of any kind whatsoever,

mile.

transported by them along said railroad, any sum