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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

not exceeding three cents per mile for all passengers,

Passengers

and not exceeding eight cents per ton per mile, upon

and freight.

all goods, produce, merchandise or property of any

description whatsoever transported thereon, except

upon flour, grain, corn, oats, tobacco, whiskey, coal,

iron, lime, ore, lumber; stone, plaster, wood, fish

and salt, upon which the rates shall not exceed six

cents per ton per mile; but any person or persons

or corporations in this State or in the United States

may contract with this company for the exclusive

use of any car or cars or train on this road at such

times, upon such terms, and at such rates or prices

as may be agreed upon between the parties to the

said contract; and it shall not be lawful for any

Not lawful.

other company, or for any person or persons whom-

soever, to travel upon or use any of the roads of said

company, or to transport persons, merchandise, pro-

duce or property of any description whatsoever on

or along said roads or any of them, without a license

or permission of the president and directors of said

company; and the said road or roads, with all their

works, improvements and profits, and all the ma-

chinery for transportation used on said road, are

How invested.

declared to be invested in the said company and

their successors forever; and the shares of the cap-

tal stock of said company shall be deemed and con-

sidered personal estate.

SEC. 21. And be it enacted, That the said presi-

dent and directors shall annually or semi-annually

declare and make such dividend as they may deem

Declare divi-

proper of the net profits arising from the resources

dend.

of the said company, after deducting the necessary

current and probable contingent expenses; and they

shall divide the said dividend among the proprietors

of the stock of said company in proper proportion

to their respective shares.

SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That if any person

or persons shall wilfully, by any means whatsoever,

injure, impair or destroy any part of this railroad,

or any of the necessary works, buildings, carriages

Not to Injure

vehicles or machines belonging to or in the occupation

or destroy.

of this railroad company, such person or persons so

oifending shall, each of them, for every such offence,

forfeit and pay to the said company the sum of

five hundred dollars, which may be recovered in the

name of said company by an action of debt in any