WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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seventy-six," entitled "An act to establish a free

Free bridge.

bridge over the Patapsco river," at or near the pres-

ent site of Light street bridge, and to provide for

free travel from Anne Arundel county to Baltimore

city, and to prohibit fast driving over and across the

draw of Light street bridge.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That for the safety of

passengers and vehicles passing over and along the

draw of Light street bridge, as well as for the pro-

tection and security of said draw, there shall be a

penalty of not less than five nor more than twenty

dollars for any person or persons to drive or lead

their horses, mules or any other kind of beast,

whether of pleasure or burden, over and across said

Gait to cross

draw, at a gait faster than a walk; one- half of the

draw.

fine to be imposed under this law to go to the in-

former, and the other half to the owner of said

bridge; and the said person or persons so offending

shall be tried before any justice of the peace of

Anne Arundel or Baltimore counties, and upon

Fine — how

conviction thereof shall be fined as aforesaid, and

disposed of.

upon failure to pay said fine shall be imprisoned in

the jail of said county for the period of thirty days.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall

Effective.

take effect from and after the date of its passage.

Approved May 3, 1882.

Chapter 368.

AN ACT to authorize the County Commissioners

of Montgomery county to subscribe to the Stock

of Turnpike Companies in said county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That whenever three-fifths of the

capital stock of any turnpike company in Mont-

gomery county, chartered and organized since Jan-

uary the first, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, or

Authorized
to subscribe.

to be hereafter organized, shall have been subscribed

for and taken by responsible bona fide stockholders,

the county commissioners of said county are hereby

authorized and empowered to subscribe for such

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