THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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their successors, by the above authority, may sue
and be sued, answer and be answered, in any court
of law or equity in this State, and may adopt and
use a common seal, and break the same at their
pleasure, and may do and execute every other mat-
ter and thing, by the name aforesaid, that they
are authorised to do by virtue of this act.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the President
and Directors, after their election, as hereinbefore
provided for, shall have full power to receive addi-
tional subscriptions for the completion of said road,
and said President and Directors are hereby inves-
ted with all the rights and powers necessary to the
construction of said road, on the bed of the county
road, called the Liberty road, or as nearly as may
be practicable so to do, making P n artificial bed of
stone, not less than sixteen feet in breadth.

Additional
subscriptions.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the President
and Directors of said company shall have full pow-
er to widen the said road whenever and wherever
it shall be found necessary for construction of the
same.

Power to
widen road.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That the Commission-
ers of Carroll county, be and they are hereby au-
thorised, in their discretion, to subscribe for such
number of shares as they may deem expedient, not
exceeding two hundred and fifty, in the capital
stock of the. company hereby incorporated.

Authorized
to subscribe.

Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That as soon as the
said company shall have completed three miles of
said road, and so on from time to time a like dis-
tance of three miles, they shall give notice to the
County Commissioners of Carroll county, who shall
thereupon appoint three judicious and disinterested
persons to view and examine the same, and report
to the said County Commissioners, whether the
said road is so far completed in a workmanlike
manner, according to the true intent and meaning
of this act, and it their report be in the affirma-
tive, the said County Commissioners shall issue to
the President and Directors of said company a
license to erect and fix such and so many toll gates
upon and across the said read as will be necessary
and sufficient to collect the tolls and duties herein-
after granted to the said company from all persons
traveling on the same with horses, cattle, wagons,
carts and carriages.

Examination
of roads.