1826.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 147,

Passed Mar 2, 1827

CHAP. CXLVII.
An Act Supplementary to an act incorporating a Company to introduce a so
pious supply of Water into the Town of Emmittsburg, in Frederick Coun-

ty

Provision of for
mer law to be car-
ried into effect

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Lewis Motter, Isaac Baugher and Jacob Troxell, or a ma-
jority of them, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners
to carry into effect the provisions of the law passed December
session eighteen hundred and twenty-two, to which this is a
supplement,

Capital stock

2. And be it enacted, That ihe capital stock of said com-
pany shall not be less than three thousand five hundred dollars,
nor exceed six thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of ten
dollars each, to be subscribed for in the same manner, and upon
the like terms, as is provided for in said original act, to which
this is a supplement

Payment

3, And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for
the president and directors, to be elected agreeably to the pro-
visions of the said act, to call and demand from the subscribers
respectively all sums of money by them , subscribed, in instal-
ments not exceeding two dollars on each share, to ,be paid by
such subscribers Under the pain of forfeiture of the shares by
them subscribed, and of all previous payments thereon, to the

Proviso

said president, directors and company; Provided, that no such,
demand shall . be made without at least two weeks previous no-
tice, to be published in some .newspaper printed in Frederick
town; And provided also, that no .more than one such payment
shall be tailed for or required within any period less than thir-
ty days.

Forfeiture of stock
may be waived

4. And be it enacted, That the said president and directors
may, in their discretion, waive the forfeiture of stock provided
for in the third section of this act, and may proceed to recover
from the subscribers aforesaid the amount of their said subscrip-
tions, in instalments as aforesaid, by warrant, as is provided by
law for the recovery of small debts.

Water necessary
to be conveyed in

to town

5. And be it enacted, That the president and directors of the
Company created by this act are hereby vested with full right
and authority, to use and introduce into the town of Emmitts-
burgh, any body of water that may be necessary for a full sup-

Proviso

ply of said town, and the same to convey in such manner and
direction as they may deem most suitable and proper; Provid-
ed always, that if compensation be required by any person
whose rights may be effected for injury done them by the use
and conveyance of water as aforesaid, application may be made
to Frederick county court, whose fluty it shall be to direct the
sheriff of said county to summon five respectable men of his
bailiwick, to view and value the injury, if any, that may have
been done to the rights of the persons affected as, aforesaid, from
whose decision either party may appeal to the county court,
which shall give judgment according to the equity and right of

Penalty for injur-
ing works

the matter.
6. And be it enacted, That any person or persons design-
edly or negligently injuring the works of said company, or any
part thereof or obstructing the passage of their water, shall for