JOSEPH KENT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1827

abutments, or piers, and shall be not less than thirty feet wide,
with railing on each side thereof, and there shall be a draw in
the said bridge at the deepest part of the channel, so as to
afford a convenient passage to vessels up and down the said
river, of at least thirty feet wide, and the president and direc-
tors for the time being, shall keep a sufficient number of hands
at all times ready, for the purpose of raising the said draw,
in order to admit vessels to pass through without delayer
interruption,- for which no reward shall be demanded or re-
ceived, and in case of any neglect, the said president and di-
rectors may be indicted and fined in Cecil county court, as
for a common nuisance.

CHP. 121

SEC. 11, And be it enacted, That for and in consideration
of the great risk and expenses to be incurred by said compa-
ny, not only for building the said bridge, but for keeping the
same in continual repair; the said bridge, when built and
completed according to the directions of this act, and all its
profits, shall be, and the same are hereby visted in the said
company forever, to be held as tenants in common, in pro-
portion to their respective shares, and it shall and may be
lawful for the said directors, at all times hereafter, to demand
and receive such reasonable tax or toll, as they may from time

Property vested-
rate of tolls.

to time agree on and require: Provided, They shall not at any
time demand and receive more than the present rates of fer-
riage oyer Bohemia river, which rates or tolls shall at all times
be made public, and shall not be altered or changed oftener
than once in each year.

Proviso.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That if the said president and
directors, or their successors, or any person by their authori-
ty, shall demand or receive any greater rates or tolls for pass-
ing ever the said bridge than is hereinbefore allowed, or shall
neglect to keep the saici bridge in good repair for the space
of ten days at any one time, they so offending shall, for every
such offence, iorfeit and pay the sum of thirty dollars, one half
thereof for the use of Cecil county, and the other half for the

Penalty for de-

manding greatest
tolls,

use of the persbn who may sue for the same: Provided That
no suit or action shall be brought, unless within sixty days af-
ttr such offence shall be committed.

Proviso

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the said president and direc-
tors shall keep a just and true account of all monies received
by their several and respective collectors of tolls, for crossing
the said bridge, and shall make and declare a dividend of the
profits and income thereof, among all the stockholders, first
deducting therefrom, all contingent costs and charges, and
such proportions of the said income as they may deem neces-
sary to provide against the decay, and for repairing the said
bridge, and shall, on every first Monday in June and January
of every year, publish the dividend to be made of the said
clear profits thereof among the stockholders; and also the
time and place where and when the same shall be paid, and
shall cause the same to be paid accordingly.

Dividends.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons
shall wilfully, or without the orders of the said president and

Penalties for inju-
ring.