LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the board of directors of
said company shall make all by-laws, rules and regulations,
with power to alter or amend the same, necessary for conduct-
ing the business of the company, copies of which shall, at all
times, be accessible to all parties transacting business with said
company.

By-laws.

6 A. And said corporation shall be subject to the provisions
of the act of 1892, chapters 109 and 279, or any supplements
or amendments thereto.

Subject to
act of 1898.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 4, 1896.

CHAPTER 213.
AN ACT to authorize the County Commissioners of Caroline
and Talbot Counties to build and establish a free bridge over
the Great Choptank River, at or near Gil pin's Point in Car-
oline County, and to provide for free travel between Caroline
and Talbot Counties.

Effective.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the County Commissioners of Caroline and Talbot
counties, be and they are hereby empowered in their discretion
to build a substantial bridge ever said river, from some suitable
point on the Caroline shore, at or near Gilpin's Point, to a
convenient and practicable point on the Talbot county shore :
the position to be determined by the County Commissioners of
the two counties, and the said County Commissioners of Caro-
line and Talbot counties are hereby authorized and empowered
to acquire by inquisition, purchase or otherwise, all the lands
and material necessary for the construction of the said bridge
and its abutments; and the said bridge when built, shall be
maintained and kept in proper repair by said counties as a free
bridge for the convenience of public travel.

To build
bridge.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said bridge and abute-
ments shall be built in the most secure and substantial manner
and shall not be less than twenty feet wide, with railing
on each side thereof, not less than four feet high, and there
shall be a draw in said bridge of at least sixty feet in width, so
as to afford a convenient passage for boats up and down the
river.

How bridges
to be built