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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

To receive
toll.

Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That on the com-
pletion of the said railroad or any section thereof,
it shall and may. be be lawful for the said company
to demand and receive for tolls and transportation
of all goods, produce, merchandize or property of
any kind whatsoever, at the rate not exceeding
ten cents, a ton per mile, and for the transporta-
tion of passengers not exceeding five cents per
mile for each passenger.

Penalty for
injuring road.

Sec. 15. And be it enacted, That if any person,
or persons, shall wilfully or knowingly, break, in-
jure or destroy the railroad or any part thereof, to
be erected by the said company in pursuance of
this act, or shall in — manner obstruct the free
passage along the said railroad, he, she or they
shall forfeit and pay to the said company three
times the actual damages so sustained, to be sued
for and recoverd with cost of suit, before any Jus-
tice of the Peace or any Court having cognizance
thereof, by action of debt, or on the case in the
name, and for the use of the said company.

May borrow
money.

Sec. 16. And be it enacted, That this company,
shall have power to borrow one hundred thous-
and dollars, and to mortgage the property of said
company for that purpose.

May con-
tract with
other roads.

Sec. 17. And be it enacted, That the Presi-
dent and Directors of said company shall have full
power and authority to make contracts or arrange-
ments with any other railroad company now exist-
ing or hereafter to be constructed for the through
transportation of passengers, and merchandize
and all property of what kind soever in the cars of
either company.

May bold
real estate.

Sec. 18. And be it enacted, That the said com-
pany shall have full power to purchase, and to
hold all real estate necessary for the purposes of
said railroad, or any of their works, to buy and
build houses and shops for corporate purposes, and
when the final survey of any part of the said road
shall be made by the company's engineer, such sur-
vey shall.be recorded in the Recorder's or Clerk's
office of Baltimore county, and the record thereof
shall be evidence of the route and limits of the
said road.