A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

it shall have crossed such road or street, under the
penalty of thirty dollars for the neglect of the pro-
visions of this section, to be sued for before any
Justice of the Peace of the Election District in
which such neglect may happen in ten days after
such penalty was incurred, one-half thereof to go
to the informer, and the other half to the county
in which such neglect may happen, and said com-
pany shall also be liable for all damages which
may be sustained by any person by reason of such
neglect, and all penalties imposed by this act may
be sued for in the name of the State, and if such
penalty shall be for a sum not exceeding one hun-
dred dollars, then such suit may be brought before
a Justice of the Peace, and may be commenced by
serving a summons on any Direct- or Engineer
of said company.

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Sec. 16. And be it enacted, That the said com-
pany shall be entitled to charge as tolls a sum not
exceeding four cents per ton per mile, on all goods,
merchandize or property of any description what-
soever transported on said railroad, and also a sum
not exceeding four cents per mile for each passen-
ger whom they may transport on said road author-
ized to be built by this act.

Tolls.

Sec. 17. And be it enacted, That the said Presi-
dent and Di'rectors shall, annually or semi-annu-
ally, declare and make such dividends as they may
deem proper of the net profits of the company,
after deducting the necessary current and probable
contingent expenses, and that they shall divide the
same among the stockholders of said company in
proportion to their respective shares.

Dividends.

Sec. 18. And be it enacted, That if any person
or persons shall wilfully, by any means whatso-
ever, injure, impair or destroy any part of any
railroad constructed by said company under this
actt, or any of the -necessary works, buildings,
carriages, .vehicles or machinery of said company,
such person or persons so offending shall each of
them for every such offence forfeit and pay to said
company the actual damages sustained, which may
be recovered in the name of said company by an
in action of debt before any Justice of the Peace, or
the Circuit Court of the county in which such dam-

Penalty for
destroying the
property of
company.