1832.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 226.

this act, or to elect a President and Directors as directed
by this act, and the by-laws, or through a failure of the Pre-
sident and Directors, or a majority of them, to do any act
or thing on any particular day or time, or to fill vacancies
in their own board.

Bridget to be pro-
vided.

Sec. 20. And be il enacted, That in case the said Canal
shall cross any public road, it shall be the duty of the said
company, at the proper expense of the same, to make and
keep a good and sufficient bridge or bridges across the said
Canal, so as to prevent any inconvenience in the usage of
such road or roads by reason of said Canal crossing the
same; and that it shall be lawful for the Legislature of this
State at al! times hereafter, to enact laws for the erecting
and maintaining bridges across the said Canal, at the ex-
pense of the said company, and to subject the said com-
pany to forfeitures, pains and penalties, for not complying
with such laws.

Penalty for damag-

ing canal

Sec. 21. And be it enacted, That if any person or per-
sons shall destroy, damage or in any manner injure
the said canal, locks, works, or any of them, or any of the
property of the said company, or shall aid, abet, or coun-
sel the. doing of the same, all and every such person so of-
fending, shall be liable to indictment in the county court
of Worcester; and on conviction upon such indictment,
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five thousand dol-
lars, at the discretion of the court, and shall be sentenced
to pay the fine with all the costs, and such proceedings

Liable to civil

section

shall be had as in all other cases of indictable offences, or
such person or persons shall be liable to the said company

such action shall be trespass vi et armis, in which treble
damages and full costs of suit shall be recovered; but in
no case shall both the said remedies be had by the said
company, for one and the same offence and damage.

CHAPTER 226.

Passed Mar.14, 1833

An act to authorise Commissioners to divide Charles County
into School Districts.

Commissioner to

meet

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That it shall be the duty of the commissioners
already appointed by Charles County Levy Court, or a ma-
jor part of them, to assemble in their respective election