1232 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 404

per ton based upon actual weight but in no event less than
3.50. The State Roads Commission is hereby authorized and
directed to issue commutation tickets for such terms and for
such amounts as it may deem wise, at prices lower than generally
charged for single passage over said bridge. The revenue de-
rived from said tolls to be used for the redemption and for the
interest on said loan, then for the maintenance of said bridge,
and any amount over and above the cost of said redemption,
interest and maintenance remaining from the tolls collected,
shall be paid into the retirement fund for said loan annually,
and a report made to the legislature of Maryland setting forth
the receipts and expenditures in connection with said bridge
and a report of its condition. Upon the payment of the prin-
cipal of the loan of said bonds or certificates of indebtedness
outstanding, no further charge for the use of said bridge shall
be laid or collected, except the tolls not to exceed twenty cents
on all motor vehicles.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the State Roads
Commission shall annually consider the amount of tolls collected,
the expense of maintenance, the annual interest and annual
amount of loan to be retired and shall reduce said tolls accord-
ingly, if possible, so that none shall be charged other than
sufficient to pay for the annual maintenance, annual interest
and annual retirement of said loan, and after the retirement of
all of said loan then only as hereinbefore provided.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That this and all parts,
thereof are to be construed in its entirety, the conditions
therein depending one upon the other and each section de-
pending one upon the other in order that its intent may be
carried out, and after the acquisition of said bridge by
purchase or otherwise it shall be under the control, regulation
and jurisdiction of the State Roads Commission of Maryland,
and all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act, giving
any other body or State department supervision, jurisdiction,
regulation, or control of the said bridge, be and the same are
hereby repealed as of the date that is purchased by the State
of Maryland, in so far as the bridge mentioned is concerned.

SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That this is an em-
ergency law, necessary for the health, preservation and safety
of the citizens of the State of Maryland, "and on account of the
inconvenience, hindrance, and expense of all traffic and