1860.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 272.

of said road on the bed of the county road called
the Liberty road, as nearly as may be practicable so
to do, making an artificial bed of stone not less than
sixteen feet in breadth.

May widen
road.

SEC. 5. And fie it enacted, That the president
and directors of said company shall have full power
to widen the said road wherever and whenever it
shall be found necessary for construction of the
same.

County com-
missioners
authorised to
subscribe.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the commission-
ers of Carroll county be, and they are hereby au-
thorised, in their discretion, to subscribe for such
number of shares as they may deem expedient, not
exceeding two hundred and fifty, and that the com-
missioners of Frederick county be, and they are
hereby also authorised, in their discretion, to sub-
scribe for such number of shares as they may deem
expedient, not exceeding fifty, in the capital stock
of the company hereby incorporated.

Examiners.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That as soon as the
said company shall have completed five miles of
said road, and so on, from time to time, a like dis-
tance of five miles, they shall give notice to the
county commissioners of Carroll and Frederick coun-
ties, respectively, who shall thereupon appoint, the
former two, and the latter one, judicious and disin-
terested persons to view and examine the same, and
report to the said county commissioners, respec-
tively, whether the said road is so far completed in
a workmanlike manner, according to the true in-

License to
erect gates
and collect
tolls.

tent and meaning of this act, and if their report be
in the affirmative, the said county commissioners,
respectively, shall issue to the president and direc-
tors of said company a license to erect and fix such
and so many toll-gates upon and across the said
road as will be necessary and sufficient to collect
the tolls and duties hereinafter granted to the said
company from all persons traveling on the same
with horses, cattle, wagons, carts and carriages.

Toll-gather-
ers.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the said company
having completed the road, or so much thereof, from
time to time as aforesaid, it shall or may be lawful
for them, to appoint such and so many toll-gath-
erers as they shall think proper; to collect and re-
ceive of and from all and every person or persons
using the said road, the tolls and rates hereinafter
mentioned, and to stop any person riding, leading