WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1840.

provided also, that full right and privilege is hereby reserv-
ed to the citizens of this State, or any company now or here-
after to be incorporated by the authority of this State, to
connect with the rail road hereby provided for, or any other
rail road, if in the opinion and judgment of the commissioners
of Allegany county for the time being, passed upon hearing
of all the parties interested, no prejudice would be done by

CHAP. 229.

Right reserved.

such connection to the Rail Road of said company: and
that the said company shall transport on the said rail road,
at the rate of one per cent per ton per mile, on all goods, mer-
chandise, or property of any description whatsoever, trans-
ported on said Rail Road, or on any lateral way which they
may construct; and also not exceeding two cents per mile

Rate of trans-
portation.

for each passenger transported on said road; provided al-
ways, that when car shall be placed on said Rail Road, it
be adapted in size and all necessary particulars to said
road: and shall run on said road in accordance with the re-

Proviso.

gulations of said company for running their cars; and pro-
vided further, that the Legislature, of this State may at any
time hereafter regulate, modify or change the control, use
and estate of said Rail Road, as shall be constructed under
the authority hereby given, in such manner as it may deem
equitable towards the said, company, and necessary to the
accommodation of the public travel or use of said Rail
Road.

Right to modifiy.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act, and no part
thereof, shall be so construed as to give to said company
any banking privilege, or any right to issue any bank note
or notes, or certificates of deposit, payable to bearer, or
small note for circulation, of any kind whatsoever.

Banking forbid.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That all such parts of this
act, as relate to the establishment, working or carrying on
of mines or manufactories, may be modified or repealed by
the Legislature of this State, at any time after thirty years
from the passage of this act; provided, that the Legislature
may at any time order proceedings to vacate this charter,
if the same shall be violated.

Right to repeal.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That this act shall commence
and be in force from and after the passage thereof, and
shall not be affected or restrained by the act of December
session, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, chapter two hun-
dred and sixty-seven, entitled an act prescribing general
regulations for the incorporation of manufacturing and mi-
ning companies.

In force.

Other compa-

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That any company hereafter
formed, shall have the privilege of passing over the lands

nies may con-
nect with this-
road.