1837.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 218

To borrow mo-
ney therefor.

Proviso.

the town of Cumberland, in this State, and for the
using, preserving and controling the said rail road, its
. necessary vehicles and appurtenances and every part
thereof, or borrowing money on the credit of the com-
pany for its lawful purposes; provided, that no such
borrowing of money shall imply a right to borrow or
purchase the stocks of the State, or any other discrip-
tion of property whatever, which by the act, and more
particularly the fifteenth section thereof, incorporating
the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, and its
several supplements, were for the lawful purposes of
said company, and the benefit of its corporators given,
granted, authorised and secured to the said company
and to the president and directors respectively, as
fully and perfectly as if the same were herein re-

Prior routes
protected..

peated; provided, that it shall not be lawful for the
said Maryland and New York Iron and Coal Company
to occupy or use any portion of the lands that may be
necessary for the accommodation of the canal and works
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, or for the
main route of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road, or
that may be within the limits of either of the public
roads there now existing, except to cross these roads

Authority to
connect.

without injury to the same; and provided also, that
full right and privilege is hereby reserved to the citi-
zens of this State, or any company now or hereafter to
be incorporated under 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 parties interested, no injury
would he done by such connection to the rail road of

Rate of toll.

said company, and that the said company shall trans-
port on the said rail road at the rate of one cent a ton
per mile on all goods, merchandize or property of any
description whatsoever transported on said rail road,
or on any lateral way which they may construct, and
also not exceeding two cents per mile for each passen-

Size of cars.

ger transported on said road; provided always, that
when any car shall be placed on said rail road it be
adopted in size, and all necessary particulars to said
rail road; and provided further, that the Legislature of
this State may at any time hereafter regulate, modify