1847.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 191.

Washington Mosely, Cornelius R. Long, David Van-
metre, George Cunningham, William Seymour, Na-
thaniel Key Rendall, John Vandever and William Hull,
be and they are hereby appointed commissioners lor the
purposes hereinafter mentioned, with power to supply
any vacancy that may occur by death, resignation or
otherwise, that is to say, they or a majority of them,
after twenty days notice in one or more of the daily
papers, printed in the county town of Allegany county,

Books to be
opened.

Maryland, shall or may open a book or books at such
place or places as they may designate, for raising sub-
scriptions to construct a bridge across the North Branch
of the Potomac river, at or near the mouth of New
creek, and thereupon they shall proceed to receive sub-
scriptions for the capital slock of said company, which
is hereby limited at ten thousand dollars, to be divided
into four hundred shares of twenty-five dollars each,
and the said, book or books shall be kept open for six
consecutive days, and in case of an excess of subscrip-
tion, the commissioners shall deduct from the largest in
such manner that no one shall be reduced while any re-
mains larger, and if the whole number of shares shall not
have been subscribed for within that time the said com-
missioners, or a majority of them, shall give notice as
aforesaid, of the time and place or places when and
where they will receive subscriptions for the remaining
shares.

May make

contracts.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said commission-
ers shall have full power and authority to contract for
and cause to be erected the bridge aforementioned, and
are hereby authorised to select such site for said bridge,
as they, or a majority of them shall, in their judgment,
deem most safe and convenient, and they, or a majority
of them, shall have full power and authority to agree
with and appoint such engineer, superintendents and
other officers as they shall think necessary to construct
the said bridge, and to contract and agree for materials
and all such articles as they may deem necessary, and
they, or a majority of them, are hereby authorised to
draw upon the treasurer of said company for all money
to pay the wages of persons by them employed, and for
the materials and labor done.

$5 to be paid
on each share
at the time of
subscribing.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That every person at the
time of subscribing shall pay the attending commis-
sioner or commissioners five dollars for every share by
him or her subscribed for, out of which shall be defray-
ed the expenses for taking subscriptions and other inci-
dental charges, and the remainder shall be paid over to