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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

draw shall at all times on the approach of any masted
vessel or vessels be drawn, at the cost of the said rail
road company, so as to admit the free passage of such
vessel or vessels, and it shall also be the duty of the said
company to construct and keep in repair, good and suf-
ficient passages across said rail road where any public
road shall intersect and cross the same, so that the pas-
sage of carriages, horses, persons and cattle along the
said road shall not be obstructed, and likewise when the
said rail road shall intersect any farm, to provide and
keep in repair, a suitable passage for the use of said
farm.

Tolls.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That on the comple-
tion of the said rail road or any section thereof, it shall
and may be lawful for the said company to demand and
receive such sum or sums of money for tolls of persons
or property, as they shall from time to time think rea-
sonable and proper.

Forfeiture for
injury.

SEC. 1C. And be it enacted, That if any person or
persons shall wilfully and knowingly break, injure or
destroy the rail road or any part thereof, to be erected
by the said company in pursuance of this act, or shall
in any manner obstruct the free passage along the said
rail road, he, she or they shall forfeit and pay to the said
company, three times the actual damages so sustained,
to be sued for and recovered with cost of suit before any
justice of the peace or in any court having cognizance
thereof, by action of debt or on the case, in the name
and for the use of the said company.

Authority to
form union.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That the president
and directors of the company are hereby authorised and
empowered, to form an union with such companies as
are or may be incorporated in the State of Delaware
and Virginia respectively, for the purpose of construct-
ing rail roads in the said States to unite with the rail
road contemplated by this act, so that the capital stock
of the said companies respectively shall constitute a com-
mon stock, and the respective companies shall constitute
one company, and be entitled to all the rights, privileges
and immunities which each and all of them possess,
have and enjoy under and by virtue of their respective
charters, or this company may contract with such com-
pany or companies on any other terms for the convey-
ance of passengers and any articles whatsoever, or with
any individuals whatsoever; Provided, such contract
be not prohibited by the laws of Delaware, Maryland
or Virginia.