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of bonds or of revenues to furnish such indemnifying bonds or to
pledge such securities as may be required by the Commission. Such
trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bond-
holders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of
action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, such trust agree-
ment or resolution may contain such other provisions as the Commis-
sion may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bond-
holders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such
trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the cost
of the operation of the Expressway.
126-1. (Revenues), (a) Authority of Commission to fix tolls
and contract for use of Expressway; pledge of revenues,—The Com-
mission is hereby authorized to fix, revise, charge and collect tolls for
the use of the Expressway and any part or section thereof, including
tolls for the use of the bridge across the Susquehanna River author-
ized to be constructed by the provisions of this sub-title, which such
tolls shall not be less at the time of the the collection thereof than the
tolte charged at such time for passage of similar vehicles under
similar circumstances over the present Susquehanna River Bridge,
and to contract with any person, partnership, association or corpora-
tion desiring the use of any part thereof, including the right of way
adjoining the paved portion, for placing thereon telephone, telegraph,
electric light or power lines, and restaurants, or for any other pur-
pose except for tracks for railroad or railway use, and to fix the
terms, conditions, rents and rates of charges for such use. Such tolls
shall be so fixed and adjusted in respect to the aggregate of tolls
from the Expressway as to provide a fund sufficient with other
revenues, if any, and after giving effect to the assignment and trans-
fer of such tolls and revenues to the Fidelity-Baltimore National
Bank & Trust Company, Trustee under the Trust Agreement, dated
as of October 1, 1954, between it and said Commission as provided
for by such agreement supplemental thereto as may be entered into
by said Commission pursuant to the provisions of Section 126A of
this sub-title to pay [(a)I (i) the cost of maintaining, repairing and
operating the Expressway, including such bridge as may be con-
structed pursuant to this subtitle, and [(b)] (ii) the principal of
and the interest on the bonds as the same shall become due and pay-
able, and to create reserves for such purposes. Such tolls shall not
be subject to supervision or regulation by any other commission,
board, bureau or agency of the State. The tolls and all other revenues
derived from the Expressway, except (i) such part thereof as shall
be payable to the Fidelity-Baltimore National Bank & Trust Com-
pany, as Trustee under the Trust Agreement, dated as of October 1,
1954, hereinbefore referred to, pursuant to the provisions of said
Supplemental Agreement which may be entered into by the Com-
mission pursuant to the provisions of Section 126A of this subtitle
and (ii) such part thereof as may be necessary to pay such cost of
maintenance, repair and operation and to provide such reserves
therefor as may be provided for in the resolution authorizing the
issuance of such bonds or in the trust agreement securing the same,
shall be set aside at such regular intervals as may be provided in such
resolution or such trust agreement in a sinking fund which is hereby
pledged to, and charged with, the payment of (1) the interest upon
such bonds as such interest shall become due, (2) the principal of
such bonds as the same shall become due, (3) the necessary charges
of paying agents for paying principal and interest, and (4) the
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