T. WATKINS LIGON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That if any person
or persons shall wilfully and knowingly break, in-
jure, or destroy the railroad, or any part thereof, to
be erected by the said company in pursuance of
this act, or shall in any manner obstruct the free pas-
sage along the said railroad, he, she, or they shall
forfeit and pay to the said company, three times the
actual damages so sustained, to be sued for and re-
covered with costs 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.

Persons in-
juring; or ob-
structing the
road to forfeit..

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That this company
shall have power, from time to time, and at all times,
to increase its capital stock, by additional subscrip-
tions to the amount of six hundred thousand dollars;
and from time to time, to borrow money for corpo-
rate purposes or uses, not exceeding, in the aggre-
gate of the whole amount so borrowed, two hundred
thousand dollars, and to mortgage the property of
the said company for that purpose.

Authorised to
borrow money.

SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That the President and
Directors of said company shall have full power and
authority to connect the railroad which may be con-
structed under the provisions of this act, with any
other railroad now existing, or which may hereafter
be constructed in Queen Anne, Kent, or Cecil coun-
ties; and also to make such contracts and arrange-
ments with the President and Directors of such rail-
road for the through transportation of passengers and
merchandize, and all property of what kind soever,
in the cars or carriages of either company, as may
appear to said President and Directors convenient and
advantageous.

May connect
with other rail
roads.

SEC. 19. And be it enacted, That the said com-
pany shall have full power to purchase and hold all
real estate necessary for the purposes of the said rail-
road, or any of their works; to buy and build wharves,
houses and shops for corporate purposes; to purchase
and hold steamboats to ply in connection with the
said roads, to any other place or places whatsoever ;
and to contract with the owner or owners of any
steamboat, and any other railroad, or other company,
for transportation and passage to and from the said
roads; and when the final survey of any part of the
said road shall be made by the company's engineer,
such survey shall be recorded in the Recorder's or
Clerk's office of the county where the land surveyed

May hold real
estate and oth-
er property for
corporate pur-
poses.