Laws of Maryland.

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14. And be it enacted, That the road authorized by this act to be
made, shall be cleared out, stoned and made as wide, and in as
substantial a manner, as the Baltimore and Frederick Town turn-
pike road, and shall in no place rise or fall more than will form an
angle of five degrees with a horizontal line; and the president and
managers shall have power to collect tolls for the use and passage of
said road when finished, at us many whole and fractional gates as
they may think proper to erect, Provided, the whole amount of tolls
collected for the passage of said road shall not exceed the tolls col-
lected from time to time, at two whole gates on the Baltimore and
Frederick Town turnpike road; and the said road with all its pro-

Dec. Ses. 1824

Road pres-
cribed.

Tolls.

fits shall be, and the same is hereby vested in the said stockholders,
their heirs and assigns forever, as tenants in common in proportion
to their respective shares; and shall be forever exempt from the
payment of any tax, imposition or assessment whatever.

Title vested.

15. And be it enacted, That the said president, and managers and
company, shall keep a just and true account of all monies which
shall be received by their several collectors of tolls, and shall
make a dividend of the clear profits and income thereof, all con-
tingent charges and costs being first deducted, among all the stock-
holders in proportion to the number of shares by them respectively
held; and shall on the first Mondays of January and July, in every
year, publish the half yearly dividend to be made of the clear pro-
fits among the stockholders, and of the time when, and of the
place in the city of Frederick where the same shall be paid, and
shall cause the same to be done accordingly

Accounts.
Dividends.
Publication.

16. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said presi-
dent and managers, or a majority of them to agree with the owner
or owners of any land on which it is intended to construct said
road, or other works appurtenant to said road, for the purchase
thereof, and in case of disagreement, or in case the owner or ow-
ners thereof shall be a feme covert, under age, or out of the county,
on application to a justice of the peace of the county in which such
land shall be, the said justice of the peace shall issue his warrant
under his hand, to the sheriff of the county, to summon a jury of
twelve inhabitants of his county, not related to the owner or ow-
ners, nor in any manner interested, to meet on said land, at a day to
be expressed in the warrant, not less than ten, nor more than twen-
ty days thereafter; and the sheriff upon receiving the said warrant,
shall forthwith summon the said jury, and when met shall admin-
ister an oath or affirmation to every juryman who shall appear,
being not less than six in number, that he will faithfully, justly and
impartially value the land required by the company, and all the
damages the owner thereof shall sustain, by making the road
through such land, or the partial or temporary appropriation, use
or occupation of such land, according to the best of his skill and
judgment, and that in such valuation he will not spare any person
for favour or affection; nor any person grieve for malice, hatred
or ill will; and in every such valuation and assessment of dama-
ges, the jury shall be, and they ate hereby instructed to consider,
in determining and fixing the amount thereof, the benefit which
will accrue to the owner from making said road through or erecting
a toll house or other works appurtenant to said road upon his land,

Procuring
land for the
road, &c.