Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-03-19

CLERK or Prothonotsry, at the expense Of said
Company; but if set aside, the said Court ma
direct another inquisition 10 be taken in n.
manner above prescribed; and such Inquisi,ins
shall describe the property taken,or the bound,
Of the land condemned, and the quantity of d.
ration Of the interest in the same, valued for n.
Company, and such valuation, when paid .,
rendered to the owner or owners of SAID prop,r
~. or mis-, her, or their legal Representative,
shall en,itIe the said Company TO the estate ana
interest in the same thus valued, as fully as 4
il had been conveyed by the owner Or owners q
The same; and the valuation, if not receive
when rendered, may at any time thereafter B.
received from the company, without Costs b,
the said owner or owners, or his, her or lhei,,
legal representative, or representatives.
Sec. is. find be il enacted, That wherever, il
the construction Of said road or roads, it shall
he necessary to cross or intersect any esabIs
ed road or way, il shall be the duty Of lhc DE
sident and directors of said company, so to Co,
struct the said road across such esIabIshe!
road or way, as MT TO impede the passage G. !
transportation Of person, or property along h. \
same: or where it shall be necessary 10 pas
through the land Of any individual, i, shall al,
be their duty to provide for such ind,idD,
proper wagon ways across said road or roaJ;
from one part of his land 10 the oIler.
Sec. II. find be IL enacted, That whcnsocys
il shall be necessary for said Company 10 hay,
use o: occupy, any lands, materials, or o,ht
properry, IN order 10 the construction or rrnlp
of any part Of said road or roads, or their wcfL,
or necessary buildings, the president aud dire,
tors of SAID Company, or their agents, rlho.
contracting with them for making and repa,.
ing the same, they having first caused the pro.
perty wanted TO be viewed by a jury (Eormed in
the manner herein before prescribed in lho.,
cases where the property is to be changed d.
altered by admixture with other substances b..
fore such alteration is made,) and tina, it shall
not be necessary, after such view, in order l.
the use or occupation Of the same, TO waite ID.
issue Of the proceedings upon such view; AMI
after payment, or tender of the valuation, shall
he bar to all actions for taking or using sue,
property, whether commenced before or ATE:
such confirmation, or the payment Of said Va.
luation.
Sec. 10 find be il ena1ted, That The said De.
sidenl and directors, or majority Of them
shall have power TO purchase, with the funds
said company, and place on any rail road cen
structed by them under this act, al machines
wagons, vehicles, or carriages OF any descrip
lion whatsoever, which they may deem necsi
sary or proper for the purposes Of transports:
ton on said road, and that they shall have pow.
err to charge for tolls upon, and the transport.
ton for persons,) goods, produce, merchants,
or property Of any kind whatsoever, transport.
ed by them along said rail away, from the CITY
OF Baltimore to the Ohio river, any sum me-
exceeding the following rates, VIZ: On all goods
produce, merchandise, or property Of any des.
criplon whatsoever, transported by them from
west to east, not exceeding one cent a ton per
mile Tor toll, and three cents a ton per mile
Tor transportation: on all goods, produce, nltr.
chandise, or property of any description what.
soever transported by them from east 10 wes,
not exceeding three cents a ton per mile f.,
tolls, and three cents ton per mile for trans.
porta,ion: and for the transportation of passer.
gers, not exceeding three cents per mile iti
each passenger: And it shall not be lawful f.,
any other company, or any person or persons
whatsoever, 10 travel upon or use any OF tr
roads oil said company, or to transport persons,
merchandise, produce, or property Of any des.
cription whatsoever along said roads, or an'
OF them, without the license or permission 0.
the president and directors Of said COMPANY
and that the said road or roads, with all their
works, improvements and profits, and all tn.
machinery OF transportation used on said road
are hereby vested in The said company incorpo
rated by this act, and their successors forever
and the shares OF the capital stock Of the said
company, snail be deemed and considered per.
sonal estate and shall be exempt from the i'm.
position OF any tax or bur,hen by the states a..
senling to this law.
Sec. 10. ind be it enacted, That the said Pre-
sident and Directors, shall annually or semi.
annually, declare and make such dividend as
they may deem proper, Of the nett profits arts.
ing from the resources Of the said Company, al
ter deducting the necessary current and probl
BE contingent expenses; and that they shall
divide the same amongst the proprietors of the
stock OF said Company, in proper proportion.
to their respective Shares.
Sec. 90. find be IL enacied, Tha, if any persoa
or persons shall wlfulIy, by any means what
ever, injure, impair or destroy any part Of any
Rail Road, constructed by said company IN.
der this Act or any Of their necessary Works,
Buildings, Carriages, Vehicles or Machines Of
said Company such person or persons, so Of
tending, shall each ofthcm, for every such o.!
fence, forfeit and to pay 10 the said Company
the sum OF Five Hundred Dollars, which may
be recovered in the name Of s:;d Company BY
an action Of debt, in the County Court Of the
County wherein the offence shall be committed,
and shall also be subject to Indictmen, in said