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ell Upon or use any oil the roads OF SAID
company or 10 transport persons, ner
chsndizs. produce or property of any
description whatsoever along said road
or any of them, without the leave or
permission Of the president and direc
tors of said company, and that the said
road or roads, with ell their works,
improvements and profits, and ell ma
chinery Of transportation used on said
road, are hereby vested in said eOmpa
Dy incorporated by this act, and their
successors forever.
Sec. "a. That If any person or per
sons shall willfully, by any means
whatever, injure, impair or destroy
any part of any rail road constructed
by said company under this act, or
any ofthe necessary works, buildings,
carriages, vehicles or machrUes Of said
company, such person or persons SO
offending, shall each of them for eve
ry such offence, forfeit and pay 10 ;he
said company treble the damages,
which may be recovered in the name
of fsaid company by any action Of debt,
in any court having jurisdiction OF the
same, and shall also be subject to in
dictment 10 the courts Of the counties
where such offence is committedj and
upon conviction Of such offence, shall
be punished by fine andimprisonmenl:
Provided no fine 10 any case shall ex
ceed FIVE hundred dollars nor impris
onment any period longer than thirty
days.
Sec. rs. That this act shall be
deemed a public act, and shall he
benignly and favOrably construed for
the purposes therein expressed, and
declared in all courts and place whatsO
ever.
Sec. 26. This act shall not be so
construed as to yes! in said company
dh1 Od"A'"6 PO"0''
Sec q. That if at any time after SAID
rail road may be located, any unforeseen
obstacles, impediments or inconvenience
occur on the route located, the said corPo
ration shall have power TO deviate from
the course marked out, so far aud in such
manner as may be best calculated to sur
mount, overcome or avoid such obstacles,
lmpediments or inconveniences; said cor
poration satisfying the damages that may
he occasioned thereby to be assessed IN
the m inner provided by This act, and the
said corporation shall from time to time
make such alterations ia The course Ut
said rail road as may be necessary or ex
pedient, satisfying all damages in man
ner aforesaid,
Sec, %. That The Stale shall have a
right at any time after forty years from
The time fixed for the completion Of said
rail road, to pure hase, and for the use of
tie state, by paying to the company the
whole ofthe value of the stock at the time
of the purchase, such valuation to be as
certained by two jisinterested appraisers
one to be chosen by the Governor Of the
state and The other by the President Of the
company, and if the said appraisers can
not agree they shall choose an umpire,
and their decision shall be 6Lal in this
stale.
Sec. 30. That the right to alter or q
mend this act whenever the Legislature
shall deem the same expedient and proper
is hereby reserved TO the statel Provided
that no alteration shall be made in the
rates Of toll or transportation established
by this act. until the expiration OF forty
years from and after the time fixed lor The
completion Of said road.
JOHN II. KEITH,
Speaker ofMe House Of Representatives.
DAVID Y. DISNEY,
Speaker ofthe Senate
AsaJ 1924