The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-03-24
Provided also,

railroad having for Its object connexloi
with the Ohio river below the city O
Pittsburgh, nor connect with railroad
witch shall connect with the Ohio river
above the mouth of the Great kenawha'
vjthoa fhe consent of Pennsylvania.
Section 3. That full right and PriVh-
ece il hereby reserved to this common
yye,ith 10 the Franklin Railroad company
or any company or companies which
now are or NAV hereafter be Incorporated
bv the legislature of this commonwealth
20 connect with and InteIsect the SAID
railroad by any other railroad or railroads
canal or canals, or other works, at any
point or points either in the said common
wealth or in the states Of Maryland or
Virginia, and the acceptance OF tins act
by the SAID Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company--shall be deemed and taken as
the assem- of the $ id company TO such
connection and Intersection. Provided
That that the said Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad company shall not be entitled TO
any Of the privileges or enjoy any of the
bon # conferred by this act until the
SIT OF Maryland shall by law extend the
ri. hts and privileges granted by the sixth
section of the act of the state of Maryland
passed April first one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-Six, entitled "A sup
plement 10 an act entitled ~An act TO in
corporate the Susqnehanna and Patapsco
Canal company, passed December ses-
sion, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-five, to the state of Pennsylvania,
as such person or persons OF sompany as
may be'appointed by the state Of Penn
sylvania, so as to give the said state OF
Pennsylvania, person or persons or com
pany like powers and privileges ar are
conferred by the said sixth section OF the
act to construct. use, control, repair and
preserve railroad from the Pennsylva-
MIA state line; or from Hagerstown,
throug such portions of the state Of Mary
land not further west than Hancock, or
further east than Williamsport, as may be
selected by said state Of Pennsylvania OF
such person or persons or company au-
thorized by the state of Pennsylvania, so
to do as most eligible and convenient to
form connection with the Baltimore and
Ohio reilrcad; nor shall the said compa-
ny transport any produce or merchandise
on any part OF their road within this COM
monwealth except the baggage of passen-
gers, until the right shall be secured from
the states of Maryland and Virginia to
the state Of Pennsylvania, or to any COM
pany which shall be incorporated for that
purpose by the said state, to construct =
railroad with one or more tracks through
the state Of Marylaed, and to cooect with
the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, al
any point in the State of Maryland and
Virginia not farther eastrsthan Williams
port and Mariinsburg, nor farther west than
Hancok, without any other restrictions
than such as are contained in the said
sixth section OF the act entitled, "a sup
plement TO an act entitled '.An act TO in
corporate the Susquehanna and Patapsco
Canal company" passed December
session one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-five, and with the privilege OF
erecting the necessary buildings and de-
pots in the state of Virginia at tho point
of intersection for the accommodation OF
the business OF the connecting load; Pro
DiSed, That if railroad shall be con-
structed connecting the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad with the said Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad within the territory Of
Pennsylvania, then the foregoing propiso
shall be void and Of no effect.
Section 4. That no persons or prop
erty which shall have passed or SHALL be
destined to pass on the said railroad west
OF Cumberland shall be subject to any
lower rates oi toll and Of transportation
per mile between Baltimore and Cumber-
land than may be charged by the said
company upon like property passing up
on that part of the said railroad which
lies east of the town Of Cumberland, and
the said Baltimore and Ohio railroad corr
pany shall not charge nor permit to be
charged. y greater amount per mile for
tolls and transportation on their road
vast of any point of conncxion or inter
section, for persons or things to pass or
having passed upon the intersecting or
connecting railroad or canal constructed
by authority ofPennsylvania that may be
al the same time charged on their road
west Of The point OF intersection, as afore-
said, on like persons or things TO pass, OF
having passed, on that part of their road
east of such intersection or connection.
Secrion 5. That the said Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company shall SO con-
duct and regulate the the trade and travel
on their said railroad, whether the same
be with their own locomotives, cars, OF
other means of transportation, by loco
motives, cars, or such means of transpor
tation used on the said road by their a
gents or contractors, or other persons
that convenient opportunity shall be al
lowed, permitted and given at such points
Of intersection of persons or things trav