The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-11-26
WHOLE no. CAB


deem necessary for managing the AFFAIR.
OF said company, who shall hold their
Offices at the pleasure Of the president
and directors.
SEC. &. tint be il enacted, That the
capital stock of said company shall be-
deemed personal property, aud that The.
shares of said stock may be transferred
on the books of said company, in such
manner as its bylaws NAV direct, and
when the said COM any shall be organ
lied tie amount due upon the subscrip-
toms to ITS capital stock shall be paid in
instruments, at such times as the presl-
dent and directors may require til" same
to be paid, they giving at least thirty
days notice Of the demand of any install
ment in at least one PAPER published in
the county, and in default Of payment
Of any lhstalment the president ana
directors may Offer at public sale, SO
many Of the shares in default as may be
sufficient to discharge the sum then due
on the same, and the purchaser thereof
shall hold the sane snt,"ct to the same
regulations and with the same rights, as
if they had been o.: gina(ly sui s3r!bed
by him.
SER. 7. lind be it cnncted, That the
president and directors of said company
shall be, aud they are hereby invested
with all the rights and powers necessary
for building a bridge over the Bohemia
river at or near the ferry, together with
wharf aud warehouses and servants ten
rmpnts; the said bridge to be substantial
ly built, and to have at least sixteen feet
clear width between the parapetS, with
draw at the channel at least thirty.
Eve feet wide; the said bridge to be kept
at all times in good repair, and the sad
company shall allow the passage Of all
vessels through the draw free Of expense,
and shall at all times keep Sufficient
force to open said draw so as not in any
manner to obstruct the navigation Of
said river.
SEC. s. lind be II enacted, That this
act shall be public act, and the said
bridge and other Improvements therein
contemplated. shall BE- deemed public
works and all persons or any person or
persons who shall in anywise damage Or
njure the same, shall be liable to be
proceeded against and punished in like
manner as if the in ure or damage had
been done to any other public work;
and IL shall and may be law ful for The said
company to ask and receive, ofalI per-
sons before they shall be entitled to pass
over said bridge, such rates Of tolls as
the president and directors of said COM
pany many fix upon; Proridsd. such
tolls do not exceed the rates now charg-
ed for passing said ferry; and the COM
pany shall cause list of tolls to b.
placed in conspicuous place on the
bridge, and any agent or servant Of the
company charging more than those rates
shall be liable to be fined for each and
every offence at the discretion OF the
magistrate, not less than five nor NOR.
than twenty dollars, to be collected an@
appropriated as other fines in similar
cases; and said company are hereby al
lowed to ask and receive, for th" use of
their wharf and warehouses, such rates
as are customary to be asked and receiv-
ed for similar arco mmodationS.
county commissioners Of Cecil county,
be, and are hereby authorised and cm-
powered, if in their discretion they
! shall deem it advisable, and to the in
terest Of said county, in view OF the pay
ment Of the annual sum of eighty dol
lars, which is now paid by said county
to keep up the ferry at Bohemia river,
to appropriate such sum or su'Vs OF mo-
ney, to aid IN the construction of said
bridge, as they may deem eNpedlent and
proper; the said money if appropriated,
TO be levied on the assessable proper
ty of SAID county, and appropriated in
such manner and upon such terms as to
the said county commissioners may APP
pear best for the interest of the citizens
of said county; Provided, that the a
mount Of money SO levied and appro-
priated, as aforesaid, shall not exceed
the sum OF two thousand dollars.