The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-09

p. Corning and Now York City. the Genesee Valley.
the Canandaigua and Jefferson the Jefferson and FL
mira, the Ithaca and Owsgo. the Syracuse and Bing-
the sScs HarSor and EsSur n1a the
and Saratoga the Saratoga and Rensselaer,, the Sa-
ratOga and Schenectady, tho Troy and Boston, the
Albany Northern, tho Troy and Rutland, and the
Troy and Greenbush railroad companies are also re-
qured to make returns at such periods and in such
manner as may be directed by the said Commission
ers of the Canal Fund, of all goods, chattels, and
other property transported over the whole of their
respective roads, Except neat CATTLE horses, sheep
and fresh meats) and shall pay to the treasury Of
this State the same tolls per mile, upon all such
goods chattels, and other property SO transported
the whole line Of said roads as would have been
paid on them from the point Of delivery had they
been transported the number Of miles either
of the canals of this State.
Sec. s. Whenever the railroad of any company
formed under chapter lao Of the laws Of 1850 shall
parallel, nearly parallel, to any canal of this
State and within thirty miles of such canal the COM
pany owning such railroad shall pay to the treasury
Of this State all property transported over the
whole line Of such road, with the exceptions made Ia
the first second and third sections Of this Act the
tolls that would have been payable to the State
on such goods and other property had they been
transported the same number Of miles on any OF the
make returns of such goods and other property, at
such times and in such manner as the Commission
ers of the Canal Fund shall prescribe and require.
Sec. g. The Commissioners Of the Canal Fund
snali nave power 10 pTeSCTlDc Vic uaIlLcT III
such tolls SO payable to the treasury Of this State,
under the provisions of this Act shall be collected
and paid, and to enforce the collection and payment
thereof, and to make such regulations as they may
deem necessary and proper for that purpose; and
every railroad company abovenamed or proyidedfor,
which shall neglect refuse to comply with any re-
gulation of the Commissioners Of the Canal Fund or
of the Canal Board made pursuant to the provisions
Of this Act shall forfeit to the people Of this State
every day Of such neglect refusal the sum Of five
hundred dollars and in every Of such forfeiture,
it shall be the duty Of the Attorney General to sue
for the penalty in the name Of the people.
Sec I. The tolls so paid into the treasury of the
State, for freight transported on railroads shall be
deemed to belong to the canal fund, and shall be
paid over and applied in the same manner as tolls
collected on freight transported the canals Of this
State.
Sec 8. No provisions of the preceding sections Of
this act shall be deemed in any way to affect the or
binary baggage Of passengers, provided the same
shall not exceed in weight one hundred pounds to
each person SO passing on or over the said roads,
Sec 8. Chapter 497 Of the laws Of 1851, and all
other laws or provisions Of laws inconsistent with
this Act, are hereby repealed.
Sec 10. This Act shall take effect on the first day
of May next.