The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-23

district of defendants residence in Queen Anne's
county. Mt Brooke to amend the act for the bet
ter protection of shareholders in certain counties.
Mr. Hoffman, to prevent the taking of insufficient
or irresponsible bail. Mr.. Kimme to allow Zalma
Marcillie to bring slaves into this State Also,
amending the charter of the Mutual Insurance
pany of Frederick county Mr.. Daniel, to protect
the catching and promote the preservation and in
crease of fish in the waters of this State.
Bile Passed-Fxempting certain persons from
jury duty. For removing cases of condemnation of
real and personal estate To pay j. T. Wright for
services assistant door-keeper to the senate To
incorporate and endow Female Seminary in Cam
bridge.
Mr.. wilkins, from the Committee on Internal I'm
provements, reported bill entitled, ''An act assess
ing the works of Internal Improvements on the
Eastern Shore, certain portions of the unexpended
balance of the million of dollars which, by the act
of eighteen hundred and thirty-fve, chapter three
hundred and ninety-fve, entitled, An act for the /
promotion of Internal Improvement. was set apart
to be exclusively applied to such purposes"
Mr. Stone submitted the following amendment:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and in .
sert
An Act to provide for the payment os the unex-
pended balance of the appropriation made for In |
ternal Improvements the Eastern Shore of this !
State by the act of December session 1886 chap.
395. N'''P'
Whereas by the eighth section of the act passed
at December session 1885, chapter 395 the sum of
million of dollars was appropriated 10 the Eas
tern Shore Railroad Company. upon condition
That the subscriptions to the capital stock of said
SuDScrDtIOn
thorised on the part of the State at the par value
thereof, be adequate to the construction of said
rallroad; and it was furthermore provided by
said section That in the event that the said stock
OF the Eastern Shore Railroad should not be sub
scrlbed to an amount sufficient to commence the
said road by individuals and corporations as pro-
7lded Tor by said act; that is say amount,
which together with the subscription on the part
OF the State, shall be adequate the construction
OF said railroad as therein before mentioned That
then anu In that case, the million of dollars set
apart 1or, and intended to be applied said work.
shall be held sacred and the faith of the State was
thereby pledged, that said million of dollars should
be applied to the exclusive purpose of Internal In
provements on the Eastern Shore, and for no other
purpose whatever, and should be subject to DISPOSE
ton by any future Legislation for that nurnose
after the time should have expired for commencing
WORK as proposed III the charter of the Eastern
oH9ie haiiToad Company as upon reference to
saiu act VIII appear:
ana Whereds, OF said of one million of dollars
by SAID act appropriated and directed 10 be appled
10 tne exclusive purpose of Internal improvements
on the Eastern Shore there has been expended only
ne sum OF one hundred and fifty two thousand seven
hundred and sixty -four dollars and fourteen cents
on SAID Eastern Shore Railroad or on anv work of
internal Improvement said Shore. as shown bv
tnereport ofthe Comptroller of the Treasury leaving
dred and forty-seyen thousand two hundred and
unapplied and uneXpended the sum of eight hun
thrty-hve dollars and eighty-six cents, which by
sala act the falth OF the State is solemnly pied
ged to apply to the exclusive purpose of Inter
nal Improvement on the Eastern Shore, aud which
lamade subject to the disposition Of the Legislature
for that purpose only: And Whereas in the opin-
ion of this Legislature, equitable division OF said
fund would be upon the basis of the levy made on
the assessed property OF the several counties of the
Eastern Shore, for the year eighteen hundred and
ffty-seven: now, therefore, in conformity with said
act, and in redemption in part of said solemnly
/ plghted faith of the State.
| Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland. That the Treasurer of the State be. and
he is hereby directed to transfer to the several Com
panles hereinafter named in the proportions herein
| after mentioned, SIN thousand eight hundred and
nty-siX shares OF the capital stock held by the
State, In the Nam Stem of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company that is to say
10 the Maryland and Delaware Railroad Compa
ny; one thousand hve hundred and sixteen shares.
10 the Queen Anne's and Kent Railroad Company
! eight hundred and siXty-fOur shares.
To the Kent County Railroad Company eight
hundred and sixty-four shares.
To the Eastern Shore Railroad Company, eight
! hundred and ffty-nne shares.
! To the W orcester Railroad COMPANY seven hun
! bred and thirty shares
To the Elkt0n and Sassafras River Railroad Com
pany, six hundred and sixty-shares, one third nart
of said shares to be used by said Companv only in
the construction of that part of said road living be-
! tween the town of Elkton and the Frencbtown and
! Newcastle Railroad
To the PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore Central Rail
! road COMPANY two hundred and thirty-tbrae shares
to be applied to the construction of that part of said
! road in Cecil Countv
! To the bohemia Rridge Comnanv t},;rtynina
shares to be anplied TO the construction of brid~e
over Bohemia River.
| 10 tho Columbia and port Danos;+ railroad ron,
many. incornorated at the present session of the
! General Assembly of MARYLAND. three hundred and
fourteen shares
/ And to such works of Internal Improvement in
the county of Dorchester as may hereafte be ncor-
| porated, eight hundred and forty-three shares and
and the said Companies are hereby prohibited from
selling the same at less than fifty dollars per share
Sec 2 Ind be it enacted. That from and after any
such transfer, the State shall be a Stockhodar in
/ the companies respectively to which such transfer
! shall be made to the amount of the sum so trans
ferred, estimating each share at $50: and the
TraaSnrer Sbon nor troncGar any of aid sbaros nm
| til after an equal proportional amount shall have
been actually paid by the other stockholders in the
particular company applying for the same.
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