Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
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PASSED By THE
GIInaI iSsEHDLY d maryland
AT THE JANUARY SESSION. 1868.
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To amend the Charter Of the "Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railroad Company" passed a
the January Session, eighteen hundred and
Sorty-nipe, chapter toar hundred and sixty
nine.
Sscrrox. l. Re aesacted6y tie General Assen'
bly, Of Maryland, That 50 much and such parts
of the sixteenth sectio1 Of the Act d eighteen
hundred and forty-nine, chapter four hundred
and sixty-nine, entitled "An Act to Incorpo-
rate the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company" as authorized said company
TO charge three cents per ton per mile toll and
three cents per nile freight, for the tIansporta'
ton Of coal, be and the same is hereby repeal
ed. And the said company are hereby author.
lied 70 charge for the transportation OF Goa!
from west to east the same rates OF t0li and
freight per ton per mile as the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad are authorized to charge for the
TRANSFORMATION of coal in like directions, provi-
ded that said charges are uniform and equal to
all persons and companies transporting coal
over said railroad over the same portion there
of. and over a like distance along said railroad;
and provided, that no reduction, advance or
drawback shall be made by said Cumberland
and Pennsylvania Railroad Company partially
in favor Of or against any person or company
whatsoever transporting coal over said rail-
road; and provided, that if said Cumberland
and Pennsylvania Railroad Company shall at
any time transport coal over its railroad under
any special contract, covenant or agreement, at
less rates of toll and freight or either, than the
rates of toll and freight which it is hereby au-
tltorized to charge, the said Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railroad Company shall not
charge any other person or company any high
er rates Of toll and freight or either per ton or
mile, than it charges under such special con-
tract, covenant or agreement, anything in the
Act Of eighteen hundred and forty-nine chap
ter four hundred and sixty-nine, or the several
supplements thereto to the contrary notwith-
standing. :.
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pAny shall, and they are hereby required to
furnish cars, vehicles and transportation, to
each md every incorporated company, indivi-
dual or association, being the owner Of lessee
0f any coal mine on or near the railroad, or the
branches thereof, owned and worked by the
said Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and connected Herewith by tracts OF
Dlans equal to, suitable for, and sufficient in
capacity to transport over said railroad and
branches thereof, from such mine or mines to
the city of Cumberland, all the Goals mined
from such mine or mines by any owner or les
see thereof, engaged in working the same; and
in default or failure on the part of the said
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pahy, to furnish such cars, vehicles and trans
portation to the owner or lessee of any mine as
aforesaid, sufficient for the transportation Of all
the coal mined by said owner or lessee, a. afore-
said; then, upon such neglect or failure, the
said Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Company shall, on demand Of any such ownel
or lessee, forthwith apportion and distribute il
coal cars, vehicles and transportation, equally
and pro rata, among each and every incorpo'
rated company, individual or association, be
ing the owner or lessee of any coal mine OF
mines, then engaged in working the same con
nected with said railroad or of the branche.
thereof by tracts, switches or planes.
SIC. 3. Ind be It enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from and after its passage.
Approved February 8, 1858.
THOMAS SWAMI,
Governor.