The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-20
To Correspondents.
TURNPIKE Law.

At our request Senator Walsh has furnish
cd us a copy of the Turnpike Law which has
passed the Senate, and been reported favora-
bly, upon in the House of Delegates. We
publish it below for the information of our
readers. 1t has been said that this bill might
interfere with the prospects of railroad
through the county, but We cannot see how
this could be, for if we should have the good
fortune to obtain railroad, we certainly
ought to have good roads leading from the
different neighborhoods of the county to the
depots which might be established along its
line, aid we think it no more than what a
wise policy would dictate that the County
should be empowered to aid in
the construction of turnpikes not only to the
stations of railroads to be built, but also to
those already in operation.
A turnpike from Bel Air to Edgcwood, one
from Fallston to Magnolia, one from Jagretts
vile to White Hall, one from Churchville to
Aberdeen, and others which might be men
toned, would be of great benefit to the coun-
ty, and of comfort to the people, either with
or without a railroad, and the building of
them should be encouraged. The following
is the bill
Entitled An Act to Authorize and Empower
the County Commissioners for Hartford
county to subscribe to the Capital Stock of
Turnpike Companies in Hartford county.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By the General
assembly Of Maryland, that the County Com
missioncrs for Hartford county be and they
are hereby authorized and empowered to
subscribe to the capital stock of any turnpike
company already organized or hereafterto be
organized in said county, in the name and for
the benefit of said county, a sum or sums of
money not to exceed in any case five hundred
dollars for each mile of road that may be
made in said county, and sum or sums of
money not to exceed five hundred dollars for
each mile of turnpike made and completed
by any company hereafter to be organized.
SEC. .. And belt enacted, that the County
Commissioners for said county are hereby all
thorized and empowered to issue the bonds of
said county, or certificates of Indebtedness to
the amount of stock so subscribed and nego-
tiate said bonds or certificates ofindebtedness
upon the most favorable terms. Provided they
shall not be sold less than par, and the said
County Commissioners are authorized to levy
upon the assessable property of the county
an amount sufficient to pay the annual inter-
est upon said bonds and the principal at ma
turity.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, that the Com
missioners of said county shall be entitled to
be represented in all meetings Of stockhold-
ers, and shall vote in all elections of directors,
in all of said companies, in proportion 10 the
stock held by them in said companies rcspec-
lively.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, that in accord
ance with the provisions of Article three, Sec
tion fiity-four ofthe Constitution of Maryland,
thie@ee shall be published for two months
next before the next election for MEM
beers of the House of Delegates in the news
papers published in said county, and shall
also be approved by n majority of all the
members elected to each House of the general
assembly at its next session after said election.
SEC. 5. And be ii enacted that this act
shall take effect from its passage.