The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-04-24
DUBLIC LOCAL LAW
PASSED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
AT THE
JANUARY SESSION, 1886
CHAPTER NO. 40.

erty Turnpike Company, in Carroll county,
and to re-enact by incorporating new
company in lieu thereof, to be knownas the
Baltimore, Freedom and Liberty Turnpike
Road Company, in Carroll county.
SEC. l. BE it enacted By tie General As
semJly of Maryland, That Chapter So of the
Acts of Assembly of 1866 be, and the same is
hereby repealed, and the following be enacted
in lieu thereof:
SEC. .. Be ii enacted by the General As
sembiy of Maryland, That Richard j. Baker,
William I. Devries, Johnathan NJ. Dorsey,
Joseph Slack, Marshall S. Selby, George W
Manro, Alastair p. Gordon-C Cumming, j.
Henry Steele, James George, Simon II. Col
ibart and Yelverton 7. P. Frizzell, be, and
they are hereby incorporated body polite
for making turnpike road, to be commenced
at the centre of the north branch OF the
Patapsco, at what is known as Luttgerding's
mill. and extending to the division line of
Carroll and Frederick counties.
SEC. 3. ARd be 10 enacted, That the capital
stock of said company shall not exceed thirty
thousand dollars, to be divided into shares Of
twenty dollars each, one dollar to be paid at
the time of subscription thereof, and the
mainder in four installments, at the option of
the President and Board of Directors; and as
soon as subscribers to the amount of one
thousand dollars are obtained majority so
subscribing shall give public notice, or cause
the same to be given, by three or more hand
bills set up in the most conspicuous places on
the line of the said contemplated road, of the
time and place designated by them for the
stockholders in said company to meet for the
purpose of organizing said corporation, choos-
ing by ballot and by majority of votes
President and seven Directors, five of the said
! Directors, without the President, and four Of
whom, with the President, shall constitute a
quorum, and they, the President and Direc
tors, shall select in the same manner, by
ballot, Treasurer and such other officers as
they shall deem necessary for conducting the
affairs of said company until the first Monday
of June, eighteen hundred and eighty six, and
until new election shall be held, which said
election shall be held annually thereafter on
the first Monday of June, or as soon there
after as practicable; and that said President
and Directors shall make such rules, bylaws
and regulations as may to them seem neees-
sary for the well governing of the affairs of
the company, provided they be not contrary
to law, and all stockholders, in any election
of the officers of said corporation, shall be
entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy.
| for every share; provided that no person or
body polite shall be entitled to more than
twenty five votes, no matter what number OF
shares he, she or they may be entitled to.
SEC. 4. And be ii enacted, That the stock
holders in said company shall be, and they
are hereby incorporated and constituted u
body polite, by the name of the Baltimore,
Freedom and Liberty Turnpike Road Com
pany, in Carroll county, and by the same
name shall have succession during the con
tinuance of this corporation, and the said
stockholders and their successors, by the
above authority, may sue and be sued, answer
and be answered, in any court of law equity
in this State, and may adopt and use common
seal, and break the same at their pleasure,
and may do and execute every other matter
and thing by the name aforesaid that they are
authorized to do by virtue of this act.
SEC. 6. And be 1t enacted, That the Presi-
dent and Directors, after their election
hereinbefore provided for, shall have full
power to receive additional subscriptions for
the completion of said road, and said Presi-
dent and Directors are hereby invested with
all the right and powers necessary TO the con-
structon of said road on the bed of the county
road called the Liberty road, or which was
formerly known as the Baltimore, Carroll and
Liberty turnpike road, or as nearly as may be
practicable so to do, making an artificial bed
of stone not less than sixteen feet in breadth.
SEC. 6. And be 1t enacted, That the Presi-
dent and Directors of said company shall
have full power to widen the said road when
ever and wherever it shall be found necessary
and expedient for the construction Of the same.
Sec. Z. And be at enacted, That the Com
missioners of Carroll county be, and they are
hereby authorized, in their discretion, to sub
scribe for such number of shares they may
deem eXpedient, not exceeding two hundred
and fifty, in the capital stock OF the company
hereby incorporated.
SEC 8. And be 1t enacted That as soon as
the said company shall have completed three
miles of said road, and so on from time to time
u like distance of three miles, they shall give
notice to the County Commissioners of Car
roll county, who shall thereupon appoint three
judicious and disinterested persons to view
and examine the same, and report to the said
County Commissioners whether the said road
is so far completed in workmanlike manner,
according to the true intent and meaning of
this act and if their report be in the affirmative
the said County Commissioners shall issue to
the President and Directors of said company
a license to erect and fix such and so many
toll gates upon and across the said road as
will be necessary and sufficient to collect the
tolls and duties hereinafter granted to said
company from all persons travelling on the
same with horses, cattle, wagons, carts and
carriages.
SEC. 8. And be ii enacted, That the said
company having completed the road, or so
much thereof from time to time, as aforesaid,
it shall or may be lawful for them to appoint
such and so many toll gatherers as they shall
think proper to collect and receive of and
from all and every person or persons using
the said road the tolls and rates hereinafter
mentioned, and to stop any person riding,
leading or driving any horse, mule, mares or
gelding, cattle, sheep, hogs, sulky, chaise,
chair ph9ton, coach, coaches, cart, wagon,
wainsled or other carriage of pleasure or bur-
then from passing through the said gate until
they shall have paid the same; that is to say.
for every space of ten miles in length of the;
road the following sum of money, and so oni
in proportion for any greater or less distances;
that such person or persons shall use the said
road for any greater or less number of Sheep;
hogs or cattle, viz: for every score of sheeps
ten cents; for every score OF hogs, ten centsS
for every score of cattle, twenty cents; for
every horse, mule, mare or gelding which
may pass through the toll gate, whether led
or ridden, or whether driven attached to 4
vehicle eff pleasure or of burden, the sum OF
two cents for every mile, and in that proper
ton for any greater distance travelled, unless
the vehicle drawn shall have tire over three
inches and half in width, in which case
one half the above rate of two cents per mile
shall be charged; provided, however, that no
less than one cent shall be charged per horse
or mule for passing through said gate.
SEC. TO- And be at enacted, That such ve-
hicle aforesaid, to be drawn by oxen in the
whole or partly by oxen and partly by horses,
two oxen shall be equal to one horse in
charging all the aforesaid tolls, and every
mule as equal to one horse.
SEC. IL. And be Il enacted, That this ceunSs-
pany shall have the power to prevent travel
on the said road during the constructions. of
the same.
SEC. IL. And be ii enacted, That nssthing.
in this act shall be so,construed as to authorize
said corporation to issue any note, token,
scrip, device or other evidence of debt to be
used as currency, and that the General As
sembly reserves to itself the right to alter or
amend this act of incorporation at pleasure.
SEC. IS. Aiid be it enacted, That all acts or
parts of acts inconsistent or in conflict with
his act be and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. IA. ARd be 1t enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
Speaker of House of Delegates.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
President of Senate.
Approved this LIST day of April, 1886.
HENRY lloyd