Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-21
Pocomoke Bridge.
CHAPTER lO6.

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money upon the taxable property Of
their respective Counties and each TO
| pay annually the sum so levied 10 the
Pocomoke Bridge Company. in con-
sideration Of tho use. free from tolls.
Of the draw bridge Of the said POGO
moke Bridge Company by all resi-.
dents and nonresident tax payers Of
Somerset County and all residents and
nonresident tax payers Of Worcester
County their beasts and vehicles.
Whereas, the Pocomoke Bridge Com
pany corporation. incorporated by
Chapter IL Of the Acts Of 1865 under the
powers therein conferred. has built and
is now the owner of draw bridge over
the Pocomoke River connecting Somer.
set and Worcester Counties. IL being the
only bridge crossing said river south OF
Snow Hill and
Whereas the said bridge is much used
| by the residents of both OF the said
Counties. and from long use has become
now only q convenience TO the resi-
dents of both of said Counties but
also has become essential and necessary
10 many Of them in the transaction and
prosecution OF their business; and
Whereas by the terms OF said Acts OF
| 1865 aud the decisions OF the Courts
thereon, the Pocomoke Bridge Company
is entitled TO charge tolls for all persons.
boasts and vehicles crossing the said
bridge; and
Whereas the public interests and the
public convenience requires that all
residents Of either Of said Counties aud
all nonresident tax payers in either OF
said Counties. their beasts aud vehicles.
shall pass over the said bridge free of
all charge for tolls. and that in consid.
Grafton of the free use Of said bridge,
and TO reimburse the Pocomoke Bridge
Company therefor. the County Commis-
sions of each Of the said Counties shall
levy upon the taxable property Of their
respective Counties, a reasonable sum OF
money to be paid to the said PocomOke
Bridge Company annually. now. there
fore.
Section /. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, that il the
Pocomoke Bridge Company shall accept
the provisions OF this Act as hereinafter
specified, the County Commissioners of
Somerset County be, and they are. here
by required 10 levy annually on the tax
able property Of the said County the sum
of five hundred dollars (S500.00) and
they shall pay over the said sum Of five
hundred dollars $500. .00) so levied on or
before the first day Of March next fol-
lowing its levy to the Pocomoke Bridge
| COMPANY, aud likewise that the County
| G Commissioners of Worcester County be.
and they are hereby required to levy
annually upon the taxable property OF
said County the sum of one thousand
dollars $1,000 00) and to pay over the
said one thousand dollars $4,000. .00) so
levied on or before the first day Of March
next succeeding the levy thereof TO the
Pocomoke Bridge Company.
Section 2. And be IL enacted. that in
consideration of the money so levied
aud paid and 80 long as all the money
above required to be levied and paid
shalt be actually so levied and paid, but
no longer, all residents of Somerset
County and all residents of Worcester
County, and all nonresident tax payers
Of either Of said Counties their vehicles
aud beasts. shall pass over the draw
bridge over the Pocomoke River owned
by said Pocomoke Bridge Company free
OF all tolls and charges, but all other
persons shall pay such tolls and charges
as the President aud Directors OF the
said Pocomoke Bridge Company may
determine provided such tolls and
charges shall not exceed the rates estab.
lished by Chapter Ia Of the Acts OF 1865.
| Section g. And be IL enacted that to
make this Act effective, binding and
mandatory upon the County Commits
s;oners of Somerset County and the
County Commissioners Of Worcester
County the stockholders Of the said Po-
comoke Bridge Company are hereby re-
quired to accept aud ratify the terms
aud provisions of this Act within three
months after the passage Of this Act at
a meeting called for that purpose, and
70 notify in writing the County Com
missioners Of Somerset County and also
the County Commissioners OF Worces-
ter County of their acceptance here OF
such notification shall he sufficient IL
signed by the Chairman Of the Stock
holders meeting and certifying TO the
said County Commissioners that at "A
meeting Of the Stockholders on n day
named therein. said Stockholders by
resolution entered upon their minutes,
have accepted and ratified the provisions
OF this Act aud upon such acceptance
by the Stockholders Of the Pocomoke
Bridge Company, and such notification
of the County Commissioners of each Of
said Counties. this Act shall become
binding and effective as u contract be-
tween the County Commissioners OF
Somerset County and the County Com
missioners Of Worcester County on the
one part. aud the Pocom0ke Bridge
Company OF the other part for full
period Of twenty years from the date of
such acceptance by the Pocomoke Bridge
Company Of the provisions Of this Act,
aud no longer. and all Of said moneys
shall be levied and paid over annually
during said period Of twenty years. and
no longer. and the said draw bridge
shall be used free of tolls by tho resi-
dents and nonresident tax payers Of
the said Counties and their beasts
and vehicles. for said twenty
years and no longer but the POGO.
moke Bridge Company Notwithstanding
their acceptance OF this Act. may at the
completion Of said twenty years resume
the collection Of lawful tolls for all per.
sons. beasts aud vehicles. passing over