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P. G. L., (1860,) art. 39, sec. 6. 1799, ch. 83, sec. 5.

6. If the proprietor of the said land shall think himself aggrieved by the quantity of land laid off, or by the manner of laying off the same, or by the valuation thereof by the said jury, he may apply to the said court at any time before the end of the next court to that at which the proceedings aforesaid shall be returned, who may, in a summary way, examine the said proceedings, and ratify or correct the same in any of the particulars above mentioned, and shall thereupon order and adjudge that the said land shall thenceforward become the property of the said county forever, upon the value thereof as aforesaid being paid to the said owner; which judgment and proceeding shall be recorded; and the clerk of the said court shall transmit a copy of such order and judgment of the said court, and a certificate of the valuation of the said land condemned, to the county commissioners of the same county, who shall assess and levy the same in the same manner as other county expenses, and shall order such sum, when levied, to be paid over to the person or persons entitled to receive the same as being interested in such condemned land; and it shall thereupon be lawful for the said county commissioners to direct the necessary buildings to be erected thereon at the expense of the county, and the same shall be annually rented out by them for the use and benefit of the said county.

Ibid. sec. 7. 1799, ch. 83, sec. 5.

7. In cases of infancy or other legal disability, it shall and may be lawful for such infant or other person, or his or her legal representative, whose land may be condemned under the provisions of the preceding sections, at any time within three years after the removal of such disability, to repay to the county commissioners or other collector, the amount of the valuation of such condemned land, if the same shall have been paid as above directed, and also the real value at the time of such disability being removed of any buildings or other improvements that may have been erected thereon at the expense of the county, or if the same be refused, to make a tender thereof; and such condemned property, with the improvements thereon, shall revert to and become again the property of such person, as fully as the same would have been if such condemnation had never taken place.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 39, sec. 8. 1799, ch. 83, sec. 3.

8. Whenever by the lawful alteration of an old road, or the opening of a new road leading to any creek or river, a communication over and across the same by means of a ferry shall, in the judgment of the county commissioners be deemed useful and necessary, in every such case it shall be lawful for the said county commissioners to establish and regulate a public ferry at every such place, and to license any approved person to keep the same, and to ascertain the prices of ferriage thereat, and the number of boats and hands to be employed, and to require bond with sufficient securities, in the same manner as in cases of ferries heretofore established.

Ibid. sec. 9. 1791, ch. 65, sec. 2.

9. The county commissioners, or mayor of the city of Baltimore, may rent a ferry belonging to the public, or contract with such person as they may think proper, and at such price as they shall judge reasonable, for the keeping the same; and the prices contracted to be paid shall be levied on the county or city.

Ibid. sec. 10. 1791, ch. 65, secs. 2-3.

10. Whenever such contract shall be made, the county commissioners or mayor shall take bond from the contractor for the faithful discharge of his duty, and shall establish the rates of ferriage to be charged by him, from all persons not entitled to pass free, as directed in the next succeeding section; but this section shall not authorize the county commissioners or mayor to contract for keeping a ferry at any place where a ferry is already established and kept.

Ibid sec. 11. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2.

11. The county commissioners or mayor, at the time of granting any license to keep the same, shall ascertain the price of ferriage for passengers, horses, mules and cattle, sheep and hogs, and the several kinds of carriages, (not allowing anything for the baggage of passengers,) at every ferry by them licensed or let by contract, and shall direct how many and what kind of boats shall be kept, and what number of able-bodied and skilful hands shall be employed in the boats at every ferry licensed by them or let by contract; and the same shall be expressed in the license or contract.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 39, sec. 12. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2.

12. Every person keeping a public ferry shall keep constantly set up, in the most conspicuous part of his house, a copy of his license or contract, and the prices allowed him for ferriage, under the penalty of ten dollars for every day such copy shall not be set up.

Ibid. sec. 13. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2.

13. If any licensed ferry keeper or keeper of a ferry by contract, shall ask or receive, directly or indirectly, more than the price allowed for ferriage, he shall, for every demand or receipt, forfeit five dollars.

Ibid sec. 14. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 1.

14. If any person shall keep a ferry for hire or reward, at any place where a ferry is now or shall hereafter be established, without license from or authority by contract with the county commissioners or mayor of the city of Baltimore, he shall forfeit ten dollars for every offence.

Ibid. sec. 15 1788, ch. 33.

15. Every person who shall be licensed, or who shall contract to keep a public ferry across the Chesapeake bay, shall be obliged to carry on board each public ferry boat a good and sufficient anchor and cable, a small yawl with a good pair of oars, and also hatches and a substantial pair of oars and setting poles for the said ferry boat, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for every such neglect; to be recovered before a justice of the peace.

Ibid sec. 16. 1815, ch. 72.

16. Upon conviction in any court of a licensed ferry keeper, or any keeper of a ferry by contract, of the non-performance of his duties, the court may fine such ferry keeper in its discretion, not exceeding one hundred dollars.

Ibid sec. 17. 1828, ch 36, sec. 4.

17. If any person shall wantonly and maliciously cut, injure or destroy any boat, rope, oar or other tackling or thing used at a public ferry, he shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars for

every offence; but the keeper of every ferry shall so arrange his rope as not to impede or delay any vessel navigating the river or creek.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 39, sec 18. 1836, ch. 109, sec. 2.

18. No ferryman shall delay ferrying anyone and their property across the ferry under his charge; and for each aud every hour he shall delay anyone without lawful excuse, he shall pay a penalty of two dollars.

Ibid. sec. 19. 1822, ch 148. 1824, ch. 109. 1825, ch. 5. 1833, ch. 151.

19. The county commissioners, or mayor and city council of Baltimore, shall provide boats for all ferries belonging to their respective counties or city; and if the ferry is between two counties, or between the said city and a county, then the commissioners of the two counties, or the mayor and city council and the commissioners of a county, shall provide a boat or boats for such ferry.

Ibid. sec. 20. 1791, ch. 65.

20. When a ferry belongs to a county, or to two counties, or a county and the city of Baltimore, the county commissioners of the counties interested in such ferry, or the county commissioners and mayor and city council, may authorize all residents of such counties and city so interested to pass over said ferries free of charge.

Ibid. sec 21. 1799, ch. 83, sec. 2.

21. The county commissioners or mayor and city council may make any contract of renting a ferry or keeping the same by any agent appointed for that purpose, subject to the ratification of the commissioners or mayor.

Ibid. sec. 22. 1833, ch. 151 1836, ch. 109

22. All bonds taken under the provisions of this article shall be delivered to the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which they shall be given, or the clerk of the superior court of Baltimore city, if given in said city, to be by him recorded.

ARTICLE XXXVIII.

FINES AND FORFEITURES.

1. Mode of recovering.

2. To whom paid when recovered.

3. Discharge from jail for non-payment of.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 40, sec. 1. 1777, ch. 6. 1880, ch. 211.

1. When any fine or penalty is imposed by any act of assembly of this State, or by any ordinance of any incorporated city or town in this State, enacted in pursuance of sufficient authority, for the doing of any act forbidden to be done by such act of assembly or ordinance, or for omitting to do any act required to be done by such act of assembly or ordinance, the doing of such act, or the omission to do such act, shall be deemed to be a criminal offence; such offence, in the city of Baltimore, shall be prosecuted by the arrest of the offender for such offence, and by holding him to appear in or committing him for trial in the criminal court of Baltimore, at the Saturday sessions of said court, which said court shall have jurisdiction in the said cases, and shall proceed to try or dispose of the same in the same manner as other criminal cases triable at the Saturday sessions of said court may be tried or proceeded with or disposed of, or such offence may be prosecuted by indictment in such court; such offences in any county of this State shall be prosecuted by the arrest of the offender for such offence, and by holding him to bail to appear in or committing him for trial in the circuit court for the county in which such offence was committed, or by indietment in the circuit court for such county for such offence. If any person shall be adjudged guilty of any such offence by any court having jurisdiction in the premises, he shall be sentenced to the fine or penalty prescribed by such act of assembly or ordinance, and to the costs of his prosecution; and in default of payment. thereof he shall be committed to jail until thence discharged by due course of law; any indictment for the violation of any ordinance of any incorporated city or town of this State may con-clude "against the form of the ordinance in such case made and

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