THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR,

1835,

after be assigned for the receiving of; property for

CHAP. 395,

transportation upon the main stem of said road, and

the several branches thereof, and that it shall be the

And suitable depots

duty of said company to establish at such convenient

and suitable places on said main stem and branches,

depots for the reception of property for transportation

as the Governor and Council shall from time to time

direct, due regard being had to the interest of all

parties, and in case of failure to comply with this pro-

Liability on failure

vision, the said company shall be liable to damages at the

suit of the party aggrieved, to be recovered by action

on the case, in which this act and the special matter

may be given in evidence.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That in case it shall be-

In case of direct

come necessary at any time hereafter, to levy a direct

lax being required Conformable to the

tax, for the support of government, or to sustain the

Declaration of Rights

public credit, the same shall be laid according to. the

thirteenth article of the declaration of rights, includ-

ing all goods, wares and merchandize belonging to

citizens of this State, ships and vessels in or out of

port, monies at interest on mortgage, bond or any chose

in action, stock and public securities of every descrip-

tion, and all income derived from shares of every in-

corporated institution, or otherwise, as well as every

other description of property, real, personal or mixed,

which escapes taxation under existing laws, and the

Faith of the State

faith of the State is hereby pledged to lay the same

pledged

accordingly in consideration hereof, and to provide for

the payment of interest, and the reimbursment of prin-

cipal of debts to be created in virtue of this act, or of

debts which may be created at any subsequent Jjigisla-

ture, and all acts or parts of acts in contravention of

the constitutional and equitable principles herein con-

tained, shall thenceforward be repealed, abrogated and.

annulled.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That the seventh section

Chesapeake and

of this act, shall not be construed to require of the

Ohio Canal Com-pany not to pay

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, payment to this

interest for 3 years

State of interest on the stock by virtue of this act sub-

scribed for in said company except such as shall accrue

from and after the expiration of three years from the

payment to the said company, of each instalment on

sard stock,