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shall forever thereafter be esteemed and taken to be
navigable as a public highway, free for the trans-
portation of all goods, commodities and produce
whatever, on payment of the tolls to be imposed by
the said President and Directors under the powers
vested in them by this act.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That so soon ae any	Authorized to
part of said work is completed, with necessary locks,	collect tolls.
and open for navigation, the said company is hereby
authorized and empowered to collect tolls and ex-
ercise as full and complete jurisdiction over the same
as if the whole was completed; and no parts of the
rights and privileges hereby granted shall be taken
away by reason of the failure to complete the whole
work, or by uniting with any other canal or slack
water company, both or altogether forming one con-
tinuous navigation from the terminus of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Canal at Georgetown, to the City of
Baltimore.
SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take	In force
effect from and after the date of its passage.
Approved April 11th, 1874.

CHAPTER 366.
AN ACT to provide for the appointment of officers
of registration in Garrett county.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Governor shall, by and with the	Appoint.
advice and consent of the Senate, appoint one officer
of registration in and for each election district of
Garrett county, who shall perform such duties as
are required to be performed by officers of registra-
tion in other counties of this State.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall	In force.
take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 11th, 1874.