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Rh said ferry in a good, safe, and sufficient order and condition for use both day and night; he shall keep a competent ferryman, who shall transport travellers and stock across said Colorado River when requested to do so, at all hours of day or mght, under penalty of forfeiture of not less than one hundred dollars for each refusal or neglect.

Should the said Samuel Todd and his associates and successors neglect or refuse to keep said ferry in the condition prescribed by this act, complaint may be made before any court of competent jurisdiction in the precinct or county in which said ferry may be situated, by any person making affidavit to the same; when it shall be the duty of such judge or magistrate to summon said Samuel Todd, his associates and successors, or agent, to appear before him within five days after such complaint shall be made; and if it shall appear, after due investigation, that such neglect or refusal to comply with the provisions of this act is without good and sufficient cause, then said Samuel Todd and his associates and successors shall be liable for damages resulting therefrom, and forfeit all rights and privileges conferred by this act, until the provisions thereof are complied with.

The Legislature of the Territory or State, as the case may be, reserves the right to repeal or change this act, and alter the rates of ferriage at any time after the passage of the same.

That the rates of toll contained in section two shall be plainly printed and posted in a conspicuous place on each boat, and in each house or office belonging to the ferry company, and maintained at all times in a legible condition.

That all persons exhibiting a certificate from any commissioned officer of the Territory that they are in the militia service of the Territory, shall be exempt from the payment of tolls on the said ferry.

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. November 3, 1864.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona:

That Henry Sage, Royal H. Waller, E. C. McComb, C. C. Wallace, H. B. Martin, R. M. Martin, Richard Gird, and Thomas J. Bidwell, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted and formed into a body politic and corporate with the name and style of the “Castle Dome Railroad Company,” and with this name and under this style shall have perpetual succession, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to have and keep a common seal, acquire, enjoy, and transfer either real estate or personal property, and may make or adopt all rules and regulations necessary to carry into effect the objects of this incorporation not inconsistent with or repugnant to the laws of the United States or those of this Territory.