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Canal companies subject to a limitation of profits, already reached, not to raise their dues.
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5. Provided also, that where in any canal or navigation Act there shall have been inserted any special provision, which shall be still in force and unrepealed, whereby the amount of the annual dividends, interest, or profits to be shared or divided amongst the proprietors or shareholders of such canal or navigation shall have been limited not to exceed a certain percentage or amount, and the maximum of such percentage or amount shall have been attained at the time of the passing of this Act, it shall not be lawful for the company of proprietors, trustees, or undertakers of any such canal or navigation to avail themselves of any of the powers of this Act for the purpose of raising or increasing the tonnage rates, tolls, or duties which on the first day of January immediately before the passing of this Act were charged or levied upon any boats, barges, or other vessels carried upon or passing along such canal or navigation, or any part thereof.
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