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Members of grand jury, &c. interested in tramways not to vote, but not to be disqualified.
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40. If any member of a grand jury, municipal corporation, or body of commissioners, or other body having the control of the public roads in any county, city, borough, town corporate, place, or district, shall be also the promoter or owner or one of the promoters or owners, or a member or shareholder of a tramway company being the owners of a tramway lying wholly or in part within such county, city, borough, town corporate, place, or district, it shall not be lawful for him to vote on or otherwise act in relation to any question directly or indirectly concerning such tramway or tramway company; but no member or shareholder of a tramway company shall be disqualified from being a member of any such municipal corporation, body of commissioners, or other body as aforesaid by reason of any contract entered into between the tramway company and such municipal corporation, body of commissioners, or other body: Provided always, that nothing herein-before contained shall be deemed to render invalid any resolution or act of a grand jury, municipal corporation, body of commissioners, or other body as aforesaid on or in relation to which any person shall be found to have voted or acted contrary to this enactment.
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