Next in the order of lien to the existing mortgage debt of the old road shall stand the amounts due persons for labor performed, wood and other such materials furnished the old company in running the road, and damages for killing stock and right of way: Provided, That all the property of said company shall be liable for damages recovered against said company for stock killed or injured by them and exempt from mortgage liens.Formerly: Acts 1861, c.78, s.4.
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