ODEN BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 833
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That the Company
hereby incorporated shall have power to make and
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construct a continuous turnpike road from Hood's
Mill to the village of Brookville over the present
bed of the Westminster and Washington road,
except at such points and places where the Presi-
dent and Directors may deem it expedient to im-
prove the grade or course of said road, in which event
the said President and Directors shall have full
power and authority to make such alterations; pro-
vided, that in case of any such change of location, and
whenever it becomes necessary to occupy new ground
or use new materials, and the consent of the owner
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Make contin-
uous road.
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or owners cannot be obtained, a jury shall be sum-
moned by the Sheriff of the county, upon a war-
rant of a Justice of the Peace for that purpose, to
condemn the said land or material, and assess
the damages, in which assessment the benefits or
advantages of said road shall be considered by said
jury; and provided also, the inquisition thereupon
taken shall be signed by the Sheriff and jury and
returned by the Sheriff to the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for the county in which the condemnation is
made, and unless good cause be shown against the
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Summon jury.
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said inquisition of the jury, it shall be affirmed by
the Circuit Court at the next meeting thereof after
the verdict of the jury, and recorded; but if the
said inquisition should be set aside, the said Court
may, in its discretion, as often as may be neces-
sary, direct another inquisition in the manner
above described.
Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That whenever said
road shall be completed or any three consecutive
miles thereof, the said Company may erect one or
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Condemn.
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more toll-gates upon said road, but not within
three miles of each other, and may charge tolls for
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Erect gates.
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traveling on said road, provided said tolls shall
not exceed the following rates, viz: one and one-
quarter cents per mile for any vehicle drawn by
one animal; for any vehicle drawn by two animals,
two and one-half cents per mile; and for any vehi-
cle drawn by more than two animals, one and one-
quarter cents per mile for every additional animal;
for every score of sheep, swine or neat cattle, five
cents per mile; for every horse and rider and every
led or driven horse, one and one-quarter cents per
mile.
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Rates of toll.
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