| 1817.
CHAP. 97. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
and opened sixty-six feet wide, and bridges to be erected over all
the waters crossing the said roads, and shall cause twenty fee thereof
in breadth, at least, to be made an artificial road, which shall be
bedded with wood, stone, gravel, or any other hard substance,
well compacted together, a sufficient depth to secure a solid foundation
to the same; and the said roads shall be faced with gravel,
or stone pounded, or other small hard substance, in such manner
as to secure a firm, and as near as the materials will reasonably
admit, an even surface, and so nearly level in its progress as that
it shall in no place rise or fall more than will form an angle of four
degrees with an horizontal line, except over the Catoctin and South
Mountains, where it may rise or fall to an angle of five degrees
with a horizontal line, and shall for ever thereafter, during the
continuance of the said incorporation, maintain and keep the same
in good and perfect order and repair. |
Road, being perfected
five miles
gates may be erected. |
13. AND BE IT ENACTED, That as soon as either
of the said presidents,
managers and companies, shall have perfected either of the
said roads for any distance from either end of the said roads not
less than five miles, and so on from time to time any other like distance
progressively, they shall give notice thereof to the governor
of this state, who shall thereupon forthwith nominate and appoint
three skilful and judicious persons to view and examine the same,
and report to him, in writing, whether the said roads are so far extended
in a masterly workmanlike manner, according to the true
intent and meaning of this act, and if their report shall be in the
affirmative, then the governor shall, by license under his hand, and
seal of the state, permit and suffer the said respective presidents,
managers and companies, to erect and fix such and so many gates
or turnpikes upon and across the said roads, as will be necessary
and sufficient to collect the tolls and duties hereinafter granted to
the said companies, from all persons travelling on the same with
horses, cattle, wagons, carts and carriages. |
Gates within five
miles of end of
road; toll to be received
for that distance
only. |
14. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in case the said
presidents, managers
and companies, shall establish any toll-gates within five miles
of either end of the said roads, they shall not permitted to demand
or receive any greater toll, at either of such gate or gates, than for
five miles. |
Toll-gatherers—
Rates of toll. |
15. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said respective
companies,
having perfected either of the said respective roads, or such parts
thereof from time to time as aforesaid, and the same being examined,
approved and licensed, in manner aforesaid, it shall and may
be lawful for them to appoint such and so many toll-gatherers as
they shall think proper, to collect and receive, of and from all and
every person or persons using the said road, the tolls and rates hereinafter
mentioned, and to stop any person riding, leading or driving,
any horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, sulkey, chair, chaise, phaeton,
coach, coachee, cart, wagon, wain, sleigh, sled, or other carriage of
pleasure or burthen, from passing through the said gate or turnpike,
until they shall have paid the same; that is to say, for every space
of ten miles in length of the said road, the following sum of money,
and so in proportion for any greater or lesser distance that the said
gates may be established to receive tolls for, or for any greater or
lesser number of sheep, hogs or cattle, viz. For every score of sheep,
one-eighth of a dollar; for every score of hogs, one-eighth of a dollar; |
|
 |
