| CHARLES RIDGELY, OF HAMPTON, ESQ. GOVERNOR.
for every score of cattle, one-fourth of a dollar; for every
horse and his rider, or led horse, one-sixteenth of a dollar; for every
chair or chaise with one horse and two wheels, one-eighth of a
dollar; for every chariot, coach, stage, wagon, phaeton or chaise,
with two horses and four wheels, one fourth of a dollar; for every
carriage of pleasure, under whatever name it may go, the like
sum, according to the number of wheels and horses drawing the
same; for every cart or wagon, whose wheels do not exceed the
breadth of four inches, one-eighth of a dollar for each horse drawing
the same; for every cart or wagon whose wheels shall exceed
in breadth four inches and not exceeding seven inches, one-sixteenth
of a dollar for every horse drawing the same; for every cart or
wagon the breadth of whose wheels shall be more than seven inches
and not more than ten inches, or being of the breadth of seven
inches shall roll more than ten inches, five cents for every horse
drawing the same; for every cart or wagon the breadth of whose
wheels shall be more than ten inches and not exceeding twelve
inches, or being ten inches shall roll more than fifteen inches, three
cents for every horse drawing the same; for every cart or wagon
the breadth of whose wheels shall be more than twelve inches, two
cents for every horse drawing the same; Provided, that no toll
shall be charged on any of the said roads, until the road is fully
completed from Rockville to the line of the District of Columbia. |
1817.
CHAP. 97.
Proviso. |
16. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the tolls aforesaid
on wagons
whose wheels are of certain dimensions, shall be considered as
chargeable according to the original dimensions of the tire on the
same, notwithstanding the same may have been reduced by wear
below the standard required by law. |
Wheels to be
charged according
to original tire. |
17. AND BE IT ENACTED, That for the purpose
of ascertaining
the weight that may be drawn along the said road in any cart,
wagon, or other carriage of burthen, it shall and may be lawful
for the said presidents, managers and companies, to erect and establish
scales and weights at and near such and so many of the
gates erected, or to be erected, in pursuance of this act, as they
may think proper; and where there may seem reasonable cause to suspect
that any cart, wagon, or any other carriage of burthen, carries
a greater weight than is or shall be by law allowable, it shall
be lawful for the toll-gatherers, or other persons in their service or
employment to prevent the same from passing such gate or turnpike,
until such cart, wagon, or other carriage of burthen, shall
be drawn into the fixed or erected scales at or near any such gate
or turnpike, and the weight or burthen drawn therein ascertained
by weight; and if the person or persons driving, or having care or
charge of any such cart, wagon, or other carriage of burthen,
shall refuse to drive the same into any such scales for the purpose
aforesaid, the person or persons so refusing shall forfeit and pay
to the said president, managers and company, any sum not less
than five dollars nor more than eight dollars, to be recovered in
the manner hereinafter mentioned. |
Scales to be erected
to ascertain
weights drawn on
roads. |
18. AND BE IT ENACTED, That no wagon or other
carriage
with four wheels the breadth of whose wheels shall not be four
inches, shall be drawn along the said road with a greater weight
thereon than two tons; that no such carriage the breadth of whose
wheels shall not be seven inches, or being six inches or more shall |
Weights to be
drawn. |
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