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ROBERT BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
18. AND BE IT ENACTED, That it shall and may
be lawful for the
levy court of Baltimore county to keep up the respective turnpike
gates on the said respective roads as the same are now set up and
established, and appoint toll-gatherers to receive the tolls, and to
take at each of the said gates or turnpikes the said tolls that are
now established at said gates or turnpikes, until the said companies
shall have completed the distance of ten miles of each or either of
the said roads from the city of Baltimore, when it shall and may be
lawful for the said companies to establish and set up gates, appoint
toll-gatherers, and receive tolls, agreeably to the provisions of this
act; Provided, that it shall be the duty of the first beforementioned
company to complete and keep in repair, from their intersection,
as well the road leading into Pratt-street as the road leading into
Baltimore-street, in the manner prescribed by this act; And provided
also, that no turnpike or gate shall be set up on or across the
said road between the intersection of the road leading from Montgomery
court-house to the city of Baltimore and Ellicott's lower
mills on Patapsco Falls. |
1804.
CHAP. 51.
Levy court of Baltimore
to keep up
gates as now established.
Provisos. |
19. AND BE IT ENACTED, That as soon as either
of the said
presidents, managers and company, shall have perfected either of
the roads for any distance from the city of Baltimore not less than
ten 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 road is 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 licence under his hand and the
seal of the state, permit and suffer the said presidents, managers
and companies, to erect and fix such and so many gates or turnpikes
upon and across the said road as will be necessary and sufficient
to collect the tolls and duties hereinafter granted to the said
company, from all persons travelling on the same with horses, cattle,
wagons, carts and carriages. |
When either of
the roads are perfected
10 miles
from Baltimore,
notice thereof to
be given to governor
of the state. |
20. 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 and persons using the said road, the tolls and rates
herein after mentioned, and to stop any person riding, leading or
driving, any horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, sulkey, chair, chaise,
phæton, coach, coachee, cart, wagon, wain, sleigh, sled, or other
carriage of pleasure or burthen, from passing through the said
gates or turnpikes, until they shall have respectively 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, or for any greater or lesser number of sheep, hogs
or cattle, viz. for every score of sheep, one eighth of a dollar; for
ever score of hogs, one eighth of a dollar; 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 |
Toll-gatherers to
be appointed—
Rates of toll. |
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