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CHAP. 91. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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 executed in a masterly and 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
president, managers and company, to erect such and so many gates
or turnpikes upon and across the said road as will be necessary to
collect the tolls herein after granted to the said company, from all
persons travelling on the same with horses, cattle, wagons, carts
or carriages. |
Appointment of
toll gatherers—
Rates of tolls. |
13. AND BE IT ENACTED, That when the said
company shall
have perfected the said road, or such parts thereof, from time to
time as aforesaid, and the same shall have been 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 every person or
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 for the same; that is to say,
for the whole distance of the said road, the following sum of money,
and so in proportion for any lesser distance, or for any greater or
lesser number of sheep, hogs or cattle, to wit: For every score of
sheep, one eighth of a dollar; for every score of hogs, one eighth of
a dollar; for every score of cattle, one quarter of a dollar; for every
horse, or horse and rider, one sixteenth of a dollar; for every chair
or chaise with one horse and two wheels, one eighth of a dollar;
for every coach, stage, wagon, phæton or chaise, with two horses
and four wheels, one quarter of a dollar; for either of the carriages
last mentioned with four horses, three eighths of a dollar; for every
other carriage, under whatsoever 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 every horse drawing the
same; for every cart or wagon, the breadth of whose wheels shall
exceed 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, 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; and all carriages
as aforesaid which shall be drawn by oxen in the whole or in part,
or by mules, two oxen shall be estimated as equal to one horse,
and every mule as equal to one horse, in charging all the tolls as
aforesaid; Provided, that it shall not be lawful for the said company
to charge tolls on that part of the road between Patterson and |
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