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EDWARD LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
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,
and shall for ever hereafter, during the continuance of the said incorporation,
maintain and keep the same in good and perfect order
and repair.
By 1816, ch. 21, elevation of the road
across the mountains may be increased. |
NOV. 1809.
CHAP. 96. |
13. AND BE IT ENACTED, That as soon as the
said president,
managers and company, shall have perfected the said road for any
distance from the town of Westminster, 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 road is so far extended in a masterly
workmanlike manner, according to the true intent and meaning of
this act, and if their reports shall be in the affirmative, then the
governor shall, by license under his hand, and seal of the state,
permit and suffer the said president, managers and company, 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 herein after granted to the said company, from all persons
travelling in the same with horses, cattle, wagons, carts and
carriages. |
Governor to
appoint persons
to examine road
after five miles
are completed,
&c. |
14. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said company
having perfected
teh said road, 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 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 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, 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; 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, phæton or
chaise, with two horses and four wheels, one quarter of a dollar;
for every other carriage of pleasure, under whatsoever name it may
go, the like sums, 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 |
Company to appoint
toll-gatherers.
Rates of toll. |
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