| NOV. 1809.
CHAP. 96. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
period there shall be a surplus of tolls, over and above satisfying
the aforesaid ten per centum upon the said road, the said
court of inspection shall have power, and is hereby authorised, to
receive such surplus, and to employ the same in purchasing out the
stock of the said road. |
Guide posts and
mile-stones to be
erected. |
24. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said company
shall cause
posts to be erected and continued at the intersection of every public
road falling into and leading out of the said turnpike road, with
a board and index hand, pointing to the direction of such road, on
both sides whereof shall be inscribed, in legible characters, the
name of the town, village or place, to which such road leads, and
the distance thereof in computed miles, and the said company shall
cause mile-stones to be placed at the side of the said road, beginning
at the distance of one mile from Westminster, and extending
thence to the termination of the said road, whereon shall be marked,
in plain legible characters, the number of miles which each
stone is distant from Westminster aforesaid, and at every gate or
turnpike by them to be fixed on the said road, shall cause the distance
from Westminster, and the distance from the nearest gate or
turnpike, in each direction, to be marked in legible characters, designating
the number of miles, and fractions of a mile, on the said
gates, or some other conspicuous place, for the information of travellers
and others using the said road; and if any person shall wilfully
destroy the said posts, boards, index hands or mile-stones, or
deface the same, or deface the directions made on the said gates or
other conspicuous places as aforesaid, or shall, without permission
of the acting superintendent of the said road, throw out upon the
road, or within the limits of the same, and suffer to remain for the
space of one day, any mould, dirt, weeds or rubbish of any kind,
such person, being convicted thereof by the evidence of one or
more credible and disinterested witnesses, before any justice of the
peace of the county, he or she shall be adjudged by the said justice
to pay a fine, not exceeding ten dollars, to be recovered, with
costs, as debts under ten pounds are by law recoverable; which
fine, when recovered, shall be paid to the treasurer of the company
for the use of the said company. |
Wagoners, &c. to
keep to the right. |
25. AND BE IT ENACTED, That all wagoners,
and drivers of
carriages of all kinds, whether of burthen or pleasure, using the
said road, shall, except when passing by a carriage of slower
draught, keep their horses and carriages on the right hand side of
the said road in the passing direction, leaving the other side of the
road free and clear for the other carriages to pass and repass; and
if any driver shall offend against this provision, he shall forfeit
and pay not exceeding ten dollars, to any person who shall be obstructed
in his passage, and will warrant for the same, to be recovered,
with costs, before any justice, in the same manner as debts
under ten pounds are recoverable. |
Certain persons
not to pay toll but
once in 24 hours. |
26. AND BE IT ENACTED, That it shall not be
lawful for the
said company to ask, demand or receive, of or from any person or
persons living on or adjacent to the said road, within three miles
of any of the said gates or turnpikes, any toll for passing the said
gate more than once in twenty-four hours. |
Gates not to be
erected within one
mile of any town. |
27. AND BE IT ENACTED, That no toll-gate shall
be erected
within the distance of one mile from any one of the towns or villages
in this act mentioned. |
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