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EDWARD LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
act prescribed, and the travellers to pass free and without paying
toll, till such part or parts of the said road be repaired. |
NOV. 1809.
CHAP. 128. |
14. AND BE IT ENACTED, That as soon as the
said president,
managers and company, shall have perfected the said road for any
distance from either end of the said road, 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 on the same with horses, cattle, wagons, carts and carriages. |
Governor to appoint
persons to
examine road after
five miles
shall be finished,
&c. |
15. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in case the said
president, managers
and company, shall establish any toll-gates within five miles
of either end of the said road, they shall not be permitted to demand
or receive any greater toll at either of such gate or gates than for
five miles. |
what toll to be received
at certain
gates. |
16. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said company
having perfected
the 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 that the said gates may be established
to receive tolls for, 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 fourth of a dollar; for every other carriage
of pleasure, 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 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 |
Toll-gatherers to
be appointed.
Rates of toll. |
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