JAS. BLACK GROOME, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 383
two hundred and thirty-two, of the act of January
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Repealed and
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session, eighteen hundred and seventy, be and the
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re-enacted.
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same is hereby repealed, and the following sections
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re-enacted in lieu thereof:
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said company,
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having completed the road, or so much thereof, from
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Appoint toll
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time to time as aforesaid, it shall or may be lawful
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gatherers.
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for them to appoint such and so many toll-gatherers,
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as they shall think proper, to collect and receive of
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and from all and every person or persons using said
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road, the tolls and rates hereinafter mentioned, and to
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stop any person riding, leading or driving any horse,
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mare or gelding, cattle, sheep, hogs, sulky, chaise,
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chair, pheaton, coach, coaches, cart, wagon, wainsled,
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or other carriage of pleasure or burden, from passing
through the said gate until they shall have paid the
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same, that is to say, for every space often miles in
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length of the road, the following sum of money, and
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so on in proportion for any greater or less distance,
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that such person or persons shall use the said road,
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for any greater or less number of sheep, hogs or
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Rates of toll
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cattle, viz : for every score of sheep ten cents, for
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every score of hogs ten cents, for every score of cattle
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twenty cents, for every horse, mule, mare or gelding,
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which may pass through the toll-gate, whether led or
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ridden, or whether driven attached to a vehicle of
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pleasure or burden, shall pay two cents per mile and
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in that proportion for any distance travelled, unless
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the vehicle drawn shall have a tire over three and
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one half inches in width, in which case one-half of
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the above rate shall be charged ; provided however,
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that no less than one cent shall be charged per horse,
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mule, mare or gelding passing through said gate.
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
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In force
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effect from the date of its passage.
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Approved, April 11th, 1874.
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