GEORGE HOWARD, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

1831.

lected at each gate, shall be the following to wit: for every
score of sheep or hogs, six cents; for every score of cattle,
twelve cents; for every led or drove horse, three cents; for
every horse and rider, four cents; for every sleigh or sled,
for each horse or pa'>r of oxen drawing the same, three
cents; for every dearborn, sulkey, chair or chaise, with one
horse, six cents; for every chariot, coach, coachee, stage,
wagon, phaeton, chaise or other carriage with two horses
and four wheels, twelve cents; for either of the carriages
last mentioned with four horses, eighteen cents; for every
other carriage of pleasure, under whatever 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
shall exceed two and an half inches in breadth, and not ex-
ceeding four inches, four cents, for every horse or pair of
oxen drawing the same; and every other cart or wagon
whose wheels shall exceed four inches and not exceeding
five inches in breadth, three cents for every horse or pair
of oxen drawing the same; and for every other cart or wa-
gon whose wheels shall exceed six inches and not more than
eight inches, two cents for every horse or pair of oxen
drawing the same: all other carts or wagons whose wheels

CHAP. 85.

shall exceed eight inches in breadth, shall pass the said
gates tree of tolls: Provided, That the superintendent after
he is appointed by this act, may commute the rates of toll
with any person or persons by taking of him or them a cer-

Commute the rates

tain sum annually in lieu of the tolls aforesaid: And provid-
ed also, That nothing in this act shall be construed so as to
authorise any tolls to be received or collected from any per-
son or persons passing or re-passing from one part of his
farm to another, or to or from a mill, or to form any place
of public worship, funeral, militia training, elections, or
from any student or child going to or from any school or
seminary of learning, or from persons and witnesses going

Exemptions.

to and returning from courts: And provided further , That no
toll shall be received or collected for the passage of any wa-
gon or carriage laden with the property of the United
States, or any cannon or military stores belonging to the
United States, or to any of the states composing this Union.

.Further exemp-
tions.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted. That the said superintendent,
after his appointment as aforesaid, shall appoint proper and
suitable persons as toll gatherers, who shall settle their ac-
counts every three mouths from the time of their appoint-
ments, and at all other times when thereunto required by
the said superintendent; and shall, at all times, pay over to

the said superintendent on demand, the amount of tolls by

them or either of them collected; and the said superinten-

Tollgathethers-ac-
counts — removals.