1835.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

and for the benefit of Washington county, and to he re-

CHAP 321.

presented at all meetings of the stockholders of said

company, by the county commissioners for the time

being, or by such person or persons as may be duly

To levy

authorised by them; and they are further authorised to

levy on the taxable property of said county, such sum

or sums of money as may be necessary and proper to

comply with the terms of said subscription.

Erect gate

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the said company

having perfected the said road according to the inten-

tion of this act, it shall and may be lawful for them to

Proviso

erect one gate anywhere on the said road; Provided,

the same be not within two miles of any town through

which the said road may pass, and to appoint such and

so many of the toll gatherers as they shall think proper,

who are hereby authorised and empowered to collect

and receive of and from all and every person and per-

sons using the said road, the tolls and rates hereinaf-

ter mentioned, and to stop any person riding, leading

or driving any horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, sulkey,

chair, chaise, phseton, coach, coachce, cart, wagon,

wain, sleigh, sled, or other carriage of pleasure or

burthen from passing through said gate, until they

have respectively paid the same, that is to say the fol-

lowing sums of money, and so in proportion for any

greater or lesser number of sheep, hogs or cattle, viz:

Tolls

for every score of sheep, ten cents; for every score of

hogs, ten cents; for every score of cattle, twenty cents;

for every horse and his rider or led horse, six cents;

for every chair or chaise with one horse and two

wheels, ten cents; for every chariot, coach, stage, wa-

gon, phaeton or chaise with two horses and four wheels,

twenty cents; for either of the carriages last mentioned

with four horses, thirty cents; for every other carriage

of pleasure, under whatsoever name it may be known,

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,

ten cents for each horse drawing the same; for every

cart or wagon, whose wheels shall exceed in breadth

four inches, and not exceeding seven inches, six cents

for each horse drawing the same; for every cart or