WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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of sheep, hogs, horses or cattle, viz., for every score

of sheep, four cents; for every score of hogs, four

cents; for every score of horses or cattle, eight cents;

for every horse and his rider or led horse, two

Tolls.

cents; for every chair or chaise, with one horse and

two wheels, four cents; for every chariot, coach,

stage, wagon, phseton or chaise, with one horse and

four wheels, five cents; for every chariot, coach,

stage, phaeton or chaise, with two horses and four

wheels, eight cents; for either of the carriages last

mentioned, with four horses, thirteen cents; for

every other carriage of pleasure, under whatsoever

name it may go, 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, four cents for each horse

drawing the same; for every cart or wagon whose

wheels shall exceed in breadth four inches, two

Tolls.

cents for each horse drawing the same; and in

charging all the aforesaid tolls one mule shall be

estimated as equal to one horse, and two oxen as

equal to one horse, provided, that if any wagon or

other carriage with four wheels, the breadth of

whose wheels shall not be four inches, shall draw

along or over said road with a greater weight than

three tons, or whose wheels being over four inches

in width, shall draw along or over said road with a

greater weight than five tons, the owner or owners

of such wagon or other carriage shall forfeit and

pay to the said company four times the customary

tolls, to be recovered with costs of suit in an action

of debt before any justice of the peace having juris-

diction of the case. And, provided further, that said

company shall be authorized and empowered to

assess annually upon each individual or person

Assess annu-

habitually using said road between the toll gates

ally.

thereof and not passing or going through any of said

toll gates, such sum and amount of money to be paid

quarterly by the person or individual so assessed as

shall be just and reasonable for such use of said road,

and shall have power to collect the same in like

manner as like sums are by law collectable; provided,

nevertheless, that no person in passing to or from a,

funeral, or from one part of his farm to another part

thereof, shall be chargeable with tolls.