WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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

sulky, chair, chaise, phaeton, coach, cart, wagon

wain, sleigh, sled or other carriage of pleasure or

burthen from passing through the said gates or

turnpikes until they shall have respectively paid
the said tolls and rates; that is to say, for every

space of three miles in length of said road, the

Tolls.

following sums of money, and so in proportion for

any greater or lesser distance, or for any greater

or lesser number 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 cents; for every

chair or chaise with one horse and two wheels,

four cents; for every chariot, coach, stage, wagon,

phaeton 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 wheels and four horses, thirteen cents;

Tolls.

for every other carriage of pleasure, under what-

ever 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 whoso wheels shall exceed in breadth

four inches, and shall not exceed seven inches, two

cents for each horse drawing the same.

SEC. 8, And be it enacted, That for the purpose

of ascertaining the weight that may be drawn

along the said road in any cart, wagon or other

carriage of burthen it shall and may be lawful for

said company to erect and establish scales and

weights at or near such and so many of the gates

Establish
scales.

erected or to be erected as said company may

think proper, and where there may seem to be

reasonable cause to suspect that any cart, wagon

or other carriage of burthen carries a greater

weight than is or shall be by law allowed, it shall

be lawful for the toll gatherers or other persons

in the service or employment of said company to

prevent the same from passing such gate or turn-