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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

pike until such cart, wagon or other carriage of

burthen shall be drawn into such fixed or erected

scales at or near any such gate or turnpike, and

the weight or burthen drawn therein ascertained

by weighing; audit the person or persons driv-

ing or having care or charge of any such cart,

wagon or other carriage of burthen shall refuse

to drive such cart, wagon or other carriage of

burthen into any such scales for the purpose afore-

Forfeiture.

said, the person so refusing, or the owner of any

such cart or wagon, shall forfeit and pay to the

said company any sum not less than five dollars

nor more than ten dollars, to be recovered in the

manner hereinafter mentioned.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That no wagon or

other carriage with four wheels, the breadth of

whose wheels shall not be four inches, shall draw

Weight of

along said road with a greater weight thereon than

wagon.

three tons; that no such wagon or carriage, the

breadth of whose wheels shall not be seven inches,

shall be drawn along said road with a greater

weight thereon than five tons; that no cart or

other carriage with two wheels, the same breadth

of wheels as the wagons aforesaid, shall be drawn

along the said road with more than half the

burthen or weight aforesaid; and if any cart,

wagon or other carriage of burthen whatsoever

shall be drawn along the said road with a greater

Forfeiture.

weight than is hereby allowed, the owner or own-

ers of such carriage, if the excess of burthen shall

be three hundred weight or upwards, shall forfeit

and pay four times the customary tolls for the use

of said company.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That all such car-

riages as aforesaid, to be drawn by oxen in whole,

or partly by horses and partly by oxen, two oxen

How esti-
mated.

shall be estimated as equal to one horse in charging

all the aforesaid tolls, and every mule as equal to

one horse.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That if any person

or persons whomsoever riding in or driving any

carriage of pleasure, or any cart, wagon or other

carriage of burthen, riding or leading any horse,

mare or gelding, or driving any hogs, sheep,