A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

thereof to the Governor of this State, who shall
thereupon, forthwith, nominate and appoint three
skillful and judicious persons to view and examine
the same, and report to him in writing, whether
the said road is so far extended in a workmanlike
manner, according to the true intent and meaning
of this act, and if their report shall be in the
affirmative, then the Governor shall by license,
under his hand and seal of the State, permit and
suffer the said President and Directors to erect
and fix such and so many gates or turnpikes, upon
and across the said road as will be necessary and
sufficient to collect the tolls hereinbefore granted
to the said company.

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Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That if the said
company, after the said road is completed as afore-
said, shall neglect to keep the said road in good
and perfect order, for the space of fifteen days, an
information shall be given to any Justice of the
Peace, of the neighborhood within the county
where the repair ought to be made, such Justice
shall issue a precept, to be directed to any Con-
stable, commanding him to summon three disin-
terested persons, to be named by the said Justice
in the said precept, to meet at a certain time, in
the said precept to be mentioned, at the place in
the said road which shall be complained of, of
which meeting notice shall be given to the keeper
of the gate or turnpike nearest thereto, and the
said Justice shall, at such time and place, on the
oaths or affirmations of the said persons, inquire
whether the said road, or any part thereof, is in
such good and perfect order and repair as aforesaid,
and shall cause an inquisition to be made and
certified under the hands of himself and a majority
of the said persons; and if the said road shall be
found by the said inquisition to be out of order
and repair, contrary to the true intent and mean-
ing of this act, the said Justice shall certify, and
send one copy of the said inquisition to each of the
keepers of the turnpikes or gates, between which
such defective places shall be, and from thence-
forth the tulls hereby granted to be collected at
such turnpikes or gates, shall cease to be demanded,
paid or collected, until the said defective part or
parts shall be put in good and perfect order and
repair as aforesaid; and if the same shall not be

Road to be
kept in good
order.