A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

chase of the same; and in case they shall not be
able to agree with the owners, or if the owner
should be a feme covert, non compos mentis, or un-
der age, the President shall then proceed in the
manner directed by the ninth section of this act.,
and all appropriations of land or materials for the
construction of said bridges shall be subject to the
same regulations specified in the ninth section.

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Sec. 13. And be it enacted, That the said com-
pany, having perfected the said road aforesaid, it
shall and may be lawful for them to appoint such
and so many toll-gatherers as they shall think
proper, to collect and receive of or from any per-
son or persons using said road the tolls and rate
per mile, the same to be regulated by the Presi-

Tolls.

dent and Managers of said company; provided,
that the rates and tolls so regulated shall not ex-
ceed those of other roads of like nature in this
State, and stop any person riding, leading, or
driving any horses, mules, oxen, coaches, cart
wagon, wain or sled, cattle, hogs, sheep, sulky,
chaise, phaeton, or other carriage of pleasure or
burden from passing through said gates until the
tolls for the said passage shall have been paid,
provided, that no toll gate shall be erected within
one mile from the taxable limits of Liberty Town,
or any town or village through which said road
may pass.

Provisos.

Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That the said com-
pany shall be and is hereby clothed and invested,
as respects said road, with all and singular the
rights, privileges and advantages not inconsistent
with the provisions of this act, that are held, used
and possessed by the several turnpike companies
in this State, and shall be governed by the same
regulations, and be subject to the same fines, pen-
alties and restrictions as the said companies now
are, where the same are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this act.

Rights and
privileges.

Sec 15. And be it enacted, That the President
and Managers of said company shall keep a fair
and just account of all moneys received by them
from the said Commissioners and from the sub-
scribers to the said undertaking, on account of the
several subscriptions, and also all money expended
by them in prosecution of the said work, and shall

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Capital stock
may be increas-
ed.