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they shall thing proper, to collect and receive of and from all and every person or persons using the
said road, the tolls and rates herein alter mentioned, and to stop any person riding, leading or
driving, any horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, sulkey, chair, chaise, phaeton, coach, coachee, cart, wagon,
wain, sleigh, sled or other carriage of pleasure or burthen, from passing through the said gate or
turnpike, until they shall have paid the same; that is to say, for every space of ten miles in length of
the said road, the following sum of money, and so in proportion for any greater or lesser distance
that the said gates may be established to receive tolls for, or for any greater or lesser number of
sheep, hogs or cattle, viz. For every score of sheep, one eighth of a dollar; for every score or
hogs, one eighth of a dollar; for every score of cattle, one fourth of a dollar; for every horses
and his rider, or led horse, one sixteenth of a dollar; for every chair or chaise, with one
horse and two wheels, one eighth of a dollar; for every chariot, coach, stage, wagon, phaeton
or chaise, with two horses and four wheels, one fourth of a dollar; for every other carriage
of pleasure, tinder whatsoever name it may go, the like sum, 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, one eighth of a dollar for each horse drawing the same; for every cart or wagon, whose
'wheels shall exceed in breadth four inches, and not exceeding seven inches, one sixteenth of a dol-
lar for every horse drawing the same; for every cart or wagon, the breadth of whose wheels shall
be more than seven inches, and not more than ten inches, or being of the breadth of seven inches
shall roll more than ten inches, five cents for every horse drawing the same; for every cart or wagon,
the breadth of whose wheels shall be more than ten inches and not exceeding twelve inches, or be-
ing ten inches shall roll more than fifteen inches, three cents for every horse drawing the same; for
«very cart or wagon, the breadth of whose wheels shall be more than twelve inches, two cents for
every horse drawing the same.
XVII. 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
the said president, managers and company, to ere6k and establish scales and weights at and near such
and so many of the gates erected, or to be erected, in pursuance of this act, as they may think pro-
per, and where there may seem reasonable cause to suspect that any cart, wagon, or other carriage
of burthen, carries a greater weight than is or shall be by law allowable, it shall be lawful for the
tollgatherers, or other persons in their service or employment, to prevent the same from passing
such gate or turnpike until such cart, wagon, or other carnage of burthen, shall be drawn into the
fixed or erected scales at or near any such gate or turnpike, and the weight or burthen drawn there-
in ascertain by weight, and if the person or persons driving or having care or charge of any
such cart, wagon, or other carriage of burthen, shall refuse to drive the same into any such scales
for the purpose aforesaid, the person or persons so refusing shall forfeit and pay to the said president,,
managers and company, any sum not less than five dollars nor more than eight dollars, to be reco-
vered in the manner herein after mentioned.
XVIII. AND BE IT ENACTED, That no wagon or other carriages with four wheels, the breadth of
"whose wheels shall not be lour inches, shall be drawn along the said road with a greater weight there-
on than two tons; that no such carriage, the breadth of whose wheels shall not be seven inches,
or being six inches or more shall roll at least ten inches, shall be drawn along the said road with more
than five tons; that no such carriage, the breadth of whose wheels shall not be ten inches or more,
or being less shall not roll at least twelve inches, shall be drawn along the said road with more than
eight tons; that no cart or other carriage with two wheels, the same breadth of wheels as the wa-
gons aforesaid, shall be drawn along the said road with more than half the burthen or weight afore-
said; and if any cart, wagon, or carriage of burthen whatsoever, shall be drawn along the said road
with a greater weight than is hereby allowed, the owner or owners 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 the company; provided always, that it shall and may be lawful for the said com-
pany, by their by-laws, to alter any or ail the regulations herein contained respecting the burthens,
or carriages, to be drawn over the said road, and to substitute other regulations, if upon experiment
such alterations shall be found conducive to the public good; provided nevertheless, that such regu-
lations shall not lessen the burthens of carriages above described.
XIX. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the treasurer of the western shore be, and he is hereby con-
stituted, a court of inspection; and it shall and may be the duty of the said company, once every
year, (and oftener if required by the court, ) to lay before the same a correct and methodical account
of their disbursements and expenditures, and of the amount of tolls collected and received on the
said road for and during the twelve months preceding, and whenever the tolls shall, during two fol-
lowing years, exceed ten per centum, free of all charges on the institution, the said court shall, at
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