1848.

FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

CHAP. 159.

eighteen feet thereof, in breadth, at least, to be made an
artificial road which shall be bedded with wood, stone or
gravel, or any other hard substance, well compacted toge-
ther, a sufficient depth to secure a solid foundation to the
same, and the said road shall be faced with gravel, or stone
founded, in such manner as to secure a firm, and as near as
the materials will reasonably admit, an even surface, and so
nearly level in its progress as that it shall in no place rise
or fall more than will form an angle of five degrees with
an horizontal line, and shall forever hereafter during the
continuance of the said incorporation, maintain and keep

Upon notice
Governor to
appoint.

the same in good and perfect order and repair.
Sue. 13. And be it enacted, That as soon as the said
president, managers and company, shall have perfected the
said road for any distance from either end of the said
road, not less than five miles, and so on from time to time,
any other like distance progressively, they shall give notice
thereof to the Governor of this State, who shall thereupon
forthwith nominate and appoint three skilful and judicious
persons to view and examine the same, and report to him in
writing, whether the said road is so far executed in a mas-
terly workmanlike manner, according to the true intent and
meaning of this act, and if their reports shall be in the
affirmative, then the Governor shall by license under his
hand and seal of the State, permit and sutler the said pre-
sident, managers and company to erect and fix such and so
many gates upon and across the said road, as will be neces-
sary and sufficient to collect the tolls and duties hereinafter
granted to the said company, from all persons travelling on
the same with horses, cattle, wagons, carts and carriages.

To appoint
toll gatherers.

Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That the said company
having perfected the said road or such parts thereof, from
time to time as aforesaid, and the same being examined,
approved and licensed in the manner 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 and from all and every person or persons using the said
road, the tolls and rates hereinafter mentioned, and to stop
any person riding, leading or driving any horses, cattle,
hogs, sheep, sulkey, chair, chase, phaeton, coach, coaches,
cart, wagon, wain, sled or other carriage of pleasure or
burden, from passing through the said gate, 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 on in proportion for any greater or less distance,
that such person or persons shall use said road for any
greater or less number of sheep, hogs or cattle, viz: for
every score of sheep one eighth of a dollar, for every score
of hogs one eighth of a dollar, for every score of cattle