LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1843

one fourth of a dollar, for every horse 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 charriot, coach, stage, wagon, phaeton or chaise,
with two horses and four wheels, one fourth of a dollar,
for every other carnage of pleasure under 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 dollar, 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 being ten
inches, shall roll more than fifteen inches, three cents for
every horse drawing the same, for every cart or wagon the
breadth of whose wheels shall be more than twelve inches,
two cents for every horse drawing the same.

CHAP. 169

Sec. 15. And be it enacted, That all such carriages
aforesaid, to be drawn by oxen in the whole, or partly by
horses and partly by oxen, two oxen shall be estimated as
equal to one horse in charging all the aforesaid tolls, and
every mule as equal to one horse.

Tolls.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That if the said company,
after the said road is completed as aforesaid, shall neglect
to keep the said road in good and perfect order for the space
of fifteen days, and information shall be given to any justice
of the peace, of the neighbourhood, within the county
where the repair ought to be made, such justice shall issue
a precept, to be directed to any constable, commanding him
to summon three disinterested 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 keepers of the gate 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 roads, or any part thereof is in such good and per-
fect order and repair as aforesaid, and shall cause an inqui-
sition to be made and certified, under the hands of himself
and a majority of the said persons, and if the road shall be
found by the said inquisition to be out of order and repair,
contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, the said
justice shall certify, and send one copy of the said inquisi-

Justice to is-
sue precept.