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and the said road shall be faced with gravel or stone pounded, or other small hard substance, in such
manner as to secure a firm, and as near as the materials will reasonably admit, an even surface, and
to nearly level in its progress as that it shall in no place rise or fall more than will form an angle of
four degrees with an horizontal line, and shall for ever hereafter, during the continuance of said
incorporation, maintain and keep the same in good and perfect order and repair.
XIII. AND BE IT ENACTED, That as soon as the said president, managers and company, shall have
perfected the said road for any distance from the district of the territory of Columbia, not less than
ten 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 extended in a masterly 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 li-
cence under his hand and the seal of the state, permit and suffer the said president, managers and
company, 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 and duties herein after granted to the said company,
from all persons travelling on the same with horses, cattle, wagon, carts and carriages.
XIV. 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
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 herein after 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, 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 of hogs, one eighth of a dollar; for every score of cattle, one fourth of a
dollar; for every horse and his rider, or led horse, one sixteenth of a dollar; for ever) chair or
chaise with one horse and two wheels, one eighth of a dollar; for every chariot, coach, stage, wa-
gon, phaeton or chaise, with two horses and four wheels, one quarter of a dollar; for either of the
carriages last mentioned with four horses, three eighths of a dollar; for every other carriage of
pleasure, under whatsoever name it may go, the like sums, according to the number of wheels and
horses drawing the same; for every care 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 wa-
gon, 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.
XV. 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 erect and establish scales and weights at or 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
toll-gatherers, or other persons in their service or employment, to prevent the same from passing
such gate or turnpike, until such cart, wagon or other carriage 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 ascertained by weighing, 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.
XVI. AND BE IT ENACTED, That no wagon, or other carriage with four wheels, the breadth of
whose wheels shall not be four inches, shall be drawn along the said road with a greater weight there-
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