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ed under the bands 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 contra-
ry to the true intent and meaning of this act, the
said justice shall certify and send one copy of the
said inquisition to the judges of the county court,
who shall thereupon cause to be brought before
them the body or bodies of the person or persons in-
trusted by the company, with the care and superin-
tendance of such part of the said road as shall be
found defective, and if the person or persons intrust-
ed by the company aforesaid, shall be convicted of
the offence by the said inquisition charged, the said
court shall fine the said person or persons according
to the nature and aggravation of the neglect, in their
discretion, not exceeding one hundred dollars for
every week such place shall have been out of order
and repair; and in case the said company should
neglect to have the said place repaired within fifteen
days after the aforesaid fine shall have been laid,
then the said court shall proceed to fine the said pre-
sident, managers and company, in their discretion,
not exceeding two hundred dollars, for the use of
the county, under the direction of the levy court.
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Frauds — pen-
alties — how to
be recovered.
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27. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if any per-
son or persons whomsoever, riding in, or driving
any sulkey, chair or chaise, phaeton, cart, waggon,
wain, sleigh, sled, or other carriage of burthen or
pleasure, riding or leading any horse, mare or geld-
ing, or driving any sheep, hogs or cattle, shall there-
with pass through any private gate or bars, or along
or over any private passage, way or other ground
near to or adjoining any turnpike gate erected, or which
shall be erected, in pursuance of this act, with intent
to defraud the company, avoid the payment of the
toll or duty for passing through any such gate or
turnpike, or if any such person or persons shall,
with such intent, take off, or cause to be taken off,
any horse, mare, or gelding, or other cattle, from
any waggon or carriage of burthen or pleasure, or
practice any other fraudulent means or device, with
the intent that the payment of any such tolls or duty
may be evaded or lessened, all and every person or
persons, in all, every, or any of the ways or manners
aforesaid offending, shall for every such offence res-
pectively, forfeit and pay to the said president, man-
agers and company, a sum not exceeding ten dollars,
to be sued for and recovered, with costs of suit, be-
fore any justice of the peace, in like manner as
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