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ing of this act, and if their report shall be in the affirm-
ative, then the Governor shall, by license under his hand
and seal of the State, permit and suffer the said Presi-
dent and Directors 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 hereinbe-
fore granted to the said company.
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SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That if the said com
pany, 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 neighborhood
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 disinter-
ested persons, to be named by the said Justice in the
said precept, to meet at a certain time in the said precep-
to be mentioned, at the place in the said road which
shall be complained of, of which meeting notice shall be
given to the keeper of the gate or turnpike nearest there-
to, and the said Justice shall, at such time and place,
on the oaths or affirmations of the said persons, inquire
•whether the said road, or any part thereof, is in such
good and perfect order and repair as aforesaid, and shall
cause an inquisition to be made and certified under the
hands of himself and a majority of the said persons ;
and if the said road shall be found by the said inquisi-
tion to be out of order and repair, contrary to the true
intent and meaning of this act, the said Justice shall cer-
tify and send one copy of the said inquisition to each
of the keepers of the turnpikes or gates between which
such defective places shall be, and from thenceforth the
tolls hereby granted to be collected at such turnpikes or
gates shall cease to be demanded, paid or collected, un-
til the said defective part or parts shall be put in good
and perfect order and repair as aforesaid; and if the
same shall not be put in good and perfect order and re-
pair before the next Circuit Court for the said county,
the aforesaid Justice shall certify and send a copy of the
inquisition aforesaid to the Circuit Judge for said county,
who shall thereupon cause to be brought before him the
body or bodies of the person or persons entrusted by
said company with the care and superintendence of such
part of the said road as shall be found defective, and if
the said person or persons entrusted by the company
aforesaid, shall be convicted of the offence by the said
inquisition charged, the said Court shall fine the said
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