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on the same with horses, cattle, wagons, carts, and car-
riages.
14. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said com.
pany having perfected the said toad, or such parts there-
of from time to time as aforesaid, and the same being
examined, approved and licensed, in manner aforesaid,
it shall and may be lawful fur them to appoint such and
so many toll gatherers as they shall think proper, to col-
lect and receive of and from all and every person or per-
sons using the said road, the toll* and rales herein after
mentioned, and to stop any person riding, leading or dri-
ving any horses, entile, 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 follow-
ing 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 every chair or chaise with one
horse and two wheels, one eighth of a dollar; for every
chariot, coach, stage, wagon, phaeton or chaise, with two
horses and four wheels, one quarter 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 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 ex-
ceed in breadth four inches, and not exceeding seven in-
ches, 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 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.
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1814.
Toll gather-
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toll.
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15. 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, mana-
gers 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
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Burthens
drawn — how
to be ascertain
ed — remedy in
case of excess.
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