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they shall be so reduced as not to exceed fifteen per cent, and shall
at that period be so regulated from time to time as not to exceed
fifteen per cent per annum; and if at any time after the expiration
of two years from the completion of the sad work, the net profits
aforesaid shall not amount to nine per cent, upon the money expend-
cd, it shall be lawful to raise the said tolls so as to divide nine per
cent.
12. And be it enacted, That in order to ascertain the size of rafts,
and the tonnage of boats, using and passing the said canal and lock
navigation, and to prevent disputes between the supercargoes and
collectors of tolls concerning the same, upon the request of the own-
cr or supercargo of such boat or raft, or of the. collector of the said
tolls at any lock upon the said canal navigation, it shall and may
be lawful for each of them to choose one skilful person to measure
and ascertain the size of said rafts, and tonnage the said boat is
capable of carrying, and to mark the said tonnage so ascertained,
in figures, upon the head and stern of the said boat, in colours mix-
ed with oil, and that the said boat or vessel so measured and marked,
shall be permitted to pass through the said canal and locks for the
price per ton to which the number of tons so marked on her shall
amount to, agreeably to the rates fixed in the manner aforesaid;
and if the owner or supercargo of any raft or boat shall decline
choosing a person resident within two miles of the place where the
said toll is payable, to ascertain the tonnage thereof, then the amount
of such tonnage shall be fixed and ascertained by the person ap-
pointed for that purpose by the president and managers, or chosen
by the said collector of tolls for the said company, and the tolls shall
be paid according to such measurement before any such boat or craft
shall be permitted to pass the place where such toll is made payable
by the president and managers.
13. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the. master or
commander of any boat or vessel navigating the said creek, when
they shall arrive within one-fourth of a mile from any lock so erect-
ed, under the penalty of two dollars, to blow a trumpet or horn,
whereupon the keeper of such lock shall attend for the purpose of
opening the gate or sluice to let the said boat or other vessel pass
without unnecessary delay and in safety; and if any boat or other
vessel shall be prevented from passing up or down any of said locks
or sluices, by reason of the lock not being raised, for more than
thirty minutes, the president, managers, and company, shall, on
conviction thereof before any justice of the peace of the proper coun-
ty, forfeit and pay to the person so hindered the sum of two dollars
for every twenty minutes beyond the said time that he shall be so
prevented, and in the same proportion for any longer or shorter
time.
14. And be it enacted, That if the president, managers and com-
pany, shall neglect or refuse to keep in good order or repair any
dam. lock or sluice, of their own construction, or shall neglect to
remove any obstacle which may occur, so that boats, rafts or other
vessels, may at all times safely navigate the said creek, the president,
managers and company, shall for each and every such offence pay
the sum of twenty dollars, to be recovered in the same manner as
debts of equal amount are by law made recoverable, before a justice
of the peace of the proper county where the offence shall be commit-
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CHAP 94.
Size of rafts and
tonnage of boats,
how to be ascer-
tained
Master of vessel
when within a
a quarter of a mile
of any lock to
blow a trumpet,
&c.
Penalty for not
keeping in repair
any dam, lock or
sluice
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