186                 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 1,

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 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.

"Sec. 11. And be it enacted that for the purpose of ascertain-
ing 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 es-
tablish 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 proper, and where there may seem reasonable cause to
suspect that any cart, wagon, or other carriage of burthen, car-
ries a greater weight than is or shall be by law allowable, it shall
be lawful for the toll gather or other persons in their service or
employment, to prevent the same from passing such gate or turn-
pike, 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 therein 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 recovered in
the manner hereinafter mentioned.

"Sec. 12. 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 thereon than three tons; that no such carriage, the breadth
of whose wheels shall not be seven inches or being six inches or
more shall roll at least ten inches, shall be drawn along the said
road with more than five tons; that no such carriage, the breadth
of whose wheels shall not be ten inches or more, or being less
shall not roll at least twelve inches, shall be drawn along the said
road with more than eight tons; that no cart or other carriage
with two wheels, the same breadth of wheels as the wagons afore-
said, shall be drawn along the said road with more than half the
burthen or weight aforesaid; and if any cart, wagon, or carriage
of burthen whatsoever, shall be drawn along the said road with
a greater weight than is hereby allowed, the owner or owners of
such carriage, if the excess of burthen shall be three hundred
weight or upwards, shall forfeit and pay four times the customary