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tolls, for the use of the company; provided always, that it shall
and may be lawful for the said company, by their by-laws, to alter
any or all the regulations herein contained respecting the burthens
or carriages to be drawn over the said road, and to substitute
other regulations, if upon experiment such alterations shall be
found conducive to the public good; provided nevertheless, that
such regulations shall not lessen the burthens of carriages above
described.                                   

"Sec. 13. And be it enacted, That as soon as the President
and directors of said Company shall have perfected the said road
for a distance of two and a half miles, and so on, from time to
time, any other like distance, progressively, they shall give notice
thereof to the Governor of this State, who shall thereupon forth-
with nominate and appoint three skillful and judicious persons to
view and examine the same, and report to him in writing, whe-
ther the said road is so far extended in a workmanlike manner,
according to the true intent and meaning of this act; and if their
report shall be in the affirmative, then the Governor shall, by li-
cense under his hand and seal of the State, permit and suffer the
said President and Directors to erect and fix such and so many
gates, or turnpikes, upon and across the said road as will be ne-
cessary and sufficient to collect the tolls herein before granted to
the said Company.

"Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That, if the said Company, af-
ter 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 disinterested per-
sons, to be named by the said justice in the said precept, to meet
at a certain time, in the said precept 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 near-
est thereto, and the said justice shall, at such time and place, on
the oaths or affirmations of 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 per-
sons; and if the said road shall be found by said inquisition to
be out of order and repair, contrary to the true intent and mean-
ing of this act, the said justice shall certify and send one copy
of the said inquisition to each of the keepers of the turnpikes or
gates between which such defective place shall be, and from
thenceforth the tolls hereby granted to be collected at such turn-
pikes or gates shall cease to be demanded, paid, or collected, un-
til the said defective part or parts shall be put in good and per-