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"Iﬂﬁ'fricnds of the SEAMEN whose
' names are publihed below, and who-,
state that they are citizens of the United
States, impreflcd into the British service,
and detained in ships of war at Liverpool
and Plymouth, in England, are requofted to
furnifh this department with evidence of
their citizenthip and description of thar
persons | ‘
Department of State, Mazy 15, 1810,
‘Names qf / Plces to which thry are
, den, FAated 20 Lelong.
Heory Marsh, Exeter N. [T,
Jobn Hughes; Tatbot Connty, Marviand,
Thomas Fithian, Queen’s County, N, ¥,
Joseph Symonds, Salem, Maffachufetss.
fanmics Svmopds. Salem, Nhﬁgc!}ufztks,
= ‘*’;E £ L Sy sk eGO ST
Syt Thou. pauti, L Diladeiphia. His brother
lives at Manhattan, N. Y,
James Coleman, Philade!phia, ‘ A
Philip Spinks, New York.
Elezdar Clark, New Bedford. :
Heary Hones. Dennis, Massachusetts:
John Barker, Dresden, MafTachufetts.
John Pinkinfon, South Hampton, Elizabeth
City County, Virginia.
Thomas Juferfon, Phitadeiphia.
Charles Thompson, New York:
Thomas Baily, Portland. ,
Michael Holbrock; Rockingham, N. H '
Joleph Ranfam, Baltimore. :
Edward ‘Golfon, New- York.
William Fravier, Hartford County, Md.
James M- Hoyt, Stamford, Conneticut.
William Smith, Petersburg Virginia.
John White, Southfield, Orange County,
New-York.
William Smith, New-York.
Charles Simmes, Philadelphia. -
Danict M’Gure, Baltimore.
Grelle Eaftman,Concord, N. H.
Alexander Luthers, Swansea, Mass.
Solomon Sinclair, New-York. A
George Roberts, New York. '
18.c—Fanuary. | -
William Morris, Jun. Berwick, Mals
John C. Satton, New- York.
ZLebruary 6tb.
George Coffin, Nantocket.
John Sleighit, New Brunswick, N Jer.
roth William Patterson, Marlberough, A
rundel County, Md.
_ Joseph Thomas, New Bedford.
13th. John Cochran, Marblchead.
14th. 'Chomas Hopkins, Talbot County, Md.
Pcter Working, Baltimore.
Williani Conner, Chester, Maryland,
13t5. Joho Allen, Wifcaflet.
21/ john Harrison, Phifadelphia.
_asz yJoan-Miller, Fclt's Poine;~Baltismore
Viacent Shore, Fell’s Point Baltimore.
John Horfman,Dorchefter County Md.
Peter Campbell, Township of Fair
ficld, New Jersey.
33d. John Morse or Moss, City of N York,
Samuel Grimes, City of New York
27th. James Taylor, Newark, Eflcx County,
New: Jersey. ‘
Alexander Weiden Philadelphia, ,
March 4 .
1/ Timothy Stanwood, Newluryport,
_' Maflachufetts.
William Lewis, Old Bank St Norfolk.
Sylvester Brown. Hartford County,
Connecticut. ; ;
Asa Pendleton; Ayleyfbury, Hancock
County, Maflachufetts.
Charles Adams, Kensington, Penn,
David Higgins, Philde phia.
James Gordon, Litchfield; Lincoln
e _ County, Massachusetts.
24. Ruflel Brainerd, Haddam. Connecticut.
John Albert, Benington Connty, N. Jer.
George Bifiel,Saratoga, New-York,
James Smith, City of New-York.
Jobn Taylor, Baltimore. :
3d. Jacob Ferris, Belville, New Jersey.
Richard Penny, New-York. ;
Edward Olingfworth, Portsmouth New
" Hampshire. .
55 Richard Hill, Phildelphia. -
Robert Thompson, City of N. York.
David Smith, Hemftead, Queen’s Coun
ty, New-York
645, John Thomas, New-Haven,Conneicut.
James Prinficld, Centerville, Queea
: _ Ann’s County, Maryland.
. Joha Gold, Philadelphia. :
10th John Maines, Shrewfoury, Monmouth
» County, Middlesex, N. J.
. Henry Myars, Philadelphia, Penn.
s4¢b. Benjamin Harris, Baltimere.
I{aac Belfey Baltimore. '
Thomas Hclland, Fell’s Point, Balt'r.
. Rebert Farmer, Charleston, S. Carolina.
Richiard Conner, Little Water ' Strect,
n ; Philadelphia. . ¢ oo o
John Lewis, Alesandria, Virginia son
: of Feilding Lewis.
American Consulate, Vs BV ST LA
Liverpool, 18th March, 1810. 7 2
\ JAMES MAURY.
Lawsof the U. States.
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'BY AUTHORITY.
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‘PORTSMOUTH : |Niw-tisuvsuizx) Punpisusp sy W. WEEKS—Printsr 1o 7us STATE, anp PRINTER OF THE LAWS o 5 tae United States.
purpaic of opening, gravelling and improv
;rzg tie following roads in the diftri& of Co
jumtia, to Wit : Cne roid from the boun.
dary linegd the city of Watkington, to the
houndary fine of the diftrick.of Columbia,
\iu the moll diret and pra@icable rout from
i the Capito!l to Baltimlore. Ope road from
{ the houndary line of the city of Wathington,
{to ti: boundary line of the difiriét of Co-
Jeipia, inhe most dire&t and practicable .
youfe from the Capitol ro Montgomery
Q’J“if h_Q“fC ; aitd one road from the weilern
@'.»*‘;Emll}' of the causeway leading from A's
. @vider’s tiland to the bovndary lipe of the
- ¢ ¢f Cotumbia, in the most direét and
Bishicacst ronte towards the Little rivet
i i pike toad, in the ftute of Virginia. The
LIRS, [ s amed thenner.of receivipg sod
“; %'r\ prtent trop 4el snaginer OT
20ROt GG PUWErs U 1 attorncy, or other
_infiraments of writing, authorifing fubfcrip
tions, t 6 be made by any person or persons,
in the name of any other person or persons,
to be alcertained by said board of commis
sioners, and duly advertised in such gazettes
or public prints as they may deem expedi
ent : Prowided, That no subscription thall be
reccived, unless the sum of wen dollars ke
firft paid iato the hands of such agent or
other person, as said commiflioners may au
thorife to receive it.
. Sec 2. And be it further enalled, That
~ when any number of persons shall have sub
scribed one hundred and fifty shares or
- more of thefaid stock, the {aid commiflion
~ers, or a majority of them, may, and when
the whole number of fthares aforefaid shall
be lubferibed, shall give notice in some
-newspaper, printed in the diltrict of Colum
bia, of a time and place to be by them ap
- puiated forthe subscribers to proceed to or
- ganize the said corporation, at which time
- and place the said {ubfcribers, by a majority
of votes to bg delivered by ballotsin perion
or by proxy duly authorifed, fthall elet one
~ president and four directors, to conduct the
~ business of said company for one year and
until other such officers shall be chosen in
their places 3 and at that or any subsequent
legal meeting of stockholders, may mazke
~fuch rules, orders and regulations, not in
~ confiltent with the constitution and laws of
the United States as shall be neeeflary for
the well being of the affairs of said compa
ny : Provided always, That no stockholder
~ thall, in person or by proxy, have more than
. twenty five votes at any clection, or in de
tecminiug any question arising at such meet
ing, whatever number of shares he or she
-may hold ; and each stockholder, in person
- or by proxy, shall be entitled to one vote
- for every {hare by him or her held, not ex-,
‘ceeding {aid numbery and all persons who
may then i,or thereafter may become, the
actual holders or proprictors of shares in
the said cagital stock, either as subscribers
for the fany, cr as the legal representatives,
fuzceflors ar #flignees, of such fubferibers,
shall bccml one body politic.and corporate,
in de¢d and in law, by the name and flyle
of the “* president, directors and company
of the Columbia turnpike roads ;” and by
the said name shall have perpetual succes
sion, and ail the privileges incident to a cor
poration, and shall be capable of taking and
. bolding their said capital stock, and the in
crease and profits thereof, and of enlarging
the fame by new subscriptions, if such en
largement shall be found_neceflary to folfil
the intent of this act, and of purchasing,
~ taking, and holding to them, and their fuc
ceflors and assigns in fee simple, or for any
lefler estate, atl such lands, tenements hered
itaments, and estate, real and perfoaal as
fhail be aeceflary or ufeful to them in the
profecution’ of their works. and of suing
- aud being sued, of having a common seal. -
the fame breaking and altering at pleasure,
| and of doing all and every other matter and
! thing concerning the f{ubjec aforefaid,
which a corporation or body politic may -
lawfuily do.
Sec, 3. Aad be it further enaéled, That
the' said company shall mcet cn the firft
~ Monday in January, in Every year, at such
place as fhali be fixed by their bye-laws, for
the purpose of chioofing such officers as a
forefaid for the ensuing year, in manner a
forefaid, and at such other times as they
shall be fummouned by the president and.
direCtors aforefaid at which annual or {pe
cial meetings, they shall have full power
and authority to do and perform any act
by law allowed, and pertaining to the af
fairs of said company pand the president
and directors for the time being, shall hold
their offices till others shall be appointed in
their places, and the said corporation shall
not be dcemed to be diflolved, by realon of
any dete& of officers, but if it thould hap
‘pen that there should be no president or
directors compctent to call a mecting of
tockholders, the fame may be called by anv
stockholder, for the purpose of ele@ing such
officers, giving thirty days notice of the
time and place of such meceting, by adver
tifementin a newlpaper printed in the city
of Washington. - TR DA L ARt
SEC 4. And be i further enalled, That
the president and directors shall procire
printed certificates for all the shares of said.
stock, and Thall deliver one such certificate
“H‘gn‘c&g[ the president, to each person tor
‘every {hare by him or ber subscribed and
_held, which certificate shall be transferable,
~at his or her pleasure, in person or by at.
torney, in the presence of the president,
¢elerk or treafurcr, 'of said company, who
shall witnéfs the fame, fubje@ however to
'ﬂf'p?mm?ﬂns? rto grow duc thereupon
—and thc‘d%gﬂg holding any such certifi.
cate, having caused the assignment to.be en
“'tered in'a book of the company to be kept
-~ for that purpose, thail be 2 member of said
‘epmpany; and for ‘every certificate by him.
held, shall be entitled to’ one share in the
~ capital stock and cftate of said company ;
and if any fockholder, after thirty days pub
lic notice.in a newspaper. Wln:gm the city
_of Washington, of the timic, and piace ap
} ‘pointed f fgfm omy‘%n«;r
#ﬁ:ﬂi‘r‘n&%‘ﬂ I O e ﬂ* M o
TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 18i0.
fha!l negle-tq pay the fame for the space
of thirty days after the tilhe so appuinted,
the {hare jor shares on which such delin
quency lias taken place, ma#7 be fold at pub
lic andtion, and trausferred by them to any
person or persons willing to purchase, for
such price as can De obtained ; or in case.
any proprictor shall fail to pay any inftal.
ment which shall be duly s7efled, such in
ftalivent or any part therdof that shall re.
main deficient or uapaid, sy berecovered
of the person or persons, {4 failing to pav,
by warraut from a juttice bf the peace, if
the amount shall net c2cced twenty dollars,
and if the sum f{o Jue {ha'll exceed twenty.
doliare; the fame may be r r}nvcrcd by mo.
tion, in the name of the £ 7§ company, on
ten davs notice,in any coy, bl record in the
commegr ot B whidre the debtor may be
found ;or by aétitn at law in the wulua4l
course of judicial proceedings, at the option
of the said president and dire@ors ; and'in
all such warrants, motions or a&ions, the
certificate of the clerk or recording officer
of the said company shall be conclusive ev
idence of the defendant’s being a member of
the company, and prima facie evidence of
the amount due on the share or shares held
by such defepdant.
- See. §. And be it furt&g— enafed, That
the said president and dirc®ors thall meet
at fuch’timres and places as shall be agreed
upon for transacting their business; at
which meetings any ihree members thall
form a quorum, who in the absence of the
president may choose a chairman, and shall
kecp minntes of all their tranfacions, fairly
entered id a book ; and a quorum being
met, they fhail have full power and author
ity to appoint a treasurer and all other of
ficers neceflary or convenient, and agree
with and appoint 21l such surveyors, inten
dants, artists, or other agents as they shall
judge neceflary to carry on the intended
works, and to fix their salaries, wages or
compensation { to dire& and order the
times, manner|and proportions, when and
in which the flockholders fhali pay monies
due on their refpetive shares; to draw’or
ders on the treasurer for all monies due
from the said company, and generally to
do and tranfad all such other matters, aéts
and things as by the bye-laws, rules and
regulations of said company shall be requir
cd or permitted. - :
Sec. 6. And be it further enalled, That
upon application of the said president and
dire&tors of the said company to the circuit
court of the district of Columbia, or to the
“judges thercof out of the court, the said
court or the judges, or any two of the judges
thereof out of court, shall appoint three
commiflioners not interested inany of the
lands through which either of the said roads
may be laid out nor intercfted in the flock
of the company hereby created, nor in the
stock of any other turnpike company, who
shall each reccive from the said president,
diretors and company two daliars for every
day they shall refpeftively be actually ne
ceflarily employed in or about the afisirs
of the said company. And each of the said
commiifioners before he procceds to at as
such, shall take and" fubfcrib~ an oath or
solemn 2flirmation, in the pre..sce of a jus
tice of the peace * That he'will well, faith
fully and impartially, according to the best
(of) his {kill and judgment,and without un
neceflary delay, execute and perform all the
duties required of him as a 2 commiflioner,
under the sixth feion of the a& of con
gress, eatitled “ an act.to incorpartea com
pany for making certain turnpike roads in
the difiri& of .Columbia”—which vaths or
affirmations so fubferibed and certified by
the jufticein whose presence they shall be
fovcrally taken and fubferibed, shall ke filed
in the office of the clerk of the said circuit
court, and enroled among the land records
of the county of Wathington And the
said commiflioners or aay two of them, be
ing qualificd as aforefaid, shall upon the re
quest of the said president and directors
cause to be surveyed, laid out, ascertained,
described and marked, by certain metes
and bounds, cach of the aforefaid turnpike
roads, deicribed, in the firft fe&ion of this
act, not less than sixty fix feet in breadth, in
such routes, tracts or ¢nurfes for the fame
respectively asin the best of their judgment
will combine thortnefs of distance with the
molt convenient ground, and the smallest
cxpence of money; and for this purpose it
shall be lawful for them and (uch agents, af
filtants, servants or attendants as they may
think proper to employ, to enter upon any
of the lands throygh or near which the said
roads or cither of them, may be laid our ;
having firft given twenty days public notice
in some newspaper printcd in the city of
~Wathington, of the time-and place of their
entering on the said business of surveying
and laying out each road relpectively, And
if any proprictor of any part of tlm‘)and;,
through which either of the said roads may
be laid -out, shall require compensation for
fo.much of his or her said lands as may be
~occupied by the said roads or cither of them, -
or shall claim damages for or on account of
the opening or layih’gf-out the f2id roads or
cither of them, through his or her land,and
(if the said president and directors cannot
agree with such proprictor respecting the .
fame, then the said commiflioners, at the re
quelt of either party, shall appoint a day
~and place to hear and decide uscn foch
claim, and the amount of compensation and
damages which such proprietor shall be.cn.
titled to receive fromthe said president, di.
rectors and company, therefor, fitft giving
‘twenty days notice tothe adverfc party, his
or her agent or attomey in fidh or arber
legal representative, e=sz@i>= withia.
the diftriét of Columbia ; 964 ¥ the party
o notificd flall fail to aitend, or it the
party fliall be an infant nder dge, 7on cimpos
<mentis feme, covert, oF absent eut of the dis
trict of Gsﬂ}:mb?&’mﬁt ’m;%l**
‘gent or_other legal representative thercin,.
then w;@m s&* b 5 oy 3
exparte to hear and_ decide the fame ; and
:t&cav}ff@kgfﬂ}mb}”bf,m#y
made in writing, signed by them or any two
of them, shall by them; be returned to che
office of the clerk of the said court for the
county of Waflington, within ten days after
such hearing, and a copy thereof shall with
in ten days after such return, be served up
on such of the parties as are resident in the
district of Columbia ; and if such award be
not at the feflion of said circuit court, in the
county of Wafhingfon, next after such re
turn of the said award .to the clerk’s office,
be set aside on account of fraud or partiality
in the [zid commiflioners, the fame fha!l be
final and conclusive between the parties,
and fhali be recorded by the said clerk ; and
the sum so awarded being paid to the said
clerk for the vfe of the person entitled to
receive the fame, the said land wemtioned,
and deicribed in the said award thali and
may be taken 2and occupied as a turnpike
road, and public ‘highway for ever: And
the said commiflioners upon completing’ the
said survey of the said roads, or either of
them, shall return a plat and’ certificate of
such survey to the said clerk, and the fame
being accepted by the said court, {ha!l be
recorded by the said clerk, and thereupon
the road {o laid 6ut shall be taken, used and
occupied as a turnpike road and public high
way for ever; and the said president, di
rectors and company may therciipon pro
ceed to enter upon the fame, and {hall canfe
at least twenty four feet in breadth, through
out the who'e length thereof, to be made
an artificial road, of ftose, gravel or other
hard substance, of fufficient depth or thick
ness to fecurea solid and firm road, with a
furface as smooth as the materials will ad
mit, and so nearly level, that it {hall in no
case rife or fall more than an angle of four
degrees with a horizontal line, and the said
road shall hereafter be kept in good & perfeét
repair; and wheresoever upon the [aid roads
any bridge shall be deemed necsffar y the fame
shall be built of feund and suitable materials.
And in case cither of the said commiflioners
thould die or refufe to a& ¢r become incap
aciated, or should be removed by the court
for mifcondué, rhe said court may
appoint another in his place, and when
in the opinion of the said prefioent aud di
redtors cither of the said roads shall be com
pleted to the extent of twentyfour feet in
breadth, the fame shall be examined by the
said commiflioners, orany two of them, &
if in the opinion of them or any two of them
thc said road should have been completed to
the extent of at Jeaft twenty four feet
in breadth, according to the meaning of this
act they shall certify the fame to the said
circuit court or the judges thereof out of
court, and their certificate being accepted’
by the said court or any two judges thercof,
and recorded, the said president and direc
tors shall and may thereafter ere@ and fix
such and {fo many gates and turnpikes, not
exceeding two upon and across each of the
said roads, as shall be neceflary and fufficient
to collect thie tolls hercinafter granted to the
said company ; and it shall be lawful for
them to appoint {ich & {o many 20/ gatherers
as they shall deem neceflary to collet and
receive of and from all and every person
acd persons using the {aid road or roads the
tolls and rates hereinafter mentioned, and
to stop any person or persons, riding, lead
ing or driving any horses, mules, cat
tle, hogs;theep,lulky, chair, chaise, phzton,
chariot, coach, cartywaggon, sleigh, fled, or
any other carriage of burden or pleasure
from pafling through the said gates, -until
the said tolls thall be paid, that 1s to fay :
For the whole distance in length of the
whoie of the {aid roadsy and so in propor
tion as near as may be, for any less distance
within the diftri& of Columbia, viz. for ev
ery score of sheep, twenty cents 5 for every
score of hogs, twenty <ents ; for every score
of cattle, forty cents, and so in proportion
for any greater or less number ; for cvery
horse or mule with a rider,twelve & an half
cents ; for every flage and waggon and two
horses, thirty cents, for either carriage last
mentiened with four horses, forty cents;
for every led or driven horse or mule, fix
cents ; for every fulky,chair, chaise or car
riagc of pleasure with two wheels and one
horse, twenty cents ; for every coach, char
iot, coachee, phacton, or -chaise with four
wheels and‘two horses; thirty seven and an
half cents; for any of the said carriages last
mentioned with four horses, fifty cents ; for
every other carriage of pleafurc. under what
ever name it may go, the like sums accord
ing to the number of wheels and horses in
proportion aforefaid ; for every fled or sleigh
used as a carriage of pleafurc, twelve and
an half cents for each horse ﬂrawing ‘the
fame; for every fled or sleigh used as a car
riage of burden, cight cents for each horse
drawing the fame; for every cart or waggon
“whose wheels do not excecd fourinches in
breadth twelve&an half cents for each horse
drawing the fame ; for cvery cart or waggon
whose wheels shall exceed in breadth four
inches and not exceed seven inches, fix
cents for every horse drawing the fame ; for
every cart or waggon, the brecadth of,
whote wheels shall be more than seven inch
‘es and not morethan ten inches, five cents
for every horse drawing the fame; forevery
eart. or waggory the breadih of whefe
‘wheels shall be nicre than ten inches and
not exceed twelve inches, four centd for ev
ery horse drawing the fame, And that all
such carriages as aforefaid, to bé drawn by
oxen in the whole, or partly by oxen; or
‘to be drawn by 2n‘ml&; iz whole or part,two
oxen shall be ’ eflimated as equal to one
‘horfe in charging all the aforefaid tolls, &
“every mule asequal to one horse, Andiit shall
be aifo the doty of the said commissioners
“after bearing all parties to decide and a:
ward "v‘vhét)prﬁpwvn:‘ﬁ’"&ﬁef»;.c;‘é?if‘-faﬁ%id;i;
“ierurred of making the causeway from Alx
‘exander’s island 1o ﬂwma*n'“g'wa
L ﬁmwmmmg said causeway to the weft
“end of zheyggmﬁﬁfﬁﬂdgcfﬂmgbz
Fany e e Cotmbis Tarnhe Roa,
paid by the President; Dire@ors and Com-
“the President and DireQors of the Washing.
“tonand Alcxandria Furppike Companyy
[Two porLs. rEr annvUzs]
- and also in what proportien the forme
. company shall contribute and Pay toward
- the futnre repairs and _lmprovements - o
the said caui’c.way and roads; and the
award of the said commiflione:s or any
two of them so made, shall be return.
ed to the office of the clerk of the ' said
court for the county of Walhingtop; and
bting' accepted by the faid.court and res
corded, shall bé final and ‘conclufiye. =
Sec. 7. And be it fartber encited, ‘That
in all cases where stone, gravel,carth or fund,
shall be neceflary for making or repairing
cither of the said roads, and the {aid Presi
dent, Dire@ors and Company of tie Col
umbia Turnpike” Roads, cavaot agree for
the fame with the owner th<reoi, then upon
application b the i Tre sods ns smm
Yo Gp apy person authorifed by them, to
any one of tne judges of the said circuie
colrt, he may it he fee cause, by warrant
ugficr Lis hand and seal, command the mar-
I of the said diftri¢t-to summon a jury of
th¥teen disinterested persons qualified to
fetve as petit jurors in the said circuit court
tojmicet at the place where such materials
be on some day not mo re than ten days
“aftdr the date of such warrant and (o give
the otlier party five day’s notice of the said
time and place, if such party be found with
in the diftri& of Columbia 3 and if any of
the said jurors should fail to attend at the
said time and place, the marshal may im
mediatcly summon talefmen in the place of
those who are absent, and shall administer
an oath to the said jurors and talefmen as
thie case may bejultly & impartially to value
ihz said materials, and to aflefs the damage
which the ownet thereot shat: i in ¥ he
taking thereof by the {aid prefident,directors
&icompany of the Coiumiiz wrnpike roaas;
which valuation and afleffment of damages
made by the said jurors, or a majority of
them, fhail be signed by the said marshal,
and the jirors, or (o many of them as thall
agree thereto, and be returned by the mar
shal to the fdid clerk of the f{aid court. for
the county of Washington tc be by him re
corded, and fhali be conclusive between the
. partics; and a copy thercof shall be deliver-
E €d to each of the parties, who'may be refi
{ dent 10 the district, and the fumfo awarded
- and 2{cfTed being paid to the said clerk of the
said court for the use the party entitled there
to,the said president& dire@ors thay proceed
- totake and carry away the said materials—so
valued for the purpofés aforefaid Andthe
said president dire®ors and company, fhali
pay the said marshal five dollars for his ser
vice in fumm ning and impannelling the
said jury, and taking and teturning the said
inquest, and two dollars to cach of the juroré
so iworn, : 5 : .
Sec. 8. And be it Jurtler emadled, That
for the purpose of alcertaining the weight,
that may be drawn along the said road. in
_-any cart, waggon. or any carriage of bur
then, it shall and may be lawful, for the said
president, managers ~ and company to ercét
and establish scales and weights at or near
~fuch and so many of the gates erected, or
to be erected in pnrfuance of this a@, as
they may think proper, and where there
may seem reasonable cause, to fulped, that
any cart, waggofi or other carriage of bur
than,carries a greater weight then is or shall
be by law allowable, it shall be lawful for
the toll gatherers, or other persons in their
service or employment, to prevent the fame
from passing such gate or turnpike, until
such cart, waggon, or carriage of burthen,
{hali be drawn into the fixed or erected scales
at or near aoy 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, waggon or other carriage
of burthen, shall refofe to drive the fame
into any such scales for the purpose afore
faid, the person or persons so refufing {hall
forfeit and pay to the said president, man
agers and company, any sum not less than
five dollars, to be recovered in the manner
herein after mentioned. ; :
SEC 9. And be it further emaßed, That
n 0 waggen or other carriage with four
wheels, the breadth of whose ‘wheels shall
not be four inches, fhali be drawn along
the said road with a greater weight thereon
than three tons; that ro such carriage, the
breadth of whose wheels thall not be seven
~inches, or being fix inches or more shall roll
at least ten inches, fhal! be drawn along the
said roads with more than five tons; thae
no such carriags, the breath of whose wheels
‘{ball not be ten inches or more, or being less
shall not roll at lealt twelve inches, {hall be
drawn along the said road, with more than
cight tons ; that no cart or other carriage
with two wheels, the fame breath of wheels
‘as the waggons aforefaid, shall be drawn
along the said road with more than half the
burthen or weight aforefaid'; and jf any
cart, wageon ar carriage of burthen what
docver, shall be drawn along the said road,
~ with a greater weight than is hereby aliow
‘ed, the owner or owners of such carriage, if
the excess of burthen shall be three hundred
- Weight or upwards, thall forfejt and pay four
" times the customary tolls for the use of the
company : Proyided always, That it shall and
may be lawful for the said company by
:}3“ b,y.e_l_gvy_s',;to alter any or all the ’rggﬁ'.
lations . herein contained refpe&ing the
- burthens or cartiages to be drawn over the
said road, and to substitute other regulations,
‘if upon experiment such alteration shall be
found conducive to the public good \ P
wided nevertbelefs, That such regulations thall
-not lefich the butthens of carrisges above
Jogtpibed, e R A
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the prefidént and directors of the said cora
pany el keep, or eaife to be kepr, faie
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