Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-09-06
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!, he ,ssr q Lad tJn4 egbs bnra,e9 and t1po.
IN al for ea1biiibing Il T0RNPiKE CORPORATION
Ill r,itbu tic roEOa of ScARBoRoUeH.
ID ersS J t5s Senate and Hsnr Of Rsp,ssraffesr il
Gen.rs Cent q@rrtd ard By bs authority f ID. vve,
That Robert Southgae, Elq William King, Cyrus
KING, BENJAMIN Porter, Jofeph Leland, Ebenezer Lib
N Major Joiiah Libby, William Thompfon, Etq
Reuben fogg, James March, John Walton, Jonathan
III isby, John M. NiIiken, Samuel MiEiken, together
wrh lueh others as may hereafter Allocate with them,
md their fucceiiors, hs be corporation by the
ol the F Cumberland Turnpike Copsratioz with all the
priv eges end powers incident corporations, for he
purpoie Of laying out. making and keeping 10 repair
liprnpike road ia Gaid Ssabs ogg5 to commence a,
bridge the dwelling houie of Nathaniel Mofes,
rom thence runnios acrofs the upland and mar(h. in
IA foubwelcry coufie between the dwelling houies of
Edward and jeremiah Miiken until il meets the pre-
Lent county road, near The fad Edward Mikens dwell
hing houle which turnpike road fali not be ies than
four wide and the part be travelled not lels
3hen twenty two feet IN width any part thereof
ind over the whole of the marh at leaf twenty
lieut. feet wide and iccured with fufcient railing on
each hde aud when l4id road fhall be fufcientiy
mace, and ha be allowed and approved by the Jufccs
Hof the Court OF ocOns OF the county Of ambe, land,
any thereof, then the faid Corporation iha be
k horzed aud empowered 10 ere4 turnpike gate Oh
"a fame, in iuch manner and place Is lha be necef
-m each traveller and paenger the folio wing rate Of
Aci, ps kay every coach, phaten chariot and other
Enr ~heeYtarrage, fS0nty cents and for every cart,
wagon OF He'd drawn by Two or hories, Es rras,
and 1t drawn by more than two, further fun of
<ris for evsry iuch horfe, for every ourrise,
svratea for every neigh drawn by horlcs
&fs Tor every chaie, char other carriage drawn
by horfc fx for every and horie, f7s
fnts 10, all oxen, hOriss cattle, led driven,
oner than thoie teams carriages cent AMI 5
f<4ch Tor all hoep aud Irvine, three by the dozsn
zsnd the faEe proportion for greater leier
Der Pro9if9 hat faG Corpor NAV, if they fec
Htauic the of toll with any corporation,
perion perious, By taking Of him them
om ANNUALLY, 10 be mutually agreed on, in leu Of the
7Ioli zcrelsId and the Juoes OF the Court Of he
Gen-ral Sellons OF the Peace III the county OF CHbey
tlaf arc eby authorized application from faid
Aorporat'on lay fuch road accordingly; and the
Hnd Corporation ihail be bolden To pay all damages
which lhsl sriie any perlon by taking his land tor
Rrch road, where i cannot be obtained by voluntary
Rgrtement, to he eliminated by Committee spPoB ed
the General Stons OF The Peace laving to the par
10y tie rght OF trial Toy jury, according 10 law provid
hg for the recovery OF damages, happening by laying
PM nigh ways and faid Corpo atCn ihal ALTO be
holden keep open lufhc number OF iluces, or
paage ways for the water above iaid turnpike TO Cow
III, wIIt prevent the marih above IRON being
swed, aoy degree mere than the tame liable to
= btiore iasd turnpike took plaoe
=eprporation, their togathcrers and other. in
ztnp oy, hsl unreafonsbly delay hinder any trAv
e'ief paenger at fad gates, or ihAh demand and
Reeve toll than is by this act eft hsd the
corporauen lha forfeit and pay um not exceeding
~ ayy, it!s than iar TO be recovered before
aany Juce 81 Peace aid County, by any Petio
njmsd, delayed or defr4uded, ia Ipec'a action on
Ne cafe, The writ in which action ihal be lerved
Nc Corporation, by leaving copy ni the fame with
khe Ircsurer, with individual members of fAid
fGorpoi son, living within the county ator6laid,
o5eacng the thereof to fsid Ireaurer Indi
dusi members leat leven days before the trials and
Nc Trsaiurer Of laid Corporation, individual
bers, lhaI be allowed defend tho fame fut IN behalf
81 laid Corporation and the Corporation ihai be liza
pc TO pay all damages which ills happen any per-
Ion from whom toll by this act IS demandabe, for any
osnages which iha.l arile from defect of bridges,
~ant OF repairs fad road, and fhAi ALTO be liable
enc, predominant Of the Grand Jury, for no: keep
ng the laid road, bridges thereon, " due repair;
nd if Inc laid road, any part thereof lha be lul-
FRED be of repair the luliccs OF the Court Of
Rommnn Pleas, within ard for iAid county, or major
part 81 them, Committee, TO be appointed for that
pupoie by fad luitces, hereby authorized to
yer isi gate TO be let open The fad ulices, their
commit having prevlouAy notified Cer< or fard
Evaporation Ct complaint nc Ssen made of the
p2dneis OF the road, leaf days prevouly 10 the
Edtr ns laid gate 20 be iet open ; and immediately
pom leaving luch order IN VIZ ting, under the hands
t Computation, the fad gate ha dc opened, and no
Pl haI he legally demansable or taken ihereat, until
<os ia'd jaltiees, or their Committee, iha grant
zoo Ter orIcT.
" Gee ). .dadbs fartEsr esd67c5 That f anv perfon
hai cut, break down herwile injure or deltroy
NC lad turnpike gate, or Snail dig up carry away
10Y earth from faid road in any damage the
Nme or lA orcibly pats OF attempt to pafs the laid
te by force, without having hra pad the legal toll
~ fueh gate, fuch peIlon fhah forfeit aud pay fine
q. exceeding y 5ier5, !es than doAays 10 be
uncovered by the Treaurer OF laid Corporation, 70
Rhes uie, ia action OF treipals or en- the cafe
nd # any perion, with hs team, cattle horle turn
u OF iad road to pats iad turnpike gate and again
<nier on fad road with intent evade the toll aforc
d, iuch 2erlon lhall fo felt ADD pay three times 70
@aoh As the legal toll would have been, to be recover
by the Treaiurcr OF lad Corpor auon to the ufe of
nc lame, in action OF debt, the cafe. Pysvikl
That nolhiug this al hall extend 10 ente the fad
<oTpor demand and receive toll Of any perfon
he ihAI pafIng with his horfe carriage to or
rom public worihp or with his horie team or cattle
or lat,A