Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1805-10-21

0AA-o a. ~ H'soI POratOn.
an Act' 20 incorporate the Proprietors fthe Tenth
lurnpke Road in Newhsmpihire.
BE IT ENACTED, BY tb. S.us. o-y Jyvc ~ Par.
Js70ff0f' an GeesyGI Court e0nVszs5 That Ohed hall
Stephen Wilton, David Coodall, Coleman Colby. and
Nathan Barlow, end their afIociates and iuccelors
be- and they are hereby, incorporated and made a
bsdy corporate and polite forever under the name Of
5f Prefreort 9fts t-qtb Turnpike Rocs ii Hasf-
5rf; and IN that time may iue and prolecue and be
Iued ana Proieeued, 10 final judgement and execution
and ihall be, and hereby are, veed with all the pow
ers and privileges which by law are incident 10 cor
Eorations of a iimar nature
lind be If fAyfter eaad7ed, That the fad obeS Haior
Stephen Wilton, fhal call meeting of the iaid Pro-
Pnetors by sdvertiiemen in the paper printed At Do
yer, 70 be holden any uitabe time and place after
fourteen days notice and the proprietors bv A vote
OF majority OF thoe preent reprefented al faid
meeting, accounting and allowing one vote 70 each
ih2re Ia all cafes 1hail chooe clerk who fhal be
fworu to the faithful dilcharge of fad Office and haI
ag &c the method Of calling future meetings: and
at the fame time, any fubequent meeting, NAV E.
lect uch officers and make and eltabih uch rules and
bye-aws, them lhai leem nece1ary or convenient
for the regulation 5ud government otlaid corporation
for carrying into effect the Purpotes aforeld and for
collecting the toll herein after eiabilhed and the fame
byeaws may caule TO be executed, and annex penal
ties to the breach thereof not exceeding twenty dol
pugnant to the Contribution and laws of the State
And representation any meeting Of laid corporation
fhai be proved by writing, fgned by the perou To be
rePreiented, which ihaIl be fled by the clerk and
this act, and al rules, bye-laws regulations and pro
ceedngs Of aid corporation, ihaI be fairly and truly
recorded by the clerk, book or books provided and
kept for that purPoe.
14ai Be u fu,tter eaat7cd That the said corporation
are empowered to iur,ey lay OUT make and keep in
repair, turnpike road highway, Of four rods wide
IL iuch route tract as the belt OF their Judgment
and kill, will combine fhOrtneis OF dnance with The
mott practicable ground from the upper line IN Bart
lett through the notch iu the White Hills containing
twenty miles.
.dnd !. il Jaytbey GRATED, That If faid proprietor
and the owners of land through which the lad road
may run, ihai not agree on the compensation be
made for aid land and fall not agree in appointing
perons,to afceran uch compensation then the Judges
OF the Superior Court Of Judcaurc holden within and
for the county IL which !ad land lies, upon applca-
;ion Of fad proprietors, the or owners %
laid land, feaionable notice OF uch application having
been given by the applicants the adverle party ihzlI
appoint committee, who fhall aicertan the fame in
the fame manner compensation is made owners of
land for highways ,as uiuay laid out, and execution
on non payment iha iue againe faid proprietors Of
cOure PySvi4sd That if iaia road llal be laid out
through the land Of reiidents il hall be lawful
for iad proPretors make iad road unIes the dam
age done 10 the owners Of the lands through which
the fame is laid out, be alcertaned and paid tender
thereof made.
dad Be- fyt5er ezat7ei That the laid corporation
may erect and fix fuch and 70 many gates turnpikes
upon and acros iaid read will be necefiary and uf
cient collect the tolls and duties herein after gram
ted to the faid company from all perons travelling
The fame with hores, cattle carts, and carriages.
And ts it fnt5r ezdtF q, That il lhalI and cray Be
lawful for fad corporation appoint fuch and fo
toll gatherers as they think proper, collect and
receive of and from all and every Eeron and perfons
uhng the fad road the tolls and rates herein after
mentioned, and to flop any perion riding, leading, or
driving any hories cattle, hogs, fhoep, ukey, chae
phaeton, coach, chariot, CART Wagon, leish Aed or
other carriage of burden or pIeaHre, from pafine
through the fad gates or turupkes, until they hal
respectively have paid the fame, that fay for every
mile Of the iaid road, and 70 in proportion for any
greater or ic dance, greater imaler number OF
heep, hogs cattle, viz for every Ten iheep hogs
cent End half for every cattle or hories
three cents for every hore and his rids or Ted hore
one and half; Tor every fukey chair, or chae
with wcfghPels three for every chariot coach
tage-waggon, phaeton chale, with two horfes and
four wheels four and balf for either OF the
carriages alt mentioned, with four hohes tx cents
for every other carriage Of pleaiure, the like fums
according the number of wheels, and no rfes draw
ing the fame for each cart, other carriage of bur
dea drawn by leaf, and half; for each
cart; other carriage Of burden drawn by two BEATS
two cents-ifby more than two BEATS, for each add-
tona yoke Of oxen pair Of hores, one cent and
half for each egh, drawn by bore, one cent and
I half if drawn by herfes, three cents-if by
thantwo hortcs and half for each add-
ona horfe for each led drawn hy enc hosfe, cent
& half ;or each fed drawn by hOrfes yoke Of
oxen, two cents-if by than two hnrles or one
yoke Of oxen, one and half for each additional
pair Of horfes yoke Of oxen And At all times when
The toll gathersr ha attend bis duty the gates fha
be LEFT open.
Ard Be vJey szat7I, That the faid pGoprietors are
hereby empowered 70 purchsle and hold in fce-fmpIe
70 much land will be necedary for fad turnpike
read and that the are ihares of any of fad pro-
propretors may be transferred by deed duly executed
acknowledged, and recorded by the clerk of faid
propretcrs their records and The hare flares Of
any proprietors may be field BY faid corporation, on
non-paymcat Of aiIeiInIents duly made.
AAl D. il yfbsr eaat7sd, That toh lhall BE taken
hy faid corporation for any mile Of aid road until fix
hundred doll = halt have been expended thereon, or