Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-23
Re dollars per annum.

trict ofCoumbia, and the sum so avsrdes
ana assessed being paid TO the said CLERK OF
ne said court, for the use of the party emit
'led thereto, the said president and directors
nay proceed otake and carry away the said
Materials SO valued. tor the purposes azores
sa'o and the said president, directors am,
| company shall paw the said marshal five
d'iiars for his services in summoniDp and
| empanneliipg the said jury. and taking and
return,nS Sad inquest, and two dollars to
each OK the Jurors so swsrn
| See.7 Ind b. h /urfher enacted Tbo, so,.
the purpose of ascertaining the weigh, tbot
may be drawn along the said road in am,
Wagon, Cart or other carriage of burden +
shaii ana may DO lawful for the aid nresi..
deht' directors and company to erect and
establish scales and weights, at or near .bt.
Sste erected, or to be erected, in pursuance
OF shis ACT, as they may think proper and
! w"ere 'hefe may seem reasonable cau,e to
/ suspect tsQt any cart, Wagon or other car
I t'aSe nf cGAssn, Carries q, greater we,ght
man IS or shall beby law allowable. i, sbsii
Dc iawtui Tor the toll gathesers, or other p.r-
SoHs IN their service or employment TO pre-
vent the same from passing such gate mr.
:s, until such cart, Wagon or car
Vi Ourueh snail he drawn into the 6x>
ed or erected scales, at or near anv snch
cate or turnpike, and the weight or hurde,,
drawn therein ascertained by Weighing ,nJ
II the person or persons driving or having
care orcharee of any such cart, Wagon 20.
othercarrage OF burden shall refuse to drive
the same into any such scales for the mr.
P'sS aforesaid, the person or persons SO re-
tusing shall forfeit and pay the said nresi.
dent, directors aud company apv sum NOT
less than five dollars, nor more than right
dollars, to be recovered IN the manner mere
mattel mentioned.
DEC Q. ind ne n /4rther enacted. That
no Wagon or other carriage with tnu,.
wheeis, the breadth of whose wheels .hap
not DE tour inches, shall be drawn aloprt he
'aiu roau "'th greater weight ,hereon ;han
itrec 'ons weight: that M such Carriage,
the breadth of whose wheels shall mot H.. Sc
ven inches, or being ,ix inches or more. sh.u
roi at least ten inches, shall be dr. wn along.
The SAID read with more than five tons has
no snch Carriage, the breadth of ,yboSe
"heeis shall not be ten inches OR morn ~.
oelnS less, shall not roll at least twelve inch
eS' snail oS drawn along the said road with
more tnan eight tons; that no cart or csr.
rage with two wheels, the same breadth,
u whee'S as the Wagons aforesaid sh,ilns
Drawn &lonS the sand road with more thsn
ialt the burden or weight aforesaid sud Is
any cart, Wagon or carriage, of burden
whatever, shall De drawn along The sand road
lth Sgreater weight Than is hereby allow
ca, the owner or owner. of sucn carri,,.s rs
nc excess OF burden shall be three hundred
e'6hs or upwards, shall forfeit aud nay
" times the customary tolls, TOR clie ree
ut the company: ProUided ulgva ~. rba #
ahaH and may be awful for the SAID come.
uy by tnelr bye laws to alter any ar al ne
equations herein contsined, resDect ,n,, H.
burdens or Carriages TO be drawn over no
ala road, and to substitute other regulations
4 upon experiment such alterations sh Il he
tound Conducive 20 the pubic good: Prosf~
7ed HevefthelesS, That such regulations
hail not lessen the burdens of carr,aees a.
bore described
sec. 9. ind be nfurther enacted. Thar
me president and d,rec ors or III. lid CON,
pany shall keeps or Cause To be Kent. fai,
no just aGcoun s OF all monies to be recei-
10y them from he said commssi ners
stheFeln naned, anu from the storkI T.
uefs or subscribers to the said undert..
ing on acc unt OF their several subsc i14
toD' or shares, aud OF ali MONIES Nv hen 10
be expended ia the prosecution OF ;hejr "a n
work, and shall once at least in every wear
submit such accounts to general .nestn2
OF the sock holders, until the said rosd shall
be Completed, and until the costs, Charged
and eHpenccs OF etfectns the same shall De
iully bqWdated, paid and discharged aud
| IL upon snch liquidation, or whenever the,
whole capital stock Of the said conDanu
! shall DE nearly expended, it shall he f,unG
| that the said capital stock will not be sufFi-
| C ent to complete tue said road, accordiue
| "a the true intent and meaning of thjs act Il
! snau and may be lawful for the SAID stock-
holders, being convened according to the
| provisions OF tins act, or their bye law, aud
| rules, to increase the amount to he paid ON
| the shareA from time to time, TO such cx.
| tent as shall be necessary To accomplish the
| work and demand and receive the iocrca-
sed amount SO TO bG required 90 such shares
IN like manner. and under the like penal-
ties as are herein before provided fer the
original payments, or shall be provided Dy
! their bye laws.
Sec.1o .HHR be HTiTiher enacted, That
ne president and directors shall also keen
or cause % be kept, Just aud true acconutr
OF all monies 70 be received BY their coljec-
tors OF tolls at the turnpike gate on the s,if,
"ad, and shall make and declare a half
| yearly dividend aforesaid, in some new ne
per printed m the district Of the Columbia
and at the time and blaze when and where
the same will De paid, and cause the same
to be paid Immediately.
Sec. ii. y4nd be fIHrther enacted. That
It shall be the duty IT the said corporation
~ keep the said road in good repair, and
1t by neglect of their said duty, the said
corporation shall at ANY time suffer the said
road to be out of reysir, so as to be unsafe
or announcement for passengers, the said cor,
porat!on shall be liable to be presented for
such neglect, before any court OF compe-
tent Jurisdiction, and upon conviction there
OF to pay the United States penalty not
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