The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-03
LAWs OF 9xx UNITED STATEs.
NY AUruoRrrY.)
AN ACT
TO incorporate company for making certain
turnpike road in the county OF Washington, in
the District OF Columbia.

10 incorporate = company for making a certain
turnpike road in the county OF Washington, in
the District OF Columbia.
Concluded
Bee 8. -and Be IT, fuytksr endetr-, That in al Ca
ses where stone, gravel, earth sal Be neses
sary Tor m'kny or repairing the said rosd, AID the
said president, direetors, and com any Of Gsorxs.
town and Leesburg turnpike road cannot agree for
the same, with the owner thereof, then upon an.
pGcaton by the said president snd directors on. anv
person authorised by them, to any of the iuds.
es at the said district court he may Tbe see caro
by warrant, under his hand and seal, sommspd the
marshal Of the said district 10 oummon Jury of thir
tsen disiseresed persons qualified TO serve ca ms.
ut jurors In tue said circuit court, 10 meet at the
place where sach materials may be, OH somo dav.
not more than ten days after the date of sucb ,v,
rant, and to gre the other party Eve DAYS notice of
the said time and place, ii such party be found with
IN tue District OF Columbia snd any one of said
jurors should fail to attend at the said tiur and
place, the marshal may imm sdiatey summon tales
men in the place Of those who .re absent and b
administer an oath to the said Jurors and tuIe,men
as the case may be, Justly aud inpsrs;aly to value
| the said materials and 10 sssess the damsse which
the owner thereof shall sustain by the takinp ,bera
OF by the said president and directors and compapx
ofthe Georgetown and Leesburs turnpike road
wien 'ai9aton and assessment, Of damages, made
by the said iursrs, or majority Of them, sssi be
signed by the said marshal and the Jurors or so
many Of them as shall agree thereto, spd be return
ed by the marshal to the said clerk OF HE ,sd sopr,
IN, ID i'm
died, and shall be conclusive between the partes-
and copy thereof shall be delivered 10 each Of ,bs
parties Who msy be resident in the District nj Col
umnia and the sum SO awarded ans asse ss-d being
PAID TO the said clerk Ct the said court for the n,s
OF The party entitled thereto the ssd resi,e,r, ,n
directors may proceed To take and carry away the
sald materials so valued Tor the purposes nfors.sid
mo the said president, directors & company shall
pay the SAID marshal tive dollars for his services in
sammoning and empannslii the said Jury, and 10.
Nng and returning said inquest, and two dollar, IN
each of the said jurors DO sworn
sec z. .4nd be it iarther enacted, That for the
purpose OF aseertaining the weight that rnyy he
drawn song the said road, in any Wagon. carr nv
o'her earilsse OF burden, il shall and NAV be Inv
tu Tor the said President, directors and Tn
sho estaoisf scales aud weights or near the
gate erected or 10 be erected, in pursuance of tb,
ss', as they may think proper; aad where ,bers
may bee rsasonaGle cause TO suspect that any eart
wagon or pther carriage Of burden. Sarries erect
er weight than is or shall he by law ,IIov.L, ::
shall be lawful for the toll gatherer. n, o,hn,
sons IN their service employ ent 10 preysnt the
same from passing such gate or turnpike ont;l sneL
cart, wsgfon or carriage of burden sha be drawn
INTO the liked or erected scales at or near an~ s,I
gate or turnpike, and the weight or burJen IL,
ther"in ascertaiosd by weighing and If the nerso
or persons driving or having care or charge n. oD
Sues cart Wagon or other carriage of burden sb.
refuse to drive the aame into any such ,.aIes for a.
PURPOSE aforesaid, the person or .rr.ons >, -
shall forfeit and pay the aaid pre- sident DIR etor.
company any sum not less than ave do,rs nor
signt NOltars, to be In
ner hereinafter mentioned.
Secs i'm! be it further enacted Thntno v.,-
gon or other carriage with foor wheels the trssdh
Of whose wheels shall net be Or inches sba1I M
orawn along the said road with greater weight
thereon than three tons weight, that mn speL -
rage, the breadth ofwhnse wheels shall mot h., co
ven 'nehes or being ak inches or more s.Il roll a.
east tn inches, shall be drawn alene the said rood
WIN more tnan hve tons that such carrie ee The
sresdth OF whose wheels shall not be ten inches mr.
'Gore, or being less. shall roll at least twelve in
hes' shsli be drawn along the said road with nors
than eight tons; that cart or carriage. with two
"f,se.;; ne same hTsadth OF wheels the Wagons
aoresa,a: shall he drawn along he 5sii i,; - :,
more than haf the burden or weight afor.ss; x
d any cart, Wagon or carriage ofburden,wbat
'ha, be draw along tae said road with a erso,e,
"e' htthai ~ hereby allowed the owner mr. oyrer,
u Such carriage, 1.-THE excess of bu>de. shau he
three hundred weight or upwards shall f,rr.;t at
pay -FOUR customary tolls for the uss NJ the
eompany-frocfded qEtvGys, That it shall and Ins1
lie iawiu' for the said company br their bvei.,y
alter any Or all the regulations berain 2on.a. -
resp ctlng the burdens or csrri ges to he drovn
yer the sad road. and To substitute Other reoniot; "
VI upon experiment such alterations shall be found
cohnueVe TO the public good Presided reps,thn
feSst That such regulations hall not Es,ar ,hs -
dens OF carriages above described
sec IND be IL further enacted. That IN. --a,;
nent ana directors OF the said company shall keen
or cause TO be kept fair and lust acenunis az oil @
MES to be received bv them from Tho ss;d - Aio
s'oners hrS herein named, and from the stoekholJ
ers or subscribers to the said undertaking on s.ooun
OF th-r several subscriptions or shart 3 and al IN
monies ny them TO be expended in the nr,se.u, 90,
Oh ther SAID wsrk, and shall once az least in 60,
Ye"r s"ooit such accounts to general eesi.e nF
zoe stoeshosers, until the said road shall he corr,
ana unit the costs, charga and expences nj
efeenng the same shall be fury lionidateJ 80 81
discharged, sHd il upon such a,idation mr. ~ - -
er the whole capital sto TX Of the said comnanv hiI
he nearly expended, it shall he found that he 90
capital STOCK VIII not be sufficient To- coonlet ,L
sah rosd according to the true intent and roeor;
% Inns aet, shaii and may be lawful fer the .o;d
s,oeAnouers, be'nS convened according to the nrov;
SONS OF this aet, or their byeaws and rules 70 -,
crease The amount to I've paid on the sbares fr,,o
hHe 10 Tune, TO sucb extent as shall he reeassor,
70 accomplish the work and Tn demand and re..;r1
we pereased amount 80 to be required on .ueb
snare' IN ike manner and under the IKE penal,;ss "
are nerein ee'ore provided for the original payments
OF IS ian be provided by their bye-Iawu
Sec. 10. ind be 10 further euoc,eI TIA, d.
Ioent ana directors shall also keep or cause ~ he
ker Just end true accounts Of all monies In h. -
e'Ved oy their collectors Of tolls nj the trnnk q
on me SUE road, and sbsli make and deo'ars Sic
yArD uWmend sforesa'ds in some ne wspaner mint
en- IN Ihr District ut Columbia, and at Tho ,;r,, -
p'sc "heR ana where the same will ba mid Cd
c~use the same to be paid in, m ediatsIv f' ""'
sec H. IND be HJarther enacted That 70 .hau
DC Le uu 81 the SAID corPoration 10 keen the s,;d
s"" IT B'ot repair. and by elect Of their mid
Guty, We sa,d corporation shall at any time sueer
se s1u Fosn 10 be ont OF repfr 30 rs to be unsafe
OF 'noonyenient for passengers the a RI coYross,
shall he liable to he presented for spcS 49,. m
tore sny court Of test iurisitetion sd 49,,
conviction thereof, to pay 10 the IJn;isd co.
peth'iy not exceeding hundred dollar, = ~
n'scBttOn OF tue eOsrt and shall alan he AZ