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

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to the said clerk. and the same being &C
copied by the said court shall &c recordes
| by the SAID clerk and thereupon the road $,
laid out shall be taken, used and occupied
! as turnpike road and public highway for
ever: and the said president, directors anC
company may thereupon proceed to ente,
upon the same, and shall cause ut lea.
twenty four feet in breadth, throughout tn,
whole length thereof, to be made an artfi.
cial road of stone, gravel or other hard sub
stance, of sufficient depth or thickness to Sc
cure solid and firm; road, with the surface
as smooth as the materials will admit, and
SO nearly level that it shall in case rise OF
fall more than an angle of four degrees with
horizontal line, and the said road shall
thereafter be kept in good and perfect re-
pair; aud wheresover upon the sail'road
ny bridge shall be deemed necessary thu
same shall be built of sound and suitable ma
.terihls. And Va case either of the said com
missioners die or refuse to act, or become
incapacitsted, or shall be removed by the
court for misconduct, the said court may
appoint another III his place and when in
the opinion of the laid president and drec.
tors, the said road shall be completed to the
extent of twenty four feet in breath, the
same shall be examined by the said comis-
sioners or any two of them and if in the
opinion of them or any two of them, the sal
road should have been completed to the ex-
tent 1t at least twenty four feet in breadth,
according to the meaning of this act, they
shall certify the same to the said court, or
any two judges thereof out of court, and
Their certificate being accepted by the said
Court, nr any two judges thereof, and re
cord d, the said president and directors
shall and may thereafter erect and fix one
gate and turnpike upon and across the said
road to collect the tolls hereinafter granted
tn the said company; 1t shall be lawful for
them to appoint such, and so many toll pa
'herers as they shall deem necessary to col
lect and receive of and from all aud every
person and persons using the said road, the
tolls and rates hereinafter mentioned, and
to stop any person or persons riding, leading
or driving any horses, mules, cattle, hogs,
sheep, sulky, chair, chaise, phaeton, chariot,
coach, cart, Wagon, sleigh, sled or any car
rage OF burden or pleasure, from passing
through the SAID gate, until the said tolls
shall be paid, that is to say For every score
OF sheep, five cents; for every score of hogs.
hive cents for every score of cattle, ten
cents; and so in proportion for any greater
or less numbei.; Ter every horse or mule
with rlcer, three cents for every stage or
Wagon and two horses six cents /; for either
carriage last mentioned with four horses. ten
Cents; for every led or driven horse or mule.
one cent forevsry suiky char, chaise or carr
rage OF pleasure, with two wheels and or :
h"rNe 1--WE cents for every coach, chariot,
phaeton or chaise, with four wheels and tive
n rises, nine cents; for any of the said car
rlegeS last mentioned with four horses, ele.
e. cents; for every other carriage of plea.
sure, under whatever name it may go, the
tLraa al. L
and horses, IN proportion aforesaid ; for ev-
cry sled ar sleigh used asa carriage of plea
suite, three cents for each horse awinr the
same; for every sled or sleigh used as car
rage OF burden, two cents for each horse
drawing the same; for every cart or wag-
gon, whose wheels do not exceed four inches
IN breadth, three cents for zach horse draw
ing the same tor every cart or Wagon,
whose wheels shall exceed in breadth four
inches, and not exceed seven inches, one and
an half cents for every horse drawing the
same for every cart or Wagon, whoSe
wheels shall be more than seven inches IN
breadth. and not more than ten inches one
and quarter cents for every horse drawing
the same; for every cart or Wagon. the
breadth of Whose wheels shall be more than
ten inches, and not exceeding twelve inches
one cent for every hors, drawing the same !;
and that all such Carriage as aforesaid, to
be drawn by oxen or to be drawn ~ part
oxen, or to be drawn by mules in whole or
part, two oxen shall be estimated as equal
to one horse in charging all the aforesaid
tolls, and every mule as equal to one horse.
Sec. 6. Ind be il further enacted, That
III all cases where stone, gravel, earth or
sand, shall be necessary for making or re
pairing the said road, and the said president,
directors, aud company of Georgetown and
Leesburg turnpike road cannot agree for the
same, with the owner thereof, then upon
application by the SAID president aud dircc-
tors, or any person authorised by them, Ia
any one Of the judges Of the said district court
he may, it he zee cause, by warrant, under
his hand aud seal, command the marshal Of
the said district TO summon Jury of thir
| teen disinteTested persons qualified to serve
as petit jurors in the said circuit court, Il
meet At the place where such materials may
be, IA some day, MOI more than ten days af.
| ter the date of such warront, aud 20 give the
| otner party days notice of the said time
and place, II such party be found within the
| district # Columbia and IL any one OF sale
| jnrors should fail to attend at the said time
/ and place, the marshal NAV immediately
summon talcsmcn in the place Of those who
are absent, and shall administer an oath tS
the said jurors and talesmen, as the cas-,
may be Justly and impartially to value tn,
said materials and to assess the damag,
which the owner thereof shall sustain, by tn,
taking thereof by the said president aud di
rsctars and company of the Georgetown an,
LeeSburgh turnpike road, which valuation
and as essment Of damages, made BY Ia,
said jurors, or a majority of them, shah b.
signed by the said marshal and the jurors
or so many of them as shall agree thereto
and be returned bv the marshal to the sai,