The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-23


such materials may be, some day, not more than
ten days after the dpte oftsuch warrant and 10 give
the other party five Gays notice of the time s. place
Il such party be found within the District OF Column
b'a; and any al the said Jurors should fail To attend
at the ssid time and place, the marshal may imme-
diatey sum .oen taesmen IN the place of those who
absent snd shall administer an oath TO the said
Jurors and tsesuep, as the case NAV be- io,,lv and
npartsiy To value the said materials, and to assess
The damage which the thereof shall sustain by
the taking thereof by the said President directors
company of the Alexsndrs and burg TURNPIKE
road, which valuation and assessment OF damages
made by the.sad jurors. or majority of them shall
be signed by the said marshal and the jurors or so
many OF them shall agree therets and returned
by the marshal to raid clerk of the said court for the
county OF Alexandria to be by him recorded & shall
be conclusive between the parties & a copy there
OF shall be delivered TO each of the parties who nay
be resident in the district and the sum go awarded
am assessed being paid TO the said clerk of the said
court for the OF the party entitled thereto the
sad president and director, may proceed take and
carry away the lid materials valued for the pur-
poses aforesaid snd the said president director.
and company shall pay the said marshal FIVE dollars
for his services i'm sumr,oring aud empannelnS the
SAID Jury ,ad taking and r.tr'ng the said inque ST.
and two dollars To each of the Jurors sworn
Sec a lind be a. further acted, That for the
purposeo aseeTtaing the weight that may be drawn
along the said road in any wagon cart mr. otLer
carriage of burden, it shall aud may be lawful for
the SAID president managers and company to erect
and establish scaies and weights at or ne. the cate
erected or 30 be erected, in pursuance I. this act
AS they may think PRIMER md where there may
seem reasonable cause to suspect ihst any cart wae
gon or other carriage OF burden car :ss a greater
weight than is shall he by law allowable il shall
De lawful for the toll gstherers any person in
their service employ ment to prevent the same
from passing sNch gate TURNPIKE until such car,
wagon or carriage shall be drawn into the fxsd or
erected scales, at or near any such gate turnpike
anu tue "eignt OF burden drawn therein ascertaned
by weis'uhs aud the person or perso DRIVING or
having csre or charge of any such cart, wagon or
any other carriage of burden shall refuse 4, drive
the s'me into any such scales for the purpose sore
'' tne person or persons so refusing shall forfeit
ami pay TO the said president. managers and com
pany any sum not less than five dollars nor more
than eight dollars; tn be recovered in the manner
hereinatter mentioned.
Sec. 8. .4nd be itfarther enacted, That no war
Son or other carriage with four Wheels the breadth
o whose wheels shall not be four inches shall be
draTn along the said road with a greater weight
III ~ than three weight thst no such car
rsge, me ore'oth OF whose wheels shall not be seven
inches or being six inces more shall roll at least
ten inches, shall I've drawn along the said road with
mere than five tons that no snch carriage. the
breadth of whose wheels shall notSe ten isches or
more, o. being less shall rot rol, at least twelve
inches, shalt be drawn along the said road with more
than eight tons, that no cart carriage with two
VIII ecs, the came breadth Of wheels Is the wagons
aforesaid, shalt be drawn along aae said road with
more than hah the burden weight aforesaid, and
4 any cart or wagon carriage of burden shatso-
ever, shall be drawn along the said road with
greater weight than il hereby allowed tie owner or
owners OF suen carriage, II the excesg of burden
shal be three hundred weightor upwarls shall for
eit and pay the foar tines the cusnmar, tolls for
the use of the company: Prsvided alzpays. That,
hail and may he lawful for the .gid company by their
bye-iaws to alter any or a'! the regulations herein
eontainet respecting the Burdens Of carriages 10 be
drawn over the said road and TO substitute other re-
guiaons. upon experiments such alterations shall
be found conducive to the public good Provided
HeSsrfhefesS That such regulations shall, not lessen
the burdens OF carriage above described
Sec 9. find be II further enacted That the pre-
s6ent and directors OF the said company shall keep
or cause to be kept, fair and Just accounts of an mo-
mes, to ne received by them from the said commits.
sohers, hroc herein named, and from the stockholm
ers to the said Undertaking. on account of their Sc
seyera! subscriptions shares, and of all monies
by them to be expended in the prose euton of their
said WORK; and shsll ONE at least in every year.
submit such accounts 70 general meeting Of the
stockholders, until the said road shall be oonpleted
and until the costs charges and expesces efactnp
the ZANE, shall be fully liqu6sted, paid and dschare.
"a ana II upon sneh liquidation. whenever the
Whcie capital stock of the said company, shall be
nearly expended, shall be found that the said ca
pt" stock viii not be sufficient to complete the said
road, secorl'ing to the intent and meaning of
this act, 1t shall and may be lawful for the said
stochho'ders being convened according to the pro-
visois oil fhis act, their bye-Iaws snj rules To
Increase the amount TO be paid on the shares from
time to time, to soch extent shall be necessary 10
accomplish the work and to demand and receiye
the increased amount so to be required on such
shares IN Ike amer, and under the like penalties
as are Lere;n before provided for The original pay.
ments, or as SHALL be provided by their bye.laws
Sec 10. lind 5e IL fil;rher eKdcteH That The
SAID presden' and directors shall elso keep or cause
to he kept Just and true accounts of all monies to
be received by their collectors Of tolls at IN trn
pike gate on the said road. and shall MAKE and de-
clare hs!f yearly dividen,; aforesaid in some newt
paper printed in the district of Columbia and 81 the
time and place when and where the same viii be
pald, sod causr the same tc be paid irnmesisteI
see H. find be IL further enacted That il shall
be the duty of the said corporation to keep the said
ROAD IN good repair and fin neglect Of their said
oety tia said corporation shall at any time. suffer
tue s9d ro9c To be out of repar so ~ 20 he unsaEe
or ineonveDent for passengers, the said corDor ton
shfh be iIsbe to be presented for such neglect be-
ore any court OF Competent jurisdiction and tpop
ccnychoR thereof to pay the United States p.nal
~ not exceeding hundred dollars st the dscre
ton OF the court it shall also be responsible FIR Ill
damages which mey be sustained by sny person or
persons III consequence Of such want OF repsj IN e
reeovereh IN action of tresspass on the cezs i,
any court competent to try TIC same J'rorifed al
ways, and u IS further e7dcfcd That Whenever the
net proceeds OF tolls collected on said road shall
mount to sum Sufficient to reimburse the tpital
Whlc SHAH he expended in the purchase of ouch land
End mailing such road, and twelve per cert irteres
per annun thereon, TO be sseertaned by the cirent
court OF the United Sstes, in add for the district nj
Columbis, the same shall become free read. ard
os sia'l De no longer collected tbereon: and said
company shall annually make returns 10 ssd circuit
court OF the OF the tolls collected. snd IF
'"eT necessary ezenees enable the said cir.
CUT court 10 determine when said tolls shall essse
Seo' 10 -3Hd he IL FURTHER enacted, That If snv
person or porsons riding driving any cery;aee ri
sns Kind, or LEADING, riding or driving sny boFsss
sheep, hogs, or any kind Of cnte wlsteyer, on said
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