Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr., R, Moore made report, from COM
mittee untavorable to the petition OF Ben
| jamin Wells which was concurrec IN.
Abill was reported from the committee OF
Naval Affairs, the object of which is so TO
amend the act for the government OF the
NAVY. as to authorize an extension Of the
present term of enlistment of seamen.
Mr.. Pindall reported bill, the object OF
which is to amend the acts authorizing the
publication of the laws of the United States
so as to con6ne the publication OF them
in rs newspapers in the states, and ! 10 this
district and to aho lish the compensation
now allowed by law for that service.
These bills were twice read and COM
mitted.
MIR. Storrs, from the committee on roads
and canals, reported the following bill.
Be 1t enacted, &c. That the president OF
the United States be and he is hereby au-
thorised to cause TO be erected on the ma
.ional road leading from Cumberland, in the
state OF May land, TO the river Ohio, so ma
ny toll-houses, gates and turnpkes, as, IN
his opinion will be necessary and sufficient
to collect the duties aad tolls hereafter men
toned, from all persons travelling on the
same, to be erected at such places as he
shall determine Provided, That the num-
Der of such gates and turnplkes shall not ex-
coed twelve, nor be less than SIX: and such
oates and turnpikes shall be erected at
distance not less than ten miles from each
other.
Sec .Ard be 1t further enacted, That
as soon as the said gates and turnpikes
shall be erected, the president OF the Onl'
ted States is hereby authorised TO appoint
toll gatherers to collect and receive OF and
from eyerv person or persons using the roao;
the tolls and duties Hereinafter mentioned,
at each of the said gates. that is to say, tor
each score OF sheep or swine, SIX cenls-
for each score of cattle, twelve cents; for
every chariot, coach, coachee or phaeton,
Is cents for every stage, wagon, or other
four wheeled carriage for the conveyance
of passengers, drawn by four herses, twelve
cents for every cart. sleigh, or sled. drawn
by two oxen or horses, six cents and Tor
every additional horse or OK. two cents Tor
every wagon drawn by two horses, eight
cents and or every additional horse, 4
cents for each person and horse six cents
for each Chaise, sLlky, or one horse wagon.
six cents and it shall be lawful for any Of
the toll gatherers to stop any person or per-
sons riding, leading, or driving any horses,
cattle, sheep, swine suky, phaeton. coach,
coachee, chariot, chase, cart, wagon, sleigh
or other carriage of burthen or pleasure, from
passing through the gates or turnpikes, un-
til he or they shall have respectively paid
the toll above specified Provided, That
nothing in this act shall be construed so as
to authorize any tolls to be received or col
lected from any person passing to or from
public worship, or to or from his common
business on his farm, or to or from fune-
raj. or to or from mill : And provided,
further, That no toll shall be received or
collected for the passage Of any wagon or
carriage laden with the property of the U,
States, or any canon OF military stores be-
loaging to the United States, or any of the
states composing this union, or any person
or persons on duty in The military service
of the United States. or the militia OF any
of the states. .
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
ifany of the toll gatherers shall unreasona-
blv delay or hinder any passenger or ira
weller at any of the gates, or shall demand
or receive more toll than is by this act es-
tablished, he shall, for each and every such
offence, forfeit and pay to the party SO ag-
grieved the sum of ten dollars
Sec. A. And be it further enacted, That
ifany person who shall use the said road,
shall, with view to evads the payment OF