The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-02-01
STATE OF MAINE.
IN thsy Of our Lord one thousand etght hundred

n the year Of our Lord one thousand etght hundred
and tyenig one.
AN ACT to incorporate the Proprietors OF
Portsmouth Bridge.
VTTHEREAS the State Of New Hampshire, by
w an Act OF the Legislature Of the same, pas
sed the twenty eighth day OF June, IN the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine
teen, entitled " An Act TO incorporate the tfoprI-
etors OF Portsmouth Bridge" did make and constI-
tate Jeremiah Mason, Edward Cntts, & Others, Their
associstes, body polite and corporate for tie Pur-
pose Of building bridge over the Pscataqua river I;
And, whereas The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,
by Act of the Legislature Of the same passed
the twenty fifth day Of February, ia the year 81
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty,
did make and constitute Samuel leighton, isaac
Lyman, Mark bennett, and others their associates,
A body polite, and corporate, BY the name OF thr
PROPRIETOR OF Portsmouth Bridge and whereas the
management Of the concerns Of two corporations, 10
carrying the said object INTO effect, will he attend
ed with inconvenience and difficulty ana whereas
the corporation created by the said Act OF Mas'H.
chusetts have professionally voted not to accept the
same therefore.
SECT. l. BE Il enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. in Legislature assembled
That Jeremiah Mason. Edward Cuts. John Lang
don, Nathaniel A. Haven, James Sheate, John r.
Parrot, Thomas Haven, William Rice aud Henry
Laid, with their associates named m the act aiore
said Of the State Of New Hampshire, by The "aine
Of the proprietors Of Portsmouth Bridge. and sam
uel Leighton. Isaac LYMAN and Mark bennett and
Others named IN the Act aforesaid OF the Common
wealth Of Massachusetts, and their associates, who
are or shall become preprittors IN said Bridge, 50
long as they shall continue proprI- tors ihereoi,
shall he body polite and corporate Tor the pur-
pose afore said, by the name of the propretors OF
Portsmouth Bridge; with power 10 purchase and
hold such estate cray be necessary 10 carry INTO
effect the object Of said corporation and with tie
power TO make and establish ali such rules and bye
laws as NAV he deemed necessary, for the regula-
ton and government Of said corporation; and with
all the other powers 81 privileges subject TO all
the liabilities, incident TO corporations Of similar
nature, provided the said rules and bye-laws be not
repugnant to the laws Of this State.
SECT. Q. Be al further enacted, That :he said
propretors Of Portsmouth Bridge, be and hereby
are permitted and empowered to erect Bridge
over Piscataqua River, between the towns Of
Klttery Elliot, in this State, and Portsmouth
in the State of New Hampshire, and that the right
of building and mainta ning Bridge across SAID
river. between the towns aforesaid, is hereby fully
granted 10 said corporation.
SECT. 3. Be al further enacted, That draw or
hoist in said Bridge, shall be constructed over the
channel Of said river Of sufficient width for vessels
20 pass and repass freely, and that two good and
sufficient peers be made, the one to be placed
above the Bridge, the other below the bridge, aud
SO connected with the Bridge TO make u con
venient for vessels to make fast 20, and moor,
I'll wind and tide will admit Of such vessel 50 made
fast to pass through the draw free Of expence !:
and the said proprie,ors shall cause the same to be
hoisted or opeued without delay FOR the accommo-
dation Of all such vessels may have occasion to
pass through the same. and for which the hosting
opening said draw may be necessary and the
said Bridge shall be constructed tha open boats
and gondolas shall be enabled 10 pass under said
Bridge al least in one place ~ usve OF The draw
which passage shall he of sufficient height and width
for said boats aud gondolas pass and repass with
safety, and with htle obstruction possible a
all times of tide; And for the afety of the lives Of
those who may be concerned ~ tle boat
nasig alton, OF said river, the said Bridge shall ne
provided with al least four lamps. which snail be
well supplied with oil, aud be constantly lighted
during the night time.
SECT Be IL further enacied, Tha, for the pur-
pose Of reinbursog said propretors, toll be, and
hereby granted aud established for the sole hentf
If ihe said propretors, according 90 the fnlipVtn
rates, 10 vii for each foot passenger three cents;
for each person and horse. ifn cents for each
chaise, sleigh other carriage OF pleasure drawn by
horse, thirty cents for each coach chariot
sleigh, phaeton other pleasure carriage drawn by
two horses sixty five cents for each coach, sleigh
or Ohef pleasure Carriage CTaNn DN louI nOfSes sew
entyhve cents for each sled, sleigh, cart, or other
carriage Of burthen drawn BY horse. ten cents
for each cart, wagon. Sled or sleigh drawn by two
horses or oxen, twenty cents and each additional
beast five cents for neat cattle horses exclusive
of those rode upon in teams carriages ten
cents each for sheep and swine, two cents each,
and 90 each team person and more shall be
allowed % pass free of toll And al all times when
the toll gatherer shall not attend his duty he gate
shall be left open and the toll shall commence, on
the day Of opening the bridge for passengers, and
shall continue for the benefit of the corporation for
ever Prorided, that IN case, either nv virtue Of
this act any other act for the pur-
poses herein mentioned, which is may he ell acted
by the Legislature Of w-Hampshire, shall the rates
Of toll, demanded and received for one passage over
said Bridge, exceed he rates above established
Prorided diso,iha after The term ofiweniy wears the
rates OF toll established by this act shall be subject
be altered by law and the proprieors aforesaid shall
erect, and at oil times keep, The place where he
TOLLS collected. exposed to view a sign or board
with the rates ofNolI fairly and legby written there
And the said corporation NAV (if they think
proper) commute the rate of toll with any person or
persons, or with any Corporation, by taking Of
him or them, certain sum annually, which may he
mutually agreed on, instead of the toll afore said
SECT. 5. BE IL further enacted, That NEE :
ing Of the Proprietors OF Portsmouth Bridge
aforesaid, shall be holden in Portsmouth, AZ the Of
fee of the Fire and Marine Insurance Company on
Monday the twenty ninth day Of January. IN the
year OF our Lord on, thousand eight hundred and
twenty one, al eleven o'el0ck IN the forenoon of
said day Prorided, notice OF such meeting shall
be given, hY posting up a notification at IN, house
Of Alexander Rice, Esq. in the town Of Kitttry,