The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-03-16


SECT. |. Be Il enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. IN Legislature assembled, That
IN all cases of persons meeting each other on
any bridge, turnpike, or other road within this
State, travelling with carriages, wagons, carts
seds, sleighs, or other vehicles, the persons So
meeting shall seasonably turn, drive, and con-
vey their carriages, wagons, carts sleds sleighs
or other vehicle, to the right Of the center 81
the travelled part of such bridge, turnpike, or
other road when practicable, so as to enable
their respective carriages, wagons. CARTS sleds,
slelghs or other vehicles to pass each other
without interference, interruption or injury !:
ProUided, That no person or persons, travelling
with any Of the aforesaid carriages or vehicles.
heavily loaded, shall be obliged thus to turn,
drive and convey the same to the right Of the
centre as aforesaid, upon meeting any other ner-
son or persons travelling with any Of the 5ols,-
said carriages or vehicles, lightly loaded (where
il is difficult thus to turn to the right but the
person or persons thus travelling with anv OF
the carriages or vehicles aforesaid, heavily load
ed, shall stopa reasonable time, at a convenient
place, for the person or persons thus travelling
and meeting them, with any of the aforesaid
carriages or vehicles lightly loaded, to pass by,
II there be not convenient room to pass by,
without such stopping.
SECT. 2. BE Il further enacted, That whenever
Gny person or persons travelling with any of the
carriages or vehicles aforesaid, on any such
bridge, turnpike or other road shall overtake
any other person or persons travelling with any
OF the carriages or vehicles aforesaid and wish
ing to travel faster than the person Overtaken,
shall request the person or persons, so overta-
ken, to turn, drive or convey his carriage or
other vehicle to the right or left Of the center
aforesaid, or to stop the same the person or per-
sons so requested shall so turn, drive or convey
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right or left OF the centre, as aforesaid, or stop
m convenient place, until the person or per-
sons SO overtaking, can conveniently pass by, il
there De not convenient room TO pass by with
out such turning out or stopping.
SECT 8. BE u further enacted, That no person
shall stop his carriage, wagon cart sled, sleigh
or other vehicle, and leave the same in the trav-
elled part Of any such bridge, turnpike or other
road 80 as to obstruct any other person travel
ing as aforesaid in passing the same with his
carriage, Wagon, cart, sled, sleigh or other vehi-
Gle and no person shall permit or suffer his
carriage, Wagon, cart, sled, sleigh or other We
hicle, drawn by oxen or horses. to travel or pass
upon any such bridge, turnpike or other road
without driver or conductor.
SECT 4. BE Il further enGrted, That no person
snail travel on any such bridge, turnpike or
other road with any sleigh or sled drawn by one
or more horses, unless there be three or more
bells attached TO the horse or horses, or some
part OF their harness
SECT 5. Be II further enacted, That every
person offending against any Of the provisions Of
this act, shall forfeit and pay for each offence OF
neglect, fine not less than one dollar, nor
more than twenty dollars, to the use Of the State
to be recovered on complaint before any Jus
hce OF the Peace in the county where the Of
fence shall be committed and shall further be
answera6le to any person or persons injured for
all the damages arising from such offence or
neglect PrOrided, That no such complaint
shall be sustained after the expiration Of sixty
days from the time the offence was committed ;
nor any action for damages, unless the same
shall be commenced within one year after the
cause OF action shall have accrued find prorid-
Cd also, That no prosecution shall be sustained
Tor ths violations OF any part Of the provisions
OF TINS act, except on complaint ofthe person OF
persons aggTieved
sEcr 6. Be it further enacisd, That this act
shall be IN force from ard after the first day of
July next.
This Act passed February 8, 1924.