Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-06-04


 ny go, the like sum, according to the mum
 lr of wheels and horses drawing the same;
 f. every cart CT wagon whose wheels do not ereed the breadth of two and one halt inches, ftelye and cne half cents; for each horse or I odrawing the same, six and one fourth cents; | Ii every cart or wagon whose wheels shall eceed two and one half inches in breadth, al not exceeding four inches, six and one firth cents; for every horse or OK drawing te same, three cents; and for every other q't CT wagon whose wheels shall exceed four
 thes, and not exceeding five inches in
 eadth, four cents; for every horse or OK tawing the same two cents; and all other
 Ngons or carts whose wheels shall exceed
 % inches in dreadth, shall pass the said gates
 fee and clear of all tolls: Propided, That
 nthing in this act shall be construed so as to
 athorize any tolls to be received or collected
 tpm any person passing to or from public
 prship, or to or from any muster, or to or fpm his common business on his farm or
 wood land, or to or from funeral, or to or fbm a mill, or to or from his common place l trading or marketing, within the county in which he resides, including their wagons, car riages, and horses or oxen drawing the same: Prouided, also, That no toll shall be receiv- ed or collected for the passage of any stage or coach conveying the United States mall, or horses bearing the same, CT any wagon or carriage laden with the property of the Uni ted States, or any cavalry or other troops, arms or ormilitary stores belonging to the same, or to any of the States comprising this Union, or any person or persons on duty in the mili- tary service of the United States, or of the militia of any of the States.
 Sec j. That the moneys so collected shall constitute fund, to be denominated the Uni ted States Road Fund; and so much thereof as may be paid into the Treasury agreeably to the provisions above recited, shall be sub ject to the order of the Governor, who shall pay out of said fund the salary of the super intendent, and the expenses incident to the superintendence and collection, other than those particularly provided for in this act, and shall cause the remaining nett proceeds of the revenue collected as above mentioned to be applied solely and exclusively to the prescr- vation, repair, and improvement of said road, and to no other purpose whatever.
 Sec. 6. That directors shall be set up at proper and convenient situations, to caution all conductors or drivers of carriages on the road aforesaid, that they shall at all times pass on the left of each other, under the penalty of five dollars for every offence; and there shall also be set up at some conspicu- ous place at each gate, board, on which shall be legibly painted the rates of toll, as is provided for in this act.
 Sec. 7. That if any of the toll-colectors shall unreasonably delay or hinder any pas senger or traveller at any of the gates, or shall demand or receive more toll than is by this act established, he shall for each and every such offence, forfeit and pay to the par ty aggrieved the sum of ten dollars
 Sec. S. That, if any person shall purpose Fly and maliciousy deface, or otherwise injure lany of the mile stones, parapet walls, cul- verts, or bridges, or any of the masonry Whatsoever, or any of the gates or toll houses lof and belonging to the said national road in lthis State, as the same is now constructed, or may hereafter be constructed, every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof Joe fined in a sum not more than five hundred dollars, sor be imprisoned in the dungeon of the jail of the country, and be fed on bread and water only, not exceeding twenty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.
 Sec. G. That, if any person shall purpose ly fill, choak, or otherwise obstruct any of the said drains, valleys, gutters or culverts of said road, now made or hereafter to be made, or shall connectany private road or cartway with the said national road, without making at the point of conneXion stone culvert, or
 
 ture, so as to secure a free passage for the water along such side dram, where such pri- vate road or cartway connects with the said national road, or if any person shall purpose ly and wilfully travel upon such parts of said national road as are or may be in an unfinished state, against the consent of the superinten- dent appointed by the United States, or by this State, or shall remove any of the bea- cons placed upon the said road so in an un- finished state as aforesaid, for the diverting of the travel on and from said road, every per son so offending shall, upon conviction there of, be, for every such offence, fined in a sum not less than one nor more than ten dollars.
 Sec. 10. That if any person shall stand his wagon and team, or either of them, over night, upon the pavement of said road, now made, or which may hereafter be made, or shall at any other time stand wagon and team, or either of them, upon the said pave ment, for the purpose of feeding. or if he shall in any other manner purposely and will fully obstruct the travel upon said road, eve ry person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, for every such offence, be fined in a sum not less than one nor more than five dol lars.
 Sec. II. That if any person shall fast lock or rough lock either of the wheels of any wa gon, coach, chase, gig, sulkey, carriage, or other two or four wheeled vehicle, while tra- yelling upon the pavement of said road, as now made, or which may hereafter be made, (excepting however, such parts of said road as may be at the time of such locking, cover- ed with ice,) every person so offending shall. upon conviction thereof, be fined lin any sam net less than one nor more than five dollars.
 Sec. 12. The supervisors of roads and highways through whose districts the said na- tional road does now or may hereafter pass, are hereby severally authorized and required at the connexon with, or intersection of, any State, county or township road, which now is