The Arkansas advocate., 1831-06-15

they are hereby feqntreds 10 demand ant receive for passing the said gates the tolls aud rates efsmentioned; and they may stop any person riding, leading, or driving any horses, cattle, sulky, chair, phaeton, cart, chaise, wagon sleigh. sled or other carriage of burden or pleasure, from passing through the said gates, until they shall respectively have paid for pas sing the same; that Is to say; For every space of twenty miles in length on said road, the following sums of money, and so ID proportion for every greater or lesser distance to wit: For every score of sheep or hogs, ten cents; for every score of cat l tie twenty cents, for every led or drove : horse, three cents; for every mule or ass, led or driven, three cents; for every horse and rider six and one-fourth cents; for ev- cry sled or sleigh drawn by one horse or OK, twelve and one half cents; for every horse or OK, in addition six and one fourth cents; for every dearborn, sulky, chair, or chaise; with one horse, twelve and one half cents; for every horse in addition, six and one fourth cents; for every chariot. coach, coaehee, stage, or pfmton, with two hor- ses, eighteen and three fourth cents; for l every horse in addition, six and one fourth cents, for every other carriage of pleasure, under whatever name 1t may go the like
 
 and horses drawing the same; for every cart or wagonwhose wheels do not exceed the breadth of two and one half inches, twelve and one half cents; for each horse or o8 drawing the same. six and one fourth cents; for every cart or wagon whose wheels shall exceed two and one half inch es n breadth, and not exceeding four inch 1 es. six and one fourth cents; for every horse or OK drawing Inc same, three cents; 1 and for every other cart or wagon whose wheels shall exceed four inches, and not exceeding five inches in breadth, four cents: for every horse or OK drawing the 1 same two cents; aud for all oiber wagons or carts whose wheels shall exceed six inches in breadth, shall pass the said gates free and clear of all tol1s Progldea, That nothing in this act shall be construed so to authorize any tolls to be received or collected from any person passing to or 1 from public worship, or to or from any l muster, Or to or from his common business on lis farm or,wood land. or to or from a 1 fun aral, CT to CT from mill, or to CT from 1 his common place of trading or mark keting, within the county in which he resides, in- l cluding their wagons, carriages, and hor- ses or oxen drawing the same Propided, nlso, That no toll shall be received or col- l lected for the passage of any stage or coach conveying the United States mail. or hor- 1 ses bearing the same, or any waman CT car riage laden with the property of the United States, or of any cavalry or other troops, arms or military stores belonging to the same, or to any of the States comprising i this Union, or any person or persons on duty in tho military service of the United 1 States, or of the militia of any Of the l States
 sssec. s' That the ;9oneys so collected l shaii constitute find. to he deHomnated 1 the United States Road Fund: and so much l thereof as may be paid into tho Treasury ]. .agreoahly to the provisions above rocited, 1 shall he subject to the order ofthe Govern or, who shall pay out of said fEnd the sala- I ry of the superintendent, and the expenses incident to4he srperintendence and col l lection, ati'or than those particularly pro- vided fer in this act, and shall cause the re- maining nett proceeds of the revenue, col lected as above mentioned to be applied solely and exclusively to the preservation repair, and improvement of said road, and l to no other purpose whatever.
 | *Sec. S. That directors shall be set up 1 at proper and convenient situations, to eau 1 tion all conductors or drivers of carriages on the road aforesaid, that they shall at all times pass on the left of each other, und CT the penalty of five dollars for every offence; and there shall also he set up at some con- spicuous place at each gate, board, on which siail he ieeibly painted tho rates of toll. as is provided for in this act.
 I ssec. '. That if any of the toll-collec-
 ters shall unreasonahly delay or hinder any passenger 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 1 the party aggreved the sum of ten dollars.
 Sec. 6. That. f any person shail ptir- posely and maiiciously deface, or otherwise iniure any of the mile stones, parapet l walls, culverts, or bridges, or any of the masonry whatsoever, or any of the gates
 or toll houses of and belonging to the said national road in this State, as the same is
 now constructed, or may hereafter be con- strHcted, every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in sum
 not more than five hundred dollars, or he imprisoned in the dungeon of the jail ofsthe county, and be fed on bread and water on ly, not exceeding twenty days, or both, at the discretion of the court
 'Sec. 9. That, if any person shall pur-
 posely fill, choals. or otherwise ohstruct any of the said drains, valleys, gutters or
 culverts of said road, now made or hereaf-
 ter to he made, or shall connect any prl-
 vate road or cartway with the said national
 road, without making af the point of con nection a stone culvert. or paved valley
 or other good and sufficient fixture, so as to secure a free passage for the water along snci side drain. where such private road
 or cartway connects with the said national
 road. or if any person shall purposeiy and
 witfi1ily travel upon such parts of said na.