Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-06-04
[PUBLIc-No. 69.1

PUBLIC-No. 63. AN ACT declaring the of Congress to act t
 General Assembly of the State of Ohio, hereinafter rs cited
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House oI Representatives ofhe UlHed States Q / .dmet rica in Congress assembled, That the con! sent of the United States shall be, and is here- by, given to an act of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, entitled "An act foil States road," passed the fourth day of Feb4 ruary, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty -one, which act is ill the words and figures following, to wit: | "Be H enacted by Me Generaf Assemlg of Me State of Ohi0, That whenever the consent of the Congress of the United States to this act shall be obtained, the Governor of this State shall be, and he is hereby, author ized to take under his care, on behalf of this State, so much of the road commonly called the National Road, within the limits of this State, as shall then be finished, and also, such other sections or parts thereof as may there after be progressively finished within the | limits aforesaid, whenever the same shall be completed; and he shall be, and is hereby lau4 thorized to cause gates and toll-houses to be erected on said road, at such finished parts thereof as he shall think proper, for the pur- | pose of collecting tolls, as provided by the fourth section of this act: Provided, The number of gates aforesaid shall not exceed one on any space or distance of twenty miles l Sec. 9. That superintendent shall be ap- pointed by the Governor, whose duty shal be to exercise all reasonable vigilance and di ligence in the care of the road committed tt his charge; to contract for, and direct the ap- plication of the labor, materials, and otlhr things necessary for the preservation, repair, and improvement thereof; he shall pay for the same out of such sums as the GoverDoI shall furnish him for that purpose, subjecttc such responsibility and accountability as the said Governor shall dictate and shall conform to such instructions as the Governor shall prescribe for his conduct, in all particulars r{- lative to his said trust: he may be empowef- ed to suspend the functions of any toll-ga- therer for alleged misconduct, till the plea sure of the Governor shall be known, and td | fill the vacancy thereby occasioned during such interval; and it shall be his duty to giv1 information of the facts in such case to tho Governor, without any unnecessary delay; tho said superintendent shall hold his office dur ing the pleasure of the Governor, who shal allow him a reasonable compensation for his services.
 | Sec. 3. That the Governor be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint the necessary collectors of tolls, and to remove any of then at his pleasure; and also, to allow them, re 1 spectively, such stipulated compensation as l he may deem reasonable, it shall be the duty of each and every toll-collector to demaltl and receive, at the gate or station assigned D | him by the Governor, the tolls prescribed and directed by the fourth section of this ad and to pay monthly into the treasury, accorl- ., f the Treasurer of the State, all the moneys so collected by said collectors, that shall re- main after deducting their compensation aforesaid; the said collectors shall be govern ed, in all respects relative to their office, by such regulations as the Governor shall ordain in order to ensure due responsibility, and faithful discharge of their duties. | Sec. 4. That, as soon as the said gates and toll houses shall be erected, it shall be th{ duty of the said toll-collectors, and they ar{ hereby required to demand and receive foi passing the said gates the tolls and rates here. after mentioned; and they may stop any perl son riding, leading, or driving any horses cattle, sulky, chair, pheton, cart, chaise
 wagon, sleigh, sled, or other carriage of bur den or pleasure, from passing through tle said gates, until they shall respectively haze paid for passing the same; that is to say. For every space of twenty miles in lengtl on said road, the following sums of money and so in proportion for every greater or lessa' distance, to wit: For every score of sheep q hogs, ten cents; for every score of cattI twenty cents; for every led or drove horse
 three cents; for every mule or ass, led q driven, three cents; for every horse and IT der, six and one fourth cents; for every slel or sleigh drawn by one horse or OK, twelvt and one half cents; for every horse or OK h addition, six and one fourth cents; for every dearborn, sulky, chair, or chaise, with onf horse; twelve and one half cents; for every horse in addition, six and one fourth cent; for every chariot, coach, coachee, stage, q 1 DhStOn. with two horses eiphteen and hrfr