Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-05

kpense of said company; but if set aside,
aid court may direct another inquistion to
be taken in the manner above specified !:
said inquisition shall describe the property
taken, or the bounds of the land required
by said company. Such valuation, when
paid or rendered 10 the owner or owners of
said property, his, her or their legal repre-
sentative, shall entitle the said company to
the estate and interest in the same thus val
ued, as fully as if it had been conveyed by
the owner or owners of the same, for such
term oftime as said company shall occupy
the same for turnpike road. And if the
valuation be not received when rendered, 1t
may at any time thereafter be receivedfrom
the company without cost; and the sheriff or
summoner and jurors shall be allowed the
ordinary fees for like services, to be taxed
by the court, which fees shall be paid by
the company hereby Incorporated.
Sec. 6. That so soon as the president
and directors shall have completed the said
road, or ten miles thereof, it shall be lawful
for the said president and directors to give
notice thereof to the person administering
the executive department of the govern
ment of this state for the time being, who
shall thereupon forthwith nominate and ap-
point three discreet freeholders, commits
sioners, who are in no way interested in said
road, to view the same and 10 report to him
in writing whether such part Of the road is
completed in workmanke manner, ac-
cording toithe true intent and meaning of
this act; and ifthe report shall be inaflirma-
iton, it shall be the duty of the person adj
ministering the executive department OF
the government for the time being in this
state, and he is hereby required to license
under his hand and the seal of this state, to
permit the said presidep. and directors to
make and erect so many gates and turn
pixies upon and across said road as may be
necessary and sufficient TO collect the duties
and tolls hereinafter granted to said corpo-
ration from all persons travelling or using
the same: Provided, however, That they
shall not have on said turnpike, from A
drian TO Coldwater, more than six gates for
taking whole toll: Provided further, Il. the
said turnpike road intersects the Chicago
road before it reaches the village of Cold
water, that no toll gates shall be established
on the said Chicago road.
Sec. 7. So soon as the whole or part OF
said road shall be completed, and permits
sion SO as aforesaid granted to erect gate
or gates upon and across the same, it shall
and may be lawful for the said president
and directors to appoint toll gatherers to COL
iect and receive of and from all and every
person or persons using the said road, al
each and every of such tol-gates such
tolls and duties, to wit: for every score
OF hogs or sheep, six cents; for every
score of cattle, horses and mules, twenty
cents; for every wagon with two horses
mules or oxen, ten cents; for every add.
uonaI horse, mule or OK, three cents
for very coach, pleasure wagon or pleas
urq a (riage, with two horses, fifteen cents
and for every additional horse five cents
for every chair, sulky or pleasure carriage
with one horse, len cents; and for every
additional hort I've cents for every cart
drawn BY two i've cents; and fol
every addition cecy three cents for ev.
~ horse o. nlII> rode, led or driven
cents 1@ every cart, drawn by
o>Is ~ cents; for oil seighs
~ one or more horses
Vi Ill "a ~ Xix the toll for vehicles
X ~ ~ horse or mule anC
< &l(e15 "a cc||| q shall and may be
Q>Ipl for any 1rer to stop and de-
1oin any por41I| "a, leading, or driving
any horses, a Or sheep, or other article
above naEc6 n section as subject &c
pay td ~ IIIt same is paid: Provided
fo>c< / hat nothing in this act shall be
co6 b entitle the said corporation tc
d>| or receive toll at any gate, of OIL
my person passing to or from any
public worship on Sundays, or going to OF
returning from funerals, or going to or from
y grist mill for the grinding of grain for the
family use, or from any troops in the service
of this State or the United States, or fol
the transportation of any or all the prop
erty belonging to the United States or this
State. Provided further, That no person
shall be called upon to pay toll at toll gate
within five miles ofhis residence.
Sec. 8. The said corporation shall cause
mie-stones or posts to be erected or main.
tanned, one for every mile Of said road, from
Adrian to Coldwater; and on each stone
or post shall be flair and legibly marked
or inserted the distance the said post is from
Adrian; and shall also erect and maintain
guide boards at the intersection of all pub.
lie roads leading into or intersecting said
turnpike, ON which shall be inscribed the
name of the place to which such road leads;
and ifany person shall wifully cut, injure, OF
destroy said milc-posts, guide boards, OF
said road ITSELF or shall forcibly pass the
gates without paying toll, such person OF
persons shall forfeit and pay for every such
offence twenty five dollars, 10 be recovered
by the said corporation in their corporate
name, and for their benefit in action OF
debt, before any justice of the peace in the
county where said offence is committed
or where the offender may be found.
Sec. 8. That if any toll gatherer shall
unreasonably detain or hinder any traveller
ar passenger at either Of the said gates, OF
shall demand or receive more toll than by
this act is established, he shall for every
such offence forfeit and pay twenty five
dollars to be recovered by the person SC
professionally detained, for his own use with
costs OF suit, before any justice of the peace
in the county where such detention occurr.
ed: Provided, That if no goods and chat.
tells can be found to satisfy such judgement
and cost, then and in that case the real prop.
crty shall be liable TO the execution issued
on said judgement.
Sec. 10. The shares OF said ,urn,;ko