The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-12-24
nILL.
To Authorize the construction oftho RaIsiga and
Western Turnpike Road.

A BILL
To Authorize the construction oftho Basiga and
WesioIn Turnpike Road
I. BE /, enacted by The General Assem- !
5Iq of he State Of Norlh Caroi.aa, aud a
,s GtreGy enacted BY the GLtaor'iy q ias
same, That the Bonrd OF lniernol Improve
olent be, end they are hereby authorized,
empowered and instructed 10 construct a
Turnpike Road from the city Of Raleigh 70
the Tsuoossee State liue, or 10 tho town Of
Ashyle 10 Buncombe Counly, Provided,
That the cost OF the said road, Including
bridging, shall not exceed one ihousOnd dol
lars per mile.
! II. Be Il further enacted, That the said
( Board be-, aud they are hereby empowered
to make contracts with any Psrson Or per.
sons, for surveying, locating, laying cut aud
constructing sand road, and shall exercise
all the powers necessary for enforcing tho
/ oerlornsnce Of such contracts. They shall
appon, such engineers, officers oad agents
as lher may deem necessary, and shall d.
rect all the operations ceDueeted "ih tsa
road
Ill. Bell fartLcr enacted, That tie Sum
Of two hundred aud Fifty Thousand dollars
be, aud is hereby appropriated Iron too
PubIic Treasury, touards tho consitucusu
Of said road, ableh shall 30 pad from any
MONIES not othsrsiss appropriated.
4 ". be 1t further enacted, Tha, the
vldlh Of The graded surface Of the SAID road
shall 10 twenty-five feet, except places
where ,hsrs mny be gteas difficulties to
30 eyorcoms 10 TIA construction Of HE road !;
when II mag bo reduced 10 fiiieen feet The
s!spe Of the embasknents shalt 10 600 ond
bali feet base 10 orc perpendicular tho
slopes ID cots lorir Eve degrees or such ss,
IN the opinion Of The oDslnear, osy beat
suit tho character OF The sell or eirayansu !;
,hs width betu ecu lha dttohes shall not bs
less than lweury two feet pns three unss
ibs hsirht Of the slnh,ukmsn sud laGr feet,
50 as TO elIog two irst Oh each ,'ds Of the
road between tho foot Of tho slepcs and ades
of tho ditch; snd 10 all oilsr respects .ss
road shall cenrerm TO such tpsehra!sni si
the .rsineor aud BOard may approve OF
Ths grad, Of tbs fSld road shall net oIuesa
three degrees, uuisss 'hs sxpesse of eroa
walton increase the asstcss coat above The
limit Of enc thooaas dollars par mile.
Be IL fHrfher enacted, Tho, so 5000
IS a session oG too nlles Of lhe said read
shall Ia completed, ard as eilso thereafter
6. any other section 81 Ike length shall 10
conp,s,ed. Il shall TO lawful for The said
Bsard 10 eteci toll gates thereon. end de
nana aud receive the same rat. OF toll. nsr
nlis as are paid 90 The Borcombs Turnpike
Ro,d.
VI n, i! further enacted Tbatal pst
sons liable TO vsrk 90 tbs public roads c.
tho Siste, sas say RESIDE within two nliss
srihs Aforesaid tornetks. after II shall have
sesn 6sisArd shall "a csnssll-a &c vstk ca
the said turnpike I've days 10 ssea year, #
required by The Beard Of lnlerSa laprogs
nsut and the possns 60 rssieisg Slsln
two milas may bs exempted BY the Courts
Of Pleas aud lnartsr Sessions 10 snsh csua
iios a, lhs road may pass through, frsn
working 90 any sthsr public roads.
VII Bsu farther ,sacfcd. That no per
500 shall 10 Liable TO pay toIIs for travelling
90 the SAID rode 10 tho souu,y o sboA be
resldn; cor sh.ll spy psrton 80 coapollsd
10 pay any tolls for travelling 90 sad road
WITHIN ten miles Of bic reslfeuce.
VIII. Beat further enacted. ThsiitshaH
be tbs duly Of the Bosrd Of Isisfnal Ia.
provsmsu, TO appo,o' agents or ovsscoIa
90 tue sad road, s"iguius to each oae :
certain section and i Ito said rasd shal
5e oui g. repair a. any plaes, 50 ., not 10
colioua TO ibs specifications Of that part IL
lbe road, ths sgeu, or cvsuce' Of the soc
lion Including sseh plncc, shall bs sutlsct
10 lRdIs,mca; a=d pnnisbmsni ID either the
Superior or County Csort, 10 toe ssrse ma n.
nor as oSerSeeFs Of public roads arc GOV
iabis.
II. BE II furiier eaaofe9, That affair
the aforesaid Turspiks rs,d shall A7ro baSn
located By the Board Of Internal Improve
nenl, It shall be Ito duty nf said Board To
causs survey 10 DO made from hs tovu Of
Fsrsttsytis to some convenlsut poiot on
sad read, al least gsveuty miles vest OF
aalsilb: also one other ssrveJ ffom said
read to VlkesboTs. provided tho said rlrn.
piko shall pass to tbs south Of " likes Goun
": ass that they shall cause report, If
lboss surveys 10 30 made 10 tho neat Gen
srsl AsscGbly.
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