The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-01-28
PINK nOAD CHARTER.

the pnrchase of stone, sand, gravel, Garth
:timber,or any otter material n,s said roal'
anil ii, all cass where they are unable to a
4 grtr wj.h the owncr Oh owners, Or should the
owner be ftme covert, non compos men
i It's, or under age, the said president Or mana-
gers may apply to justice Of the peace for
said county, who shah t,ercupon issue his
4 warrant to the sheriff OF thc county aio,c#aia,
4 com,nanliug him 10 smnon tw,n.y ,lisfn
tcfrsted persons, qualified to ar AZ T''"ais III
a the ciic,iit co:i.t, to me,. upon the iaal after
4 four are stricken Oh the panel by the prcsi
Il dent or his agent, and four stricken By the
n persons interested or in his, her or their alb
Il scnec OF refusal, By the sheriff the said shc,-
II iff shel. qu;,iifv the twelve remaining persons,
jcithcr by oath or affirmation, AS the case may
Il be, Justly, truly and inpartiaily to valie the
4 damages which may he Sustained by the own
a or or owners Of such materials or anlS rcqni
rcd b. said company and tl,c said jurors shall
4 after valucing said damages, re,'l... the same
unl,r their hands and seals to the clerk of Co.
Gil county circuit court, to be by him record
cd: and said damages s, al be paid by the
company to the parties entitled or in:o the
hand Of The sheriff CT said county, for the la!r-
poses mentioned in said return respectively,
before the said company shall proceed to re-
move said materials or to use the said land,
aud the justice, Shorthand clerk, shall be en-
tiil,d to receive the same fees for services TN
! iir, ilIH a II ~ i,,Yy .i,nu-at .inIiin
Scs. and The persons summoned as jurors
shall receive one dollar per day during their
attendance, which fees and allowances SHALL
he paid By said company aud the said COM
9any or thtira&cnt shall have power to re-
move said materials across any land, not in
meadow or grain, upon paying Il reasonable
compensation TO TIC owncr or owners for any
injury OF damages, to b. asccrtaincl by a jul
~ as aboye, in case it cannot be obtained b.
agreement.
src. II. .ial be fsa4c'el, That The COM
pany shall carsc tic roa,! to he laid ont and
opened, which said !o..d shall not bc less than
> thirty feet in width, b,twcen the fences, and
, shall occupy the fill width Of the road now
used AMI claimed hy the county rs Il public
, road, and shall cause said road, or Fart
: thereof, to be graded in Il proper manner, and
shall cause eight feet OF more of said graded
portion to be made an artificial road of plank,
= and shall also have power to construct AN ad-
dtional or double tract! if they shall deem it
: proper, upon such plan, style, depth and leyel
sf',s tIic president and managers Of said compa-
, ny shall determine, and shall during The con-
tini;ance Of the corporation maintain and keep
the sail road in good and perfect order and
repair.
: ;;Ec. Il. 4 Il he i s,nc'e1, That as soon as
shc pr. s:l2nt AMI l.aaagorS and company
shall have perfected the said road for any dis
;aarc not less than two miles, and so on from
time 10 time every additional mile progressing,
, hey shall erect such and so many gates upon
{ and across said road as will be necessary and
: sufficient 70 collect ;hc tolls and duties here
5 matter granted to said company, from all per-
{ constructing on the same with hors- 5, nt.lrS,
= cattle, wagons, carts and carriages, &c, as
| hereinafter named.
SEC. l3. i"d be /! s@Ic'rI, That the said
company silall have power to erect bridges
oTcral waters crossing said road, and may eli
i ter upon and take Ill lands and material: nee
tSsary for The construction Of said bridges -:
Fro"|*f, "e"sr'arlssS, that the president and
| managers of said company may agree with the
! owner or Owners ltr the purchase Of the same,
I and in case thcy shall not be able to agree with
l i!c cNncrs, o; il ,hc owner should bea ftmc
covert, non compoS mcntis or under age, the
t president shall ticn proceed in the manner d.
rcctod b. the teeth section of This act and all
appropriations CT lands and materials for the
construction cfsas bridges, shall he subject
section aiop sail.
SEC. II. All 5e It c,mc'M, That the said
company having perfected said road or such
parts thereof fro i time to time as aforesaid,
1t Shall and may b. lawful for them to appoint
such and so many toll sathcrcrs as they shall
deem proper to collect and receive from any
; person Or persons using said road, the tolls
and rates per mile, following, to wit 4: that is
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Of the said road, the following sums of money,
and so i'll proportion for any greater or lesser
distance, Or for any greater or lesser number
OF sheep, hogs or cattle, to wit: for every
score of sheep, one-cighth ola dollar; for every
score OF of hcgS, onc-cighth cfa dollar; for ev-
cry score of cattle, onc-forth of dollar: for
forcvcry horse and his rider or led horse, one
sixteenth ola dollar; for every chair or chaise
with one horse and two wheels, one-cig!ltll of
a dollar for every chariot, coach, sleigh, pha-
ton or chaise, With two horses and fourwhccls
one-quartcr of a dollar; for either of the car
: riagcs last mentioned with four horses, three
eighths ola dollar: for every other carriage of
pleasure, under whatsoever name it may 20
) the like sums, according to the number of
wheels and horses drawing the same; for eve
5 ry cart OF wagon, whose wheels do not exceed
) the breadth of four inches, onc-eighth of dol
lar for each horse drawing the same: for every
cart o. wagon whose wheels do not exceed in
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