Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-04-27

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efhl road laws, rhnely ihp ncl approved
ihr iNenii sixth iauhhf, lci,e Thousand
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zoe q. That "a fopn ~ reid mol shnn
We opened ready ihf ifnyd|hp, The cofu
pany ne hereby auih0flyed "a ash, demand
and receive the fsllowlng tolls fof thc usc
NJ snid road, VI WITT twcnty rvnt pof
thousand for -hlngloa twenty Eve ccnts
per thousand for boards, Inch incasurt,
aud eight dollars for every raft of square
Timber not exceeding In quantity six thou.
sand cubic feet hauled over said road, or
over any part Of Il, and for all other kinds
of travelling on said road the nme rates
'of toll rs the Susquehanna and Waterford
turnpike road company were allowed 10
charge by their original charter. ., a.,
Z Soc. 7. That the said company shall
have a right TO demand and receive from
any aud every person using the said stream
for the purpose Of running or floating
lumber across its waters, the sum of twon-
ty cents per thousand board measure, for
oil lumber put in said stream, the company
may at their option demand in advance
pay ill'llb vi N6iN lDll VI otNuTllN lOI lllt
same, and in ell cases whore they do So
the persons from whom such demand IS
made, shall be considered and treated as
trespassers if they use or attempt to use
said stream without first paying or secur-
ing 10 the satisfaction of the compan; the
toll so demanded
Sec 8. That the said company may re-
quire from the persons using said stream
a statement Of the amount Of lumber put
in the stream TO be flonted down, and the
said persons are hereby required within
ten days afser such demand, to furnish
such statement on failure to furnish said
statement, or upon said statement when
being shown TO be wilfully
wrong, it shall be lawful for the company
to recover treble the amount OF tolls au-
thorized by this act for the actual amount
of lumber put in the stream.
See. 0. That the said company shall
have power to sue for and recover the
tolls authorized by this act, rs debts OF
like amount are now recoverable by law.
Sec. 10. That all tolls for the use of the
shall be payable if no demand
for the same be made in advance to the
treasurer, at his office in the borough OF
within ten days after the
lumber shall have been started in said
stream, and on failure to make such pays
ment, the party in default shall forfeit and
pay double the usual rates OF toll.
See. IL. That in all judgments rendered
for toll under this act, the defendant shall
not be entitled to the benefit OF the act of
ninth Of April one thousand eight hum
lred and forty-nine.
See. II. That any person or persons will
fully obstructing in any manner, said road
or stream, after either shall have been
opened, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
lemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined and Imprisoned at the dis,
,retion Of the court.
Sec l3 That the annual meeting of said
company for the purpose of electing Off
cers, shall be on the first Monday in July
Of each year, and the board of officers first
elected, shall only hold their offices until
the first succeeding annual meeting
.. H w. G. A. LAWRENCE,
Speaker ofhe House Of Representatives.
.f r. . JNO. CRESSW WEEL, ir. d
.H...#. Speaker Of tie Senate
Approved the 2Sth day of March, A. d.
one thousand eight hundred and fifty,
nine. .. WM +. PACKER.