Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-04-14
BRocKL1ss' ToLL.BR1DGE.

Az ACT au'hTHtng the Bnrd at supervisors t.!
ri u radio trIn'r Ia levy Toll iH the crossing
at lir',kl',>' li'id,", on the Sacramento and FL
D"rAI, wagon E,.t.
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Sk,rIr~ J. The Board II Snjrrt Isurs 81 FL Dorado
'"untv hereby auth tI!ri 1" charge nId collect
tod "u IL" htids" s.iI the South Fork IT The
American IT litrAl-s "u the lin" 81 the Sac
Iain"uin mud Ill Ib,ri,.u MnS,I X sad over the
= era Nevada Mountains III proceeds IT sad toll,
over Ahi alb Nr III" pawn, ~ awarded Ia H." Toll
kcr,,cr. -hAil hc niplicd t. to other tnII">r hun
III" krrInH ui >aid road, whCh has been completed,
81 u,U hereafter be- c"rnll.lr1. under the order II
the II ard ii = ir"rVi~S. ~ rs good condition ard
repair ii'. I3uu'nut rcuIng Ill admit provided.
inAl 4 mare funds Gc Crr' ted han may lee required
I" k"rr sad road III repair. such surplus shah b.
nph"l I" the construction Il hrnnc"in; rt,d I"r.
II'n II III" road between said brIdg" and SpurtS-
m,us Hail. III" line 1T baI : surrey. to lr built
the mos; ptaciIoablc grades To- n,"ld the rui
u, the junction House.
sac =. said hoard If Supervisors shall appoint
suitable I"rs'n Ia collect aud receive til" tolls
charged TOR the crossing "f said brIg", and per
run such labor - hI. time Ill admit. ~ the vicinity
Il where the tolls received. To kc, the road
proper repair ma, b" required, wh"s. pay saul,
nh exceed ," hundred dollars per month, aud ,a.l
require uisaId T"llkrrl"r prompt monthly payment,
"r "fcncr. may hr ord rcd by the DAJrd II ~.
irttIsuT- ut all MONEYS e. l.erted bv INN the pre-.
CTtrn uruUth IfSr, rrrJrttrr ttt--trt-tt ut--
pointed u bond Tor the faithful performance ~ his
ddilc~. III sum not less than III iu~and dollars
SAID bond to be approved BY the Board 1T Su,cr,i.
SiH. The bond shall be- joint aud several. and c1
rrnicd by tw" "r NOR" sufficient surrtrs and vel
he'd ~ Other official bonds, aud made payable IL the
Board at SIucrVI$nTs If FL Dorado county; and all
moneys collected iur amy violation IT the prov sinn
'i such bond, shall cnuTr L. and become part #
The Wagon Road Fund. Actions may be maintained
"n >'id bond. a. IN other cases Of official bonds.
SEC. !. SAD Bmrd " Supcrvi Gors NAV regulate
and determine the Rates uf toll IN said bridge not
tcIctc t~rnt,.fvr cents per horse nr mule will,
rider and thirty seven and Unehalf cents for one
horse. mule or "x, driven I" wagon and twelve aud
enc halt cents tur each additional horse. mule or TX
driven I" wagon, and ten cents Ter head Of pack
mules aud loose stock and said Board may deter.
mine the speed "f travel, riding or driving upon
sad bridge. and may require the speed not /" be
faster than a walk md for each violation may re.
cover Judgment before any competent Court for ri.
ding "r driving faster than the speed authorized.
Thrr" shall be kept in some conspicuous place AT
each cnd Of the bridge bulletin board which shall
contain the scale Of prices or tolls, and notice ii
speed allowed. The TuIlk"epcr shall be required Ia
exempt all immigrants and their stock and t,"tIncn
from the charge aud collection Of toll as prescribed
bv said Board.
SIC. 4. An cmgrnnt is hereby construed 10 mean
persons who have crossed the plains from Utah ur
States east Of the Rocky Mountains during the sen
son. an their journey tothis State. The Tullkeepcr
shall be rr ogfrO superintendent (wIthout extra
compensation of the wurkmen employed to keep
sections as may be determined on, in accordance
with section one of this Act. All orders upon the
ilnd =" accruing, for labor performed must DC Ger
iIheh tn by the Tolkceper. who shall always rrgu-
Late the amount Of labor in strict accordance with
'hc funds accumulaing Said funds shall b. dis.
bursed monthly 10 the laburrrs employed any sur.
plus left in the hands Of the Bnard of Supervisors
after each settlement with the Tulkecpcr shall be
discussed By them thereafter, 70 the workmcn per.
forming labor On said r,ud. At cnch settlement
with the Board of Supervisors the Tulkceper shall
make oath that his statement contains IA fnll truc
and accurate account Of all moneys collected by him
for or account Of tolls, or crossing bridge and
that said settlement contains an account of ali the
money or other things Of value so received by him.
ar due aud unpaid therefor, aud that he has not ne
mltted any crossing said bridge without the
payment Of the prescribed rates of TOLL except fno,
men and immigrants, and teams employed in work.
Ing oil and repairing said road US provided in this
Act
$50 g. The moneys collected BY the Tollkeeper
shall be paid to the Treasurer Of Ell Dorado county
and kept by him as other county moneys are kept,
but shall be kept distinct fund TO be called the
Sacramento and FL Dorado Wagon Rond Fund. and
the same shall BE- paid out the order Of the Board
Of Supervisors al FL Dorado county. The tolls pre-.
Scribed in section three herein, which shall also be
embraced in each statement TO the Board Of Super.
YiSOrS.
SEC 6. This Act to take effect from and after its
passage
Approved April 5th, 1860.