Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-04-13
cHAprER XVI.

An Act relating to Turnpike Companies.
]. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
semby Of the State of New Jersey, That If any turn
pike company shall not keep the road and bridges
In repair, it shall be the duty Of any judge of the
court Of common pleas OF the county in which said
road or the part thereof complained Of, bridge,
Is situated, upon complaint being made to him, in
writing by any freehoder stating the bridge or part
OF road that is ont Of repair and specifying the par
ncular defect and after five days notice in writing
to said company, specifying the particular part Of
the road, or bridge and the particular defect COM
planned Of and after hearing the parties, If the said
company should not have amended or repaired the
bridge part of the road complained Of to appoint
under his hand and SEAL three judicous disnerested
freeholders of the county in which said road or part
thereof complained Of or bridge Is situated, not re-
siding in any township, borough or ward through
which said road passes, who, having been duly
qualified according to law to act impartally in the
case, shall proceed to view and examine the said
part Of the turnpike road or bridge so complained
Of and, report to the said Judge in writing, under
their hands and seals, under the hands and seals
the law requires it to be kept, and if the report be
unfayorable to said road, said judge shall immedi-
ately, in writing under his hand and SEAL order the
keeper or keepers Of the gates turnpkes to keep
open the same until otherwise ordered; and if said
keeper or keepers shall, notwithstanding the ordert
Of the said judge to open said gates or turnpike
toll of Travellers the said company shall for each Of
fense forfeit andpay ten dollars be suedfor by any
person who shall prosecute for the same, in an ac-
ton ofdebt, with costs Of sut and the said Judge
shall be allowed for his service one dollar and the
personss appointed one dollar each to be paid by the
company; and upon satisfactory proof before said
Judge that said company shall have repaired or
mended said road or bridge in the particular com
planned of, he shall, by license under his hand and
SEAL directed to the toll gatherers, permit the gates
turnpikes to be shut and the toll collected as be-
fore, and the said fee shall be allowed and paid as
before directed, but if, the view before mention
ed, the report of the persons appointed, major
ity of them, shall be in favor of the company, the
same fees shall be allowed as before prescribed, and
be paid by the person or persons making the COM
plant
.. And be it enacted, That where any public road
shall have been vacated for the purpose OF con-
structing turnpike road thereon, It shall be lawful
for such turnpike company to occupy the whole
width Of such public road II it shall be necessary so
to do and that, If any person shall place. caused
to be placed, any obstruction in along any turn
pike road that shall interfere with the travel with
the drains, or in any wise damage said road or
roads, every such person shall be liable to penalty
of five dollars, to be recovered in an action Of debt
with costs Of suit, and if such persons shall allow
such distractions to remain, he shall be liable for
additional penalty Of five dollars fof each week
he shall allow such obstructionto to remain in along
such road after receiving notice in writing from
such turnpike company to remove. the same, which
penalties to be recovered by such turnpike com
pany, in action actions Of debt with costs of
suit.
g. And be it enacted That all acts or parts Of acts
whether private public inconsistent with the pro-
visions OF this act, be and the same are hereby
repealed and that this act shall take effect mmedi
Ately.
Approved February "a. 1882.