The Newtown bee., 1908-05-29
TOLL CHARGES AT THE GATES.

Every loaded Cart, Team and
 driver, 0.l2!
 Every loaded wagon with two
 horses and driver, < 0.0S( Every man and horse, 0.04(
 Every Stage including Driver
 and Passengers, 0.25( Every loaded Sled, Team and
 Driver, 0.lO( Every Sleigh with two horses,
 driver, etc., 0.0S( Every pleasure Sleigh with one
 horse, etc., 0.O6! Every other one horse sleigh,
 etc., 0.04( Every empty Cart, Wagon,
 Sled, or Sleigh and Driver, 0.04( Every horse Cart Driver, etc. O.04( Horses, Mules and Neat Cattle, 0.0l( PEOPLE GOING TO CHURCH, MILL
 OR TOWN MEETINGS PAID NC
 TOLL.
 Provided nevertheless that persons travelling to attend public worship, flu. neral or Society, Town or Freeman's Meetings and persons obliged to do mil. itary duty travelling to attend train. ings, persons going to or from Grist Mills and persons passing sd Gates tt attend or return from their ordinary farming business shall not be liable tt the payment of said Tolls. "
 And be it further resolved that saic Company shall at their own expense make said road and such Bridges as may be necessary thereon and at theil own expense shall keep said road 1T good repair at all times and shall main. tain and keep in good repair such bridges as are now standing on saiC road or that shall hereafter be erected by said Company on said road so long as they shall receive said Toll.
 And be it further resolved that saic Company shall keep a fair account o1 the proceeds of said Toll and of the ex- pense of laying out, purchasing the land for, and making and keeping said road and bridges in repair, and shall render annually a correct and fair ac- count thereof to said County Court at such time and place as said County Court shall order. And whenever the aforesaid Tolls shall reimburse the said Company or proprietors. their sue cessors, heirs and assigns, the sums by them advanced for expenses incurred in procuring said road to be laid out, paying the damages assessed, making said road, building bridges thereon, and putting and keeping said road and bridges in good repair and erecting said Gates thereon at the rate of twelve per centum per annum, then said road shall be discharged from said Tolls except so far as said Court shall then order to be collected to keep said road in good re- pair. And if at any time on complaint it shall appear to said County Court that the said road or bridges thereon either of them are not kept in good and sufficient repair the said Court is here by authorized and directed to order suspension of said Toll and all persons shall be exempt from payment therof until such time as the said Company shall have repaired said road to the &C., ceptance of said Court.
 Provided nevertheless that the sums advanced to make and repair said road as aforesaid shall be ascertained and al- lowed by said County Court before any Interest may be allowed to acrue there on. And be it further resolved that said Company shall at all times provide meet persons to attend such Gates so that travellers paying said Toll be not obstructed thereby and said Company shall set up and maintain on the post of each Gate or Turnpike and in open view of the passengers an account writ i ten in Capitals of all the fares allowed by this resolve and payable at such Gate in the same manner as by Law at the Ferries within this Gate.
 And if any person shall remove, de.. stroy, or deface such Account on any ot the Gates or Instructions erected by said Company on such Turnpike for the collection of said Toll, such person shall forfeit and pay fifteen Dollars and such further sum as shall be judged necessary to repair the damages done, l. to be received by said Company in an action brought in any Court proper to try the asme: and the sums so recOV- i cred shall be applied in the same man. her as the avails of the Toll. i
 And be it further resolved that said Company have liberty and they are hereby authorized to purchase and hold lands not exceeding three hundred acres, and all right and shares in said Turnpike and all property that shall be vested therein or appurtenant there to and belonging to said Company shall be considered and IS hereby declared personal Estate and the shares in said Company shall be transferable only on he books of said Company and in such | Hanner as said Company shall by their Bylaws direct.
 And be it further resolved that all stones and trees standing or being on . ;uch part of said road as may be laid ut by said Court or their Committee md the damages for the land assessed md paid to the owner by said Company hall belong to said Company and at heir disposal and all trees which shall ,e set out hereafter by said Company n any part of said Turnpike road be- ween said Bridgeport and New Mil ord Lines, either for shade or orna-