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202 LAWS OF
Moniteau creek in the county of Cole and State aforesaid, at the point or place
selected by James Dunica, Robert A. Ewing and Greene White, all of the county of Cole, who are hereby appointed commissioners, whose duty it shall be to
meet on the first Monday in March next, or at such other time, as they may
agree upon, (it being as early as possible) and view a site for said b,'iclge upon
said creek, and, at such site so selected, it shall be the duty of said Wells to
erect said bridge. But it is and shall hereby be the duty of said commissioners
not to select a site for said bridge, either above or below the lands now belong,
ing to Mr. James Miller, but if they should select a site for said, bridge, and one
end of said bridge should be upon "tin lands of any other person or person:, it
shall be the duty of said person or persons so owning the land to make unto
John W. Wells or his heirs a deed in fee simple for one acre of said land including the end of said bridge, and if such person or persons fail so to do, said
Wells is not bound to erect the bridge upon the site so selected, but is to erect
said bridge at the point formerly occupied by the old bridge. If any vacancy
or vacancies should occur in the board of commissioners from any cause whatever, the remaining commissioner or commissioners shall fill said vacancy or vacancies by appointing some suitable person or persons; and if it should be found
necessary for the public good to make any change in the state view, it shall be
the duty of said commissioners to view said change and mark out the same, and
it is to be opened as other State roads are opened; and the same when so viewed and opened, is hereby declared a State road. But [it] is understood that one
end of said bridge is to be upon the land now belonging to said James Miller
on said creek.
§ 2. Said Wells shall have said bridge ready for use within two years from
the passage of this act, otherwise the privileges hereby granted shall be null and
§ 3. The said Wells shall be allowed the following rates of toll, to wit: For
each man and horse, 121- cents; for each footman, 6i cents; for each single
horse, 64 cents ; for each head of live stock, 3 cents ; for each pleasure carriage,
one dollar; for each gig and horse, 75 cents; for each four horse or ox wagon,
one dollar; for each two horse or ox wagon, 50 cents; for each two horse or
ox cart, 371 cents; for each one horse or ox cart, 25 cents; for each dearborn
and horse, 25 cents.
§ 4. If the county court of Cole county shall see proper, at the expiration
of twenty years from the passage of this act, to purchase said bridge by paying
said Wells or his heirs the cost of said bridge and ten per cent, thereon, the
county shall have the privilege of so doing, otherwise said bridge is to remain
the property of said Wells or heirs until the county court shall see fit to purchase the same at said price.
V 5. If the owner of said bridge shall suffer the same to go to decay so as
to render it unsafe, for the space of two months at any one time, (unless good
cause can be shown for the same,) then, and in that case, every privilege herein
granted shall cease and determine.
§ 6. The person mentioned in this act shall have the exclusive privilege of
erecting said toll bridge, under the foregoing restrictions and limitations.
§ 7. The privileges hereby granted shall continue for the period of twenty-
five years and no longer.
Approved Feb. 8, 1839.
Identifier LAWS_9th_1836-1838_0537.tif
Transcript 202 LAWS OF Moniteau creek in the county of Cole and State aforesaid, at the point or place selected by James Dunica, Robert A. Ewing and Greene White, all of the county of Cole, who are hereby appointed commissioners, whose duty it shall be to meet on the first Monday in March next, or at such other time, as they may agree upon, (it being as early as possible) and view a site for said b,'iclge upon said creek, and, at such site so selected, it shall be the duty of said Wells to erect said bridge. But it is and shall hereby be the duty of said commissioners not to select a site for said bridge, either above or below the lands now belong, ing to Mr. James Miller, but if they should select a site for said, bridge, and one end of said bridge should be upon "tin lands of any other person or person:, it shall be the duty of said person or persons so owning the land to make unto John W. Wells or his heirs a deed in fee simple for one acre of said land including the end of said bridge, and if such person or persons fail so to do, said Wells is not bound to erect the bridge upon the site so selected, but is to erect said bridge at the point formerly occupied by the old bridge. If any vacancy or vacancies should occur in the board of commissioners from any cause whatever, the remaining commissioner or commissioners shall fill said vacancy or vacancies by appointing some suitable person or persons; and if it should be found necessary for the public good to make any change in the state view, it shall be the duty of said commissioners to view said change and mark out the same, and it is to be opened as other State roads are opened; and the same when so viewed and opened, is hereby declared a State road. But [it] is understood that one end of said bridge is to be upon the land now belonging to said James Miller on said creek. § 2. Said Wells shall have said bridge ready for use within two years from the passage of this act, otherwise the privileges hereby granted shall be null and void. § 3. The said Wells shall be allowed the following rates of toll, to wit: For each man and horse, 121- cents; for each footman, 6i cents; for each single horse, 64 cents ; for each head of live stock, 3 cents ; for each pleasure carriage, one dollar; for each gig and horse, 75 cents; for each four horse or ox wagon, one dollar; for each two horse or ox wagon, 50 cents; for each two horse or ox cart, 371 cents; for each one horse or ox cart, 25 cents; for each dearborn and horse, 25 cents. § 4. If the county court of Cole county shall see proper, at the expiration of twenty years from the passage of this act, to purchase said bridge by paying said Wells or his heirs the cost of said bridge and ten per cent, thereon, the county shall have the privilege of so doing, otherwise said bridge is to remain the property of said Wells or heirs until the county court shall see fit to purchase the same at said price. V 5. If the owner of said bridge shall suffer the same to go to decay so as to render it unsafe, for the space of two months at any one time, (unless good cause can be shown for the same,) then, and in that case, every privilege herein granted shall cease and determine. § 6. The person mentioned in this act shall have the exclusive privilege of erecting said toll bridge, under the foregoing restrictions and limitations. § 7. The privileges hereby granted shall continue for the period of twenty- five years and no longer. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved Feb. 8, 1839.