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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0137 and id is 1 raw text is: IN TEZ THIRTY-FQUItTI. YEAR OF THE 60)r0NWEALTf* ( 9)
2. And'be it further enacted, That John Atkinson be all6w- Allowance'to
ed the siom of forty dollars, for going txpress to the county of John Atkinson.
Gre'gnbrirr, with suhponas for persons and papers; and that the
ptditorof public accounts lquidate and settle their claims, and
grant warrants therefor, wvhich.shall be paid out of any moriey in
tl.e treasury.
3. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof. CommencemAnt
CHAP. (XlI.
4n Act to ame,id the Act, entitlkd, an dot establishing a Turnpike
Road between the 'I own of Manchester and hlaliisig Creel, on
the Buckinghum. Road.
LI'assed February 8, 1810 1
v HEREAS it has been Iound by experience, thaTt the act, Peeambce I
entitled, An act establishing a ttunpike rgad bctwetn
the town of Manchester 2nd Falling creek, on the Buckinghaim.
road, contains no adequate provisions for regulating the same;
for remedy whereof,
1. Be it enacted, That every driver of a carriage, whether of Regulation of
pleasure or of burthen, running upon the aforesaid turnpike road, conduct (if dri.
.hall drive his carriage to the right of all other carriages meet- .vet' of Carriages
il pasi~ng the
ing the same, and shall in4 no instance be permitted to stop his, saidresg.
.carn iage upon the said turnpike road; except on the margin on
the right skie thtreoi', and ct ry (]river of a carriage, so offend-
ing, slall, ifa free man, forlit and pay the sum of five dollars Penalty upon of.
for each and every offTnce so committed, to he recovered, by fendars,
Vi'arrant, before any justice of the peace in the county ok Ches-
terfield, for the bencfit of the poor of the said county; and shall
moreover be liable to pay for any damage or injury which may be
sustained by amy.carriage, horse, mule or ox, to be recovmrrd by
warrant, before any justice of the peace, if the damage shall be
less than twenty dollars ; and if the damage exceed that su,,
then the rec.w ry shall lie had in any court of record ;.and if the
offcnler be a slave, lie slall r'eceive on.hisbare back, not less than
ten nor more than thirty Lsheq, at the discrction f thl.e magi5-
trate before whom he may be convicted..
2. And be it further enacted, 'hat every Nyaggon or cart tra' Addltionalregu.
velling upon the said turnpike road, ind carrying a burthen ex- lation of tolls.
feeding seven thousand weight, slial1 be subject to an additional
toll of twelve avid one half per centurn advancer on the rate of
tlls already established, unless the said, wiggon or cart runs up-
on wheels, the tyer of which shall not bt. less than four inches
wide in their tread. And if any waggon or cart Phall be drawn
by a team consisting of more than six horses, mules or oxen, then
it-shall be lawful to dtmand and receive. for each horse, mule
or oxen so exceeding six, the same rate of toll its is now allowed
for a horse, mule or ox, on the said turnpike road.
S. And be it enacted, That the agents of- the said turnpike 'Provi'ns otithis
company, shall cause the foregoing provisions to be printed, and act to be posted
put in one or more conspicuous place or places. about their gates in copiu
6r toll houses, at least once in every three months; and shall
moreover cause plain and legible sign posts to he erected and
kept up upon every county road, which goes out of or crosses
the said turnpike road.- . And if the agent of the said company
*ilt to cbmply with the regulations of this act, he shall forfeit Penalty for neg.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0137&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)