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An Act to provide against the abuse of Mayo's and Trent's bridges across James river at Richmond. 1831 189 (1831)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0429 and id is 1 raw text is: Bridges. 189 11, 1Be it further enacted, That the said commissioners, their Power to acquire agents and servants, shall exercise tile same powers for the purchase landlror abutments or condemnation of the necessary quantity of land for the abutments of bridge. of said bridge, and shall be subject (o the same restrictions and penalties respecting the navigation of said river, as are provided by the act, entitled,' an act to incorporate a company to crect a tell- Acts 1828-9 ell. bridge across Shenandoah river, passed January thle seventeenth, 87, pp 7id eighteen hundred and twenty-nine. 12. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof. Commencement. CHAP. CXXXI,-An act to provide against the abuse of Mayo's and Trent's bridges across James river at Richmond. (Passed larc)h 20th, 132.) 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That if any person or Penallyfordriving • . .roplidl scroll persons shall hereafter wilfully, wantonly or maliciously ride upon byor and or drive horses, mules or other thing over Mayo's or Trent's bridges, 'rrata bridges. lying between the city of Richmond and town of Manchester, faster than in a walk, every such poison, his, her and their aiders and abettors, shall forfeit and pay a sum of money not less than one dollar, nor more than three dollars; one-half thereof to the com- monwealth, for the use of the literary fund, and the other for the use of the owner or owners of said bridges; to be recovered by Hlow recoverable. warrant, at the instance of the owner or owners of said bridges, before any justice of the peace for the counties of Chesterfield or Ilenrico, or the corporation of the city of Richmond; and if such Punishmento, person or persons be a slave or slaves, he, she or they shall be pun- slaves. islied with stripes not exceeding fifteen, at the discretion of any justice of the peace for the county of Chesterfield or Henrico, or corporation of the city of Richmond, unless the owner of such slave or slaves shall pay the amount of fine aforesaid, to be reco- vered and divided as afiresaid: Provided, however, That persons on lorse-back only shall be allowed to pass said bridges in a mode- rate pace or trot. 2. Be it ,further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the owner Index warning or owners of the said bridges to cause to be affixed at each end f travllel,notto dIrive ralpidly, to said bridges, an index, whereon shall be printed or painted plain be sot up. legible letters, informing passengers that they are not to ride upon or drive horses, mules or other thing over the same, faster than a walk, under the penalties of this act; which index shall be renewed as often as the letters wear faint, or from any other cause become illegible; and upon fiailure thereof, the said owner or owners of said bridges shall not be entitled to recover under the provisions of this act. 3. And whereas, in consequence of tile lidditional expense of'roU, allowed ror keepers and lamps, it is reasonable that the owner or owners of said pssing bridges at bridges be allowed to make some additional charge for keeping said night. bridges open during the night:. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the owner or owners of said bridges hereafter to charge and receive, for every person and thing crossing on said bridges between the hour of nine o'clock post meridian, and day break the next morning, antti-meridian, one hundred per centum upon the tolls now allowed by law upon such person and things, subject however Penalty for exact- to the like penalty for demanding or receiving any other or higher ing illegal toll. tolls than hereby allowed, and recoverable in like manner as pro- vided by the act, entitled, aan act to regulate the tolls for passing

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