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TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 97. 1831.

Toll rates.

Proviso.

Proviso.

Proceeds oftolls, how dis-posed of.

the necessary collectors of tolls, and to remove any of them at bis plea-sure; and also, to allow them, respectively, such stipulated compensationas he may deem reasonable, it shall be the duty of each and every toll-collector to demand and receive, at the gate or station assigned to himby the governor, the tolls prescribed and directed by the fourth sectionof this act; and to pay monthly into the treasury, according to the direc-tions they may receive from the treasurer of the state, all the moneys socollected by said collectors, that shall remain, after deducting their com-pensation aforesaid; the said collectors shall be governed in all respectsrelative to their office, by such regulations as the governor shall ordain,in order to insure a due responsibility, and faithful discharge of theirduties.

“ Sec. 4. That, as soon as the said gates and toll-houses shall be erected,it shall be the duty of the said toll-collectors, and they are hereby re-quired, to demand and receive for passing the said gates the tolls andrates hereafter mentioned; and they may stop any person riding, lead-ing, or driving any horses, cattle, sulky, chair, phaeton, cart, chaise,wagon, sleigh, sled, or other carriage of burden or pleasure, from pass-ing through the said gates, until they shall respectively have paid forpassing the same, that is to say: For every space of twenty miles inlength on said road, the following sums of money, and so in proportionfor every greater or lesser distance, to wit: For every score of sheep orhogs, ten cents; for every score of cattle,twenty cents; for every led ordrove horse, three cents; for every mule or ass, led or driven, threecents; for every horse and rider, six and one fourth cents; for every sledor sleigh drawn by one horse or ox, twelve and one half cents; for everyhorse or ox in addition, six and one fourth cents; for every dearborn,sulky, chair, or chaise, with one horse, twelve and one half cents; forevery horse in addition, six and one fourth cents; for every chariot,coach, coachee, stage, or phaeton, with two horses, eighteen and threefourth cents; for every horse in addition, six and one fourth cents; forevery other carriage of pleasure, under whatever name it may go, thelike sum, according to the number of wheels and horses drawing thesame; for every cart or wagon whose wheels do not exceed the breadthof two and one half inches, twelve and one half cents; for each horseor ox drawing the same, six and one fourth cents ; for every cart orwagon whose wheels shall exceed two and one half inches in breadth,and not exceeding four inches, six and one fourth cents; for every horseor ox drawing the same, three cents: and for every other cart or wagonwhose wheels shall exceed four inches, and not exceeding five inches inbreadth, four cents; for every horse or ox drawing the same two cents;and all other wagons or carts whose wheels shall exceed six inches inbreadth, shall pass the said gates free and clear of all tolls: Provided,That nothing in this act shall be construed so as to authorize any tolls to bereceived or collected from any person passing to or from public worship,or to or from any musters, or to or from his common business on hisfarm or wood land, or to or from a funeral, or to or from a mill, or to orfrom his common place of trading or marketing, within the county inwhich he resides, including their wagons, carriages, and horses or oxendrawing the same; Provided, also, That no toll shall be received or col-lected for the passage of any stage or coach conveying the United States ’mail, or horses bearing the same, or any wagon or carriage laden withthe property of the United States , or any cavalry or other troops, arms ormilitary stores belonging to the same, or to any of the states comprisingthis Union, or any person or persons on duty in the military service ofthe United States , or of the militia of any of the states.

“ Sec. 5. That the moneys so collected shall constitute a fund, to bedenominated the United States ’ road fund; and so much thereof as maybe paid into the treasury agreeably to the provisions above recited, shall