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canal, &c. It is enacted that the canal be made seventy feetwide, and fifteen feet deep, at the last, and kept properlycleansed, so as at all times to admit vessels of three hundredtons burthen and upwards, to navigate without interruption.The breadth of ground allowed for the canals, towing path,ditches, &c. is seventy yards. Not less than thirty-eight yearspurchase is to be given for the land taken for the uses of thecanal, &c.

The proprietors are authorised to raise the sum of 140,000kto be divided into shares of iool. each, no person to holdmore than thirty shares, unless the fame come by act of law;if the former sum be insufficient, proprietors may raise a fur-ther sum of 6o,oool. The company before the canal isbegun, are to pay five thousand pounds into the hands of fourtrustees, who are to deposite the fame in the bank of England,to answer demands of satisfaction for damages, &c.

The rates of tonnage allowed to be taken are

For all goods, wares, and merchandize, carried through allor any part of this canal, in any vessel of one hundred tons orupwards, or in any keel vessel of any burthen whatsoever, fiveJhillings per ton.

For all goods, wares, and merchandize (except coals) car-ried upon all or any part of this canal, in trows, barges, boats,&c. (except keel vessels) of less burthen than one hundredtons, two Jhillings andfix-pence per ton.

For coals of every denomination, carried in trows, barges,&c. one Jhilling per ton.

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