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 A.D, iy^6,. Anno vlcefimonono Georgii 11. C. 40. 735 by the taking down or altering any of the Aiid Piers, for the Ufe of the Proprietors of the faid Water- ^ BodyofWjtcr ' XXIV. And forafmuch as the widening and -enlarging the Paffage over and through the faid Bridge be- to be (itnt up. ' fore-mentioned, and the purchanng fuch Houfes, Edifices and Ground as aforefaid, and ths making Satif- enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid twenty-fourth Day of June there flwll be to be paid by due and paid to the Receiver or Receivers, Collector or Colleftors to be nominated and appointed as herein Caniajfs and after is mentioned, for Pontage, or in the Nature of a Toll, for paffing over the faid Bridge, over and above "'"^'■, r^JJ'"? the Toll now paid and payable for loaded Waggons, Carts, Drays and Carriages paffing over the faid Bridge, """ ^"' ^"^^"^ the following Sums of Money (that is to fay) For every Horfe drawing any Coach, Chariot, Hearfe, Berlin, Landau, Calafh, Chaife or Chair, over The Tells, the faid Bridge, the Sum of one HaJf-penny. And for every fuch Coach, Chariot, Hearfe, Berlin, Landau, Calafh, Chaife or Chair, one Penny. And for every Horfe not drawing, paffing over the faid Bridge, one Half-penny. XXV. Provided always, That no Hackney Coach which fhall pafs over the faid Bridge empty-, or the Ha-i-nrv Cn«!i- Horfes drawing the fame, fhall pay any Toll whatfoever; nor fhall any Horfe or any Coach or Carriage cs emr'y, <.-x- whatfoever pay more than once a Day for paffing over the faid Bridge : Which faid refpedtive Sums of Mo- f^mpfcd. ney fliall and may be demanded and taken in the Name of Pontage, or as a Toll or Duty; and the Monies Tolls to be paid to be raifed thereby, and all other Monies to be received by Authority of this Ai£f, are hereby vefted in the t'"' o^j" ^ D?y, faid Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the faid City of London, and their Succeffors; and the fame i"nbe cltv"^'"^ and every Part thereof fhall be paid, applied, difpofed of and affigned to and for the feveral Ufes, Intents ' ' and Purpofes, and in fuch Manner as is herein mentioned and diredfed; and the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commons, in Common Council affembled, or fuch Perfons as they fhall depute, are hereby impowered to levy the Toll or Duty hereby required to be paid, upnn any Perfon or Perfons who fhall, after Demand thereof made, negleift or refufe to pay the fame as aforefaid, or to deny or hinder any Paffage over the faid Bridge, until Payment thereof; which faid Toll or Duty fhall or may be levied by Diftrefs of any Horfe or ^nd *ay be le- Horfes, or Carriage upon which fuch Toll or Duty is by this Adl impofed, or upon any other of the Goods vied by 'Diftrefs and Chattels of fuch Perfon or Perfons as ought to pay the fame; and all fuch Horfes or Goods may bs de- ^'^^ Sale, tained till fuch Toll or Duty, with the reafonable Charges of fuch Diftrefs, fhall be paid; anJ it fhall be lawful for the Perfon or Perfons fo diftraining, after the Space of four Days after fuch Diftrefs made and ta- ken, to fell fuch Horfe or Horfes, or other Goods or Chattels fo diftrained, for Payment of the faid Toll or Duty, rendering to the Owner or Owners thereof the Overplus upon Demand, after Satisfadtion of tb-e kid Toll or Duty, and the reafonable Charges in or about making fuch Diftrefs, detaining, keeping and felling the fame, fhall be dedufted and paid. XX </I. And be it enaffed by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commons, in <^at« and Toll- Common Council affembled, or fuch Perfon or Perfons as they fliall appoint, fhall and may ereft or caufe ho'i^^smay b= to be erefted a Gate or Gates, and alfo a Toll-houfe or Toll-houfes, upon, in or near the faid Bridge. near th-°Bdd e XXVII. And be it further enaiffed by the Authority aforefaid. That from and after the faid tv/enty- fourth " '' ^ " ^ ' Day of yuae one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-fix there fl:all be due and paid to the Receiver or Recei- vers, Colleftor or Colleffcors, v.'ho fhall be appointed by the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commons, in Com- mon Council affembled, by the Owner or Owners of every Hoy, Barge, Veffel, Lighter or other Craft foils to be paid having any Goods on Board, every Time any fuch Hoy, Banje, Veffel, Lighter or other Craft fhall pafs f"^ '°'"i!.^^^^^ throujrh any of the Arches of the faid Bridge, the feveral Tolls or Sums of Money following (that is the EHd"!"" " to fayj For every Hoy, Barge, Veffel, Lighter or other Craft having any Goods on Board not exceeding five The Toils.. Tons Burthen, the Sum of tvv'o Pence. For every fucli Hoy, Barge, Veffel, Lighter or other Craft not exceeding ten Tons, the Sum of three Pence. For every fuch Hoy, Barge, Veffel, L ighter or other Craft not exceeding tv/enty-five Tons, fix Pence. And for every fuch Hoy, Barge, Veffel, Lighter or other Craft above the Burthen of twenty-five Tons,, one Shilling. Save and except out of fuch Tolls all fuch Crafts as fhall be loaded only with Straw, Manure, Dung, ^^"^p'^",^"^ Compoft or Lime, to be ufed for Tillage. '^'"" ^^ '^' -^ All which Tolls or Sums of Money (hall from Time to Time be paid within the Space of three Months af- ^''^'^j'"yfl '^^ ter every fuch Hoy, Barge, Veffel, Lighter or other Craft {hall have paffed through the faid Bridge j and if ln,ae wi'ti.in j any Owner or Owners of any fuch Hoy, Barge, Veffel, Lighter, or other Craft which fliall fo pals through Month-, the faid Bridge, fliall for the Space of three Months neglect or refufe to pay the Tolls or Rates herein be- fore appointed to be paid for every fuch Hoy, Barge, Veffel, Lighter or other Craft which fhall fo pafs through the faid Bridge, he and they fhall forfeit and pay for every Offence the Sum of five Pounds, to be levied from oaPer,a,ty.cf 51,. Time to Time by Diftrefs and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the refpedive Ov.'ner or Owners of any fjch Hoy, Barge, Lighter, Veffel or other Craft which fliall fa pals through the faid Bridge, together with the reafonable Charges of every fuch Diftrefs and Salej all which Forfeitures, whcnncovered, fhalLgo and: b; applied to the Ufes of this Act. , /■ n t 1- XXVIII. Provided always, and be it further enailed by the Authority aforefaid, That it may and ih_nll ^°^;|^^j|",!7,?'*™"' 'lawful for the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commons, in Common Council affembled, from Tirne to Time P^'^^^^^'J'^j.^.^,^ to compound or agree by the Year or otherwife with the Owner or Ovv^ners of any Koy, Earge, Veffe,, p,,jc^,-j-5,jl3^ ii-htcr 01 othf-r Craft having Goods on Board, to pafs through the Arches of the faid Bridge for fuch SUni
 * fa£tion herein before direfted, will be attended with confiderable Charge and Expence;' Be it therefore Additirinal T,li