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instructions as the president and directors of the board of public works may, from time to time, prescribe.

“That, as soon as the said gates and toll-houses shall be erected, it shall be the duty of the said toll collector, or collectors, and they are hereby required to demand and receive, for passing the said gates, the tolls and rats hereafter mentioned: and they may stop any person riding, leading, or driving any horses, cattle, sulky, chair, phaeton, cart, chaise, wagon, sleigh, sled, or other carriage of burden or pleasure, from passing through the said gate or gates, until they shall have respectively paid for passing the same; that is to say: if there be but one gate, for every score of sheep or hogs, six and a quarter cents; for every score of cattle, twelve and a half cents; for every led or drove horse, three cents; for every mule or ass, led or drive, three cents; for every horse and rider, six and a quarter cents; for every sled or sleigh, drawn by one horse, or ox, six and a quarter cents; for every horse or ox in addition, three cents; for every dearborn, sulky, chair, or chaise, with one horse, six and a quarter cents; for every horse in addition, six and a quarter cents; for every chariot, coach, coachee, stage, or phaeton with two horses, twelve and a half cents: for every horse in addition, six and a quarter cents; for every other carriage of pleasure, by whatever name it may be called, the like sum, according to the number of wheels and horses drawing the same; for every cart, or wagon, whose wheels do not exceed two and a half inches in breadth, twelve and a half cents; for each horse or ox drawing the same, for cents; for every cart or wagon, whose wheels shall exceed two and a half inches in breadth, and not exceeding four inches, six and a quarter cents; for every horse or ox drawing the same, three cents; and for every other cart or wagon, whose wheels shall exceed four inches, and not exceeding five in breadth, four cents; for every horse or ox drawing the same, two cents; and all other wagons or carts, whose wheels shall exceed six inches n breadth, shall pass said gates free and clear of all tolls: Provided, however, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to authorize any tolls to be received or collected from any person passing to or from public worship, or to or from a visit to a friend, or other place within the county in which he resides, or to or from any musters, elections, or courts, or to or from his common business on his farm or woodland, or to or from a funeral, or to or from a mill or school, or to or from his common place of trading or marketing within the county in which he resides, including the wagons, carriages, and horses, or oxen drawing the same: Provided, also, That no toll shall be received or collected for the passage of any stage or coach conveying the United States’ mail, or horses bearing the same, or any wagon or carriage laden with property of the United States, or any cavalry or other troops, army or military stores, belonging to the same, or to any of the states comprising the Union, or any person or persons on duty in military service of the United States, or of the militia of any of the States: And provided, further, That the superintendent may commute the rates of tolls with any person or persons by taking of him or them a certain sum, annually, in lieu of the tolls aforesaid: And provided, further, If two gates shall be erected on said road, then only one half of the said rates or tolls shall be received or collected at each gate; and that the superintendent and three discreet freeholders of Ohio county, to be appointed for this purpose by the county court of Ohio county, to be appointed for this purpose by the county court of Ohio county, shall determine the number of gates (not exceeding two as aforesaid) and the site or location of such gate or gates; and said superintendent and persons to be appointed by the county court as aforesaid, are duly authorized to purchase, for the purpose of erecting a toll-house or toll-houses on said road, as much ground as they shall deem necessary and advantageous to said road fund; to be paid for out of the tolls aforesaid.

“Be it further enacted, That the moneys so collected, and all fines,