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at Meetings to be held in pursuance of this Act, and not otherwife (ex

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cept as herein-after mentioned) and No Order to no fuch Order or Determination be repealed. fhall be revoked or altered at any fubfequent Meeting, unless feven Trustees fhall concur in fuch Revocation or Alteration, nor fhall any Truftees not Trustee be capable of acting in the to accept of Execution of any of the Powers hereby granted in any cafe where he shall be perfonally interested, or during the Time he fhall hold any Place of Profit under this Act.

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And be it further enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That when and as often as any Trustee of either District fhall die or refufe to act, it shall and may be lawful for the furviving Trustees of fuch District, or any eleven or more of them, by Writing under their Hands and

Seals, from time to time to appoint For Election fome other Perfon to be a Trustee of new Truf- in the room of fuch Trustee fo de

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ceased or refufing to act; and the Perfon fo appointed may and is hereby authorized to act in the Exe

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cution of this Act to all Intents and Purposes in as full, large, and ample Manner as any Trustee thereby appointed is impowered to act.

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And be it further enacted, by Turnpikes the Authority aforefaid, That the may be con faid Trustees of the Old District, erected. or any fifteen or more of them, may continue the Turnpikes and Toll-houses already erected upon the faid Old District, and may cause to be erected any other Turnpike or Turnpikes in, upon, or cross any Part thereof, and alfo upon the Side or Sides thereof, and crofs any Lane or Way leading into the fame, and alfo a Toll-house or Toll-houfes at or near each Turnpike, and from time to time may remove or alter any fuch Turnpike or Toll-houses, as they the faid Trustees, or any fifteen or more of them, fhall think meet or expedient; and that the Tolls following fhall be demanded and taken at every fuch Turnpike by fuch Perfon or Perfons as the faid Trustees, or any five or more of them, fhall

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from time to time under their Hands and Seals appoint for that Purpose, before any Cattle or Carriage fhall be permitted to pafs through the fame; that is to fay,

For every Coach, Berlin, LanOld District. dau, Chariot, Calafh, Chaise, or Chair, drawn by fix Horses, the Sum of Six-pence; and drawn by three or four Horfes Four-pence; and drawn by lefs than three Horses Two-pence:

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For every Waggon, Wain, Cart, Dray, or other Carriage, drawn by one Horse, Mare, or Gelding, the Sum of Two-pence; and drawn by two Horses, Mares, Geldings, or other Cattle, Three-pence; and drawn by three Horfes, Mares, Geldings, or other Cattle, Fourpence; and drawn by four Horses, Mares, Geldings, or other Cattle, Six-pence; and drawn by five or more Horfes, Mares, Geldings, or other Cattle, Nine-pence:

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For every Horfe, Mare, Gelding, Mule, or Afs, laden, or unladen, and not drawing, One Penny.

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For every Drove of Oxen or Neat Cattle, Ten-pence per Score; and fo in proportion for any greater or lefs Number:

For every Drove of Calves, Hogs, Sheep, or Lambs, Five-pence per Score; and fo in proportion for greater or lefs Number:

any

Old District.

And from the twenty-fifth Day Additional of March inclufive to the twenty- Tolls for the ninth Day of September inclufive, in every Year, for every Horse drawing or not drawing, an additional Toll of One Half-penny, except Horfes drawing Waggons, Wains, Carts, and Drays, and Pack-horses laden with Burthens and not rode on :

And that the faid Trustees of the faid New District, or any fifteen or more of them, shall and may caule to be erected one or more Turnpike. or Turnpikes upon, in, or cross any Part or Parts of the faid Highways. within the New District, and also upon the Side or Sides thereof, and crofs any Lane or Way leading into the fame, and also a Toll-honse or C Toll

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The Tolls

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Toll-houfes at or near each fuch Turnpike, and from time to time may remove or alter the fame, as they the faid Trustees, or any fifteen or more of them, fhall think meet or expedient; and that the Tolls following fhall be demanded and taken at every fuch Turnpike by fuch Perfon or Perfons as they, or any five or more of them, fhall from time to time under their Hands and Seals appoint for that Purpose, before any Cattle or Carriage fhall be permitted to pafs through the fame; that is to fay,

For every Coach, Berlin, Lanof the New dau, Chariot, Calash, Chaife, or Chair, drawn by fix Horfes, the Sum of Six-pence; and drawn by three or four Horfes, Four-pence; and drawn by less than three Horses, Two-pence:

For every Waggon, Wain, Cart, Dray, or other Carriage drawn by one Horse, Mare, or Gelding, the Sum of Two-pence; and drawn by two Horses, Mares, Geldings, or other Cattle, Three-pence; and

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