rthe prefident,managersandcompanj,for erec-ting a bridge over the river Delaware,at

‘the boroughof Eafton, thai! be receivedfromthem accordingto the condition of the mort-gageherein-beforementioned, the fameor fomuchthereofas’ Ihall be needful,thai! be forth-with paid over by the StateTreafurer to thePhiladelphiaBank, towardsthe extinguithmentanddifchargeof the debt, which may be con-traCtedin virtue of this fection.

CHARLES PORTER, Speaker

of the Houfeof Reprejèqtative:.

JAMES BRADY, Speaker

of the Senate.

ApvnovEn—the tenth day of Mafch, in theyear of our Lord one thouland cikht hun-andfix. -

THOMAS M’KEAN.

CHAPTER CXLVII.

An ACT to author/fe the Governor of this Com-monwealth, to incorporate a Company,for the -

purpofeof erettinga PermanentBridge over theRiver SchuylkiIl, at or near the place ufuallycalledGray’s Ferry.

WHEREASit appearsfrom reprefent3-

tions made to this Legillature, that itwill be of greatpublic utility to incorporateacempany,for thepurpofeof erectipga permit-

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nentbridge over the river Schuyikil}, atorthe placeufually caRedGray’s Ferry, inalmuchas it will add to the fafety, facility and conve-nienceof the paffageover the laid river at that.,place, as well as be the caufe of removing theprefent obftructi’rns to. the navigationthereof:And whereasthe ownersof the floating bridgeat the place afordaid, and proprietorsof thelandon.each Me adjoining the‘faid river at ihefaid place, haveby petition to the prefentLe-gillature, reqiLefted that a company might beincorporated for the purpofr aforelaid, on theterms andconditionsthereinmentioned.

SeCtion t. Be it enaCtedby tug SenateandHoufi of Reprefent.tkies of the Gom?uonweallh91

in General4femblymet, and it isherebyenaCtedby t~ea:dhorityof thefame,’That

~mmiffioi~ers ThomasLeiper, JamesKnowles, farmer, Franto take in tub- ~ Thomas4fanner, ~eorge Morton, fanner;~‘zptsorn. - . . . - - -

and flell PenneH,farmer, or anythreeof them,be, and they areherebyappointedcommillion-ers to do amid perform the feveraldutiesherein-after mentioned;that is tofay, They Thai! andmay, and they are hereby authorifed andr,e-quired on or before the tlrfl day of May next,to procure one or more books as they Thai!think necefl~ry,and therein enteras follows:

Formal tub- “ \V’e, whofe names are hereuntofubfcribed,mc-sptton. do prbrnife to pay tb the prefident~dire~tors

~rd company, for erectinga permanentbridgeOver the river Schuylkill, at or.nearthe place

~fuaUycalled Gray’sFerry, thefurn of ten dot-Jars at the lime of lubfcribing, . and the refiduePrict of ftack thereof at the rate of one hundreddollars for

every (hareof frock ‘in the laid company,lc~ofl)ofite to ourre1~ectivcnames,in fuchmannerandproportioni, ~tndSt kwh time or times, asIhall be required by the prefidcnt anddirectors

in

‘i: ~ Jir~purfqanceof an act,entitkd, “ An dcttôauthorife the Governorof this commonwealthto jncorporat~eacompany, for: the purpoleoferecting a, p~rmanezjtbridge over the riverSchuylkiU, at or near,theplace ufually calledGray’sFerry,’? and(ball thereuponproceedtorecciye, lubf’criptions for the fleck of the laid’company,which is herebydeclaredand intend-ed to be the Turn of fixty thoufanddolIar~,di- Amount of

vided. into fix hundred(hares, at onehijudredcapital.

dollars each, at fuch times andplacestis they(hail think proper; ~f which public notice(hail Public poSe

be given in two or mnore newfpapers,(one of:~::~~which (hail be in the Germanlanguage),print- placesof re-

ed in the-city of Philadelphia,for at leaff tendaysbeforethe firfi dayof mectizig, andif, be-fore the f-aid hock be completed,theyThai! ad-jpUrn for more than two’days notice of thetime andplace,when,andwherethe faid corn-zuiflioners svill next receivefubfcriptions, (hailbe given in like manneras aforelaid,and it thai!be lawful for anyperfon or perfons, body poli-tic or corporate,to lublcribe fbi as manyfhares~as he, (he or they(hail choofe, he, ilie or theypayingat the timeof fubfcription to ‘the attend-ing commiuuioncrsten dollars for every (hare lbfubfcribed; out of which fLail be dc&aycd theex~enfesattendingthe taking fuchlubfcriptionsandotherincidental charges,andthe remainder(ball be paid over to the treafurerof the corpo-ration, as loon as the fame thai! be organizedand the officers chofen as is herein-aftermen-tioned; but the faid eommiflioners in coj’ifide-ration of the grantto the laid companyherein-after contained& made with the confent of theheirsand reprefentativesof GeorgeGray, de-ceafed,of all their cRate, right, title, andhue-tell of in andto the lands,tenementsand here-ditaments,svith their~tppL1rtenancesherein,after

men-

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Re(ervatiouofmentioned,andparticularly defcribed; Thai! re-fharcs for the ferve two hundred(hareswhich (ball be appro-keirsofGeorgeOray,dtceafed;priated to the ufe of, and theyare herebycx-

prefslyveftedin the heirs and reprefentativesofthe - aforefaidGeorgeGray, deceafed,.free andclear of a!! coils andchargeswhatfoeverin the

aDdbow ap- mannerandproportionsfollowing, to wit: Tho-propriatcd; masLeiper, of thecity of Philadelphia,twenty-

five (hares; Jame’s Knowles, of the countyofDelaware,farmer,twenty.flve(bares;Evan WThomas,of the county of Philadelphka,farther,twenty-five (bares; George Morton, of thecounty of Philadelphia,’farmer, twenty-five(hares;Anti Gray,daughterof thelaid GeorgeGray, deceafed, twenty-five (bares; CurtisGrubb, George.G. Grubb, and Martha G.Grubb, children of Mary Grubb, eight (hareseach, andoneadditional fLare to be veiled in

- the laid Curtis Grubb, GeorgeG. Grubb andMartha G. Grubb, jointly~as tenants in com-monandnot as joint tenants;GeorgeW. Gray

• and Mary B. Gray children of GeorgeGray,junior, twelve (bareseach, andone additional(hare to be veft~din the laid GeorgeW. GrayandMary B. Gray, jointly as tenantsin com-monandnot asjoint tenants;MarthaGrayandWilliam Graychildren of William Gray,twelve(hareseach,andoneadditional (hareto be veil-ed in the faid William Gray and MarthaGraychildren of William Gray, jointly as-tenantsincommonandnot as joint tenantsall, which laid(hares in the mannerandproportionsaforefaid,are hereby for the confideration aforefaid, ex-prefsly given and grantedunto the aforefaidheirs and reprelentativesof George Gray,

to be free and deceafed,refpe&ively, free andclear of, andcirar of au from all coils and chargeswhatfoever, andchargeswhat— . -

wit~1outfubfcrthing or paying any moneyforthe

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-the fame.to the laid commiffioneror commif-lionersor company.

Sec. ‘2.’ Andbe it further enaQed by the are-ihority afire/aid, That whentwo hundred(hareswi,enand

of the laid (lock(exclufive of tim (haresgrantedhow thetub-

‘by this aLl, andveiledin the heirsandreprefen- “~tarives refpeLtively of GeorgeGray, deceafed),of incorpora-

(hail havebeenlubfcribed, the laid commiflion- tWO.

(baRcertify under their handsand leals thenames of thefubfcribers, an& the number of(haresfubicribedby eachperfonor body politicor corporate,to the Governorof this common- -

wealth, and-thgreuponit thai! andmaybe law-ful for theGovernor, and he is herebyautho-rifed and requiredby letters patent under hishandandthefeal of this commonwealth,to cre-ate and‘ereflthe laid fubfcribers and thofe whomaythereafterfubfcribe~togetherwith theafore:Fold -heirs and reprefentatives of GeorgeGray, deceafed,into onebody politic andcor--porare, in deedand in law, by the name,(lyle style of the

andtitle of-” The Prefident,DireftorsandCorn- corporation.

pany, for e’re&inga PermanentBridge over zhôRiver Schuylkill, at or nearthe place ufuallycalled Gray’s Ferry ;“ and by the laid name,they (hail hateperpetual-lucceflion,and all pri-vileges and franchifes incident to a corpora-tion, and(ball be capableof takingandholdingtheir laid capital ftpck, and the increafeor pro-fits thereof andof diininiIhing or enlarging thelame from time to time, by new fubkriptions,in fuch mannerandformas they(ball think pro-per,if fuch enlargement‘(hall be found necel’fa-ry, to fulfil the intent of this aLl, andof taking,purchalingand holding to them, and their fuc~ceflbrs, in fee-fimple, or for anyI6s cRate,altluch‘lands, tenementsand hereditaments,as(ball be neceffary and convenientfor them in

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the profecutionof their works,and the fametofell anddilpofe of at theirpleafure, and of Cue-log and being flied, im~1eadingandbeingim-pleaded, anfweringandbeinganlweredunto incourts of law or equity, or any other placewliàtloever, and to do and executeall and fin-gularothermattersand things, which corpora-tionsor bodiespolitic lawfully may do.

Sec. ~. Andbe it further enatledby the au-~ thority aforefaid, That the five perfonsfirft na~

medin the ‘etters patent,or any threeof them,organWcd. (ball as loonas convenientlymaybe after leahng

thelame, givenoticein two or moreof thenews-papers (one whereof (ball be in the Germanlanguage), publithed in Philadelphia, of atime and place by them to be appointed,~ lefs than. thiriy days from the time ofiffuing the laid notice; at which time andplace, the laid fubicribersandthe heirsandre-prefentativesof George Gray, deceafed,hereinbefore mentioned,(ball proceedto organifethe

OEcer~efthcfaid corporation,and (hailchoofeby a majoritycoqoration. of votesby ballot to bedeliveredin perfonor by

proxy duly authoriledaprefident andfix direc-tors, atreafurerand luch other officers as they(ball think neccifary, to conduft thebufinefs ofthe laid companyfor oneyear, and until otherofficers (ball be duly chofen, andmaymakeluchbye-laws, rules, ordersandregulations,not in-conliftent with the laws of this commonwealth,as (ball be neceffaryfor the well-ordering the

Limtatonof affairs of the laid company: Provided always,That no perfon (hall havemorethantwenty-fivevotes at any eleEtion,or in determiningandde-ciding Inch queftionsas mayarifeat fuch meet-

ings, whatevernumberof (bareshe, the or theymay be entitled to, andthateachperfon(bail be

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entitled to onevotefor eachandevery(bareby

him, her or themheld under thelaid number.Sec. 4. And be it further enatledkv the au-

thority qforefaid, Thatthe Laid ftockholders(ball ofthe rn~noai

meeton thefirif Mondayin April, in everyfuc- matingsofcçedingyear, at Inch placeas (ballbe fixed by ~

the rulesandordersof the laid company, to bemadeas aforefaid, for the purpofe of choofingInch officers as aforefaidfor theenfuingyear, ofwhichmeetingat leaft ten days notice(ball pre-viouslybe given in -two of thenews-papersprint-ed in the city of Philadelphia;

Sec. ~. Andbe it further enactedby the au-thority aforefaid, That the prefident and di?ec~CCVd6C~thS.O!

torschofenas aforelaid,(ballprocurecertificates,tharesto hedç-to be written or printed, for all the (baresof~~o~etrt~ftock of the faid company,and (hail deliveronefitch certificate, figned by the prefident andcounterlIgnedby the treafurer,and fealed withthe featof the corporation,to eachperfon forevery (bare by him or her fubfcribed or held,upon paymentto the treafurerthefull finn duethereon; and the laid prefidentand dire&ors(ball alfo deliver to the aforefaidheirsand re-prefentativesof the laid Geor~eGray,deceafed,r.efpe�tively, Inch certificates as aforefaid, forthe (bares granted to - them refpe&ively, inthemannerand proportions•herein before di-reLted, without the paymentof any moneytothe laid treafureror companyfpr thefame,andfree and clear of all coils andchargeswhatfo-ever; and every certificate(hail be transferablewhichlIi.1Tatpleafure,in perlonor by attorney,in prefence ~of theprefidentor treafurer,fubjë& howevertoreguatiorn.

the paymentsdue or which may become duethereon; and the aflignee holding anycertifi-cate, having firft eaufed the affignment to beeotere4

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tntereclin a book of the company, to be l&ptfor that purpofe, Ihall be a memberof thecor-pora,tion,and for every certificate fo held, (ballSbe entitled to one (hareof the capital flOck, andof all the eftatesandemolumentsof the com-pany, and to vote as afcrrefaidat theineetinga

- thereof.

Sec. 6. And be it further ena&d by the a~-Whenthe thority aforefaid, That as loon as the (kid com~company IS Or-ganifcd,the panyis orgamfecl, andthe officers cholen as iscftate,right, hereinbeforedire&ed, all theeli ate, right, title,

,~i~an0f intereff, property, claim and demandin law orrcpre~ntativei equity, of the aforefaidheirsandreprefentative~Cray, Lacea of George Gray, deccafed~of in and to theit andto cer- lands, tenementsandhéreditaments,with their

~ appurtenancesherein-after particularly defcri-tioned,malt bedand (‘et forth, be, and the fame are (it ap-~ pearing that the Said jieirs andreprefentativesthefaidcorn- - have confented th~reto), hereby given andpatty, grantedunto the prefident, direEtorsandcom-

pany, for ereainga permanentbridge over theriver Schuylkill, at or neartheplace ufually cal—led Gray’s Ferry, and their fuccelforsforever,which faid lands,tenementsandheredifatnents,

Ocfcriptionof areas follows, to wit: a piece or parcelof landor lot of groundfituate, lying andbeingon theweltern(ide of the,river Schuyllcill, in Kingfes-fic~town{hip, in the countyof Philadelphia,be-ginningata point in the centreof the mainroad‘or public highway, leadingfrom the placeufu-ally called Gray’sFerry to Chefler,wherethefaid road interfeds the faid river Schuylkill atlow watermark, andrunningfrom thencedownthefaid river to apointatlow watermarkjüft onefoot diftant from the fpot wherethe line of Ben-jamin Say’s landinterfe&s the laid river at lowwater mark; thcncenorth eighty-four degrees~veft running one foot diftant from the line of

the

the faid BenjaminSàfsland, twenty-fix perch.es andfix-tenths of a perch; thencefouth ninedegreesand fifty minutes t~eftfifteen perchesand fevententhsof a perchalongafenceto thepoint wherethe faid fence jnterfeEtsthe line orfenceof JamesBartram; thencealongthe fenceJait mentionednorth feventy-threedegreesweltfixty-feven perchesand fix tenthsof a perchtoa ftake; thepcefouth eighty-ninedegreesandten minutes eaui ninety-eight perchesand twotenths of a perch; thencefouth feventy-threedegreeseaftto the place of begiftning,contain-ing within thofe lines aboutfour acresa,ndnine-ty-two perches,be the lame moreor lels; andalfo a piece or parcelof land or lot of groundfituate, lying andbeingon the eaftern(ide oftheriver Schuylkill in Paffyunktownihip, in thecountyof Philadelphia,beginningat a point ontheeaiterntideof thefaid river Schuylkill, wherethe line of landsbelongingto Wi1liam~Gray’schildren interfeEts the laid river at low watermark; thencerunningalong the laid line fouthfeventy-threedegrees eaft thirty-two perchesand five tenthsof a perch to a (lone; thencefouth feventeendegreeswelt twenty perchestoa (tonecrofling in the courfe anddiflancelaftmentioned,the main road or public highwayleading from the city of Philadelphia.to theplaceufually called Gray’sFerry; thencenorthfeventy-threedegreeswelt to low watermarkonthe faid river Schuylkill; thence up the faidriver to the place of beginning, containing.cx-clufive of the faid road two acresandone-hun-dredandtwenty-nineperches,be the famembteor lels; andzlfo theprefentfloatingbridgeacrofathe faid river Scliuylkill, at the place ufuallycalledGray’sFerry,with the right of receivingtolls for crofling the.fameand theright of fer-riage: Providedalwiys, find it is herebyexprcfslyProytfo, that

declared~1

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ten andcnm-pitted withina certam time,the laid eftatemall revert tothe laid heirs,Ac.

And theLe-giflature mayr4uioe therJvJltrs3ierel’y grant..1 to thecoin-pan’.

1kw theplace for b~ald-ing the bridgemay be fixed

~tpon.

declaredandenafled, That if the laid company(hail not proceed to carry on the laid workwithin the fpaceof threeyears after they havebeenincorporated,or (hall not within the fpaceof ten yearsfrom the palling of this aft, com-pletethe laid permanentbridge, all the eflate,right, title andinterelt, property, claim andde-mand, of in and to the faid lands, tenethentsand hereditaments,with their appurtenances,hereinbeforegrantedto the faid company,(hailceafeanddetermine, and the laid lands, tene-mentsandhereditamenr&,~siththeir appurtenan-ces, (hall again becomeveiled in theaforefaidheirs and reprefentativesof George Gray, de-ceafed, or their legal reprefentatives,who- (hailholdthe faid premifeswith their appurtenances,in as full and amplea manner and.poffefs andenjoy the fameeflate, rights, privileges andad-vantages,as thelaid heirs andreprelentativesofthe laid GeorgeGray, deceafed,held,poffeffedor enjoyedbefore the palling of this aft, andit (hail and may be lawful for the Legiflatureofthis commonwealth, to refume all and fingular,the rights, privilegesandlibertiesherebygrant-ed to thefaid compafly. -

• Sec. ~. And be it further enatled by the au-thority aforefaid, That the Laid preSident anddireftors on their being chofen in the firSt in-Itance,(hall call a meetingof the Stockholders,and thatmeetingmay appoint fix of their num-ber to e;amineandieportthe molt eligible placefor building of the laid bridge; and when thefaid placeis reported,the faid Stockholdersor a’majority of thofe met may fix on the place, ortheyor a majority of them may at any timeagreeto leavethe determinationon the placetothe prefidentanddkeftors.

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¶ Sec. 8. Andbe it fur/her ena&dby the aR-ihority aforefaid, That the prefidentanddirec- Ofthemeef..

ton (hail meetat fuch timesandplaces,and(halt lags of the -

be convened in Inch manneras (hail be agreed~on for tranfaftingthe bufinefsof thecothpany;-andat all luch meetingsfive members(hail be aquorum,andin the ablenceof theprefidentmaychoofeachairman,andShall keepminutesof alltheir tranfaftions,fairly enteredin abook to bek~ptfor that purpofe; and a quorum havingmet, they (hail havefull power andauthority to their powersfix anddetermineon theamountof thefecurityto begiven by thetreafurer for the faithful per-formanceof his duties, whichfecurities(hail begood and fuflicient andwhich fecurities thefaidtrealurer(ball forthwith procure andconfirm,to agree with andappoint fuch engineers,Lu-perintendants,artiuis andotheroffiters, and to,employ fuch mechanicsand labourers,as they(hail think neceffaryto carry on andto completethe Laid bridge, and to fix their lalaries or wa-ges,andto ~kertain thetimes, mannerandpro-portionsin which the utockholdersthall pay themoneydueon their réfpe&ive(bares,in order tocarry on the work, to draworders on the trea-furer fof all money, to paythe falariesor wagesof perfons-by them employed, and for the ma~terials and labour done and provided, which(hail be figned by the pr’efident, or in his abfenceby thechairman,andto do andtranfaEtall fuchmattersand things, as by the bye-laws,ordersand regulatjonsof the compamy Shall be com-mutedto them; andthe faidprefident,dire&orsand companyShallwithin theIpaceof en years,ereft or caufeto be ereftedin apermanentandworkman-likemanner,a good fubitantialbridgeof wood, iron, (torte or other materials,whichto them (hail feemadequateandproperoverthelaid river Schuylkiil, at the place herein men-

noned;

1: 454 1Of theeoi,- ‘tioned; thefaid bridge to confift of oneor more-

- ftr~â~o~~d archor arches,oneof which, overthechannelofh~ghthof thebridge, thefaid river, Shall not be lefs in heightfronicorn-

mon low \vatcr to the under fide thereof thanfeventy.fivefeet with ftone abutments,and oneor more piers if neceffary, to be at leaft thirty-five feet wide with railing on -each fide thereof,-with foot-waysat leaff four feet wide, either raif-ed or railed off, for theaccommodatknof footpaffengers. -

Sec..~. lind be it further ena~fledby the au-?e~.1tyif thority aforefaid, That if any ftockholder af..ftoc~h~oider~ter thirty days notice in- two or more news-

rn~kcpy- papersprinted in Philadelphia,(one of which

thc~r(hail be in the German language), of thetime and place~appointedfor the paymentofany portion direfted to be paidon his, her ortheir (hareof the faid, capital flock, (the (baresby this aE~grantedto the heirs and-reprefenta-tives aforefaidof GeorgeGray, deceafed, freeandclear of alt cofts and chargesalwaysexcept.cd), (hail negleft to pay fuch proportion at thetime fo appointed,every fuch ftockholderor hisaflignee, (ball in addition to the proportionfOcalledfor, payat the rate of five per centumforeachmonth for every delay of fuch payment’,andif the fameandthefaid additionalpenalties,(hail remainunpaidfor fuch afpaceof time, thatthe accumulatedpenaltiesShall becomeequaltothe fums beforepaidon accountof fuch (hares,the fame(hail be forfeitedto the companyafore-faid: Provided, theprefidentanddireftors thinkproperto forfeit the fame,andmay be fold andtransferredby them to anyperfon willing to pur.chafe for thebelt price which can be obtainedtherefor; or the Laid prefident and directorsmayin the nameof the faid company, fue forandrecovertheproportionor proportionaafore-

f~id

(4~5]faid dire~edto bepaidin The manneraforefad,with the laid accumulatedpenaltiesin the famemanner,arid in thefamecourts, in which debtsof the famea~nountmay be fued~for andreco-vered.

Sec. io. And~eit flI?iber ena~tedby the tnt.thority aforefaid, That the prefident and di- or th~

rectors of the laid company,fhai! keep fair andjuff accountsof all money re~civedby themdir~tor~.

from the laid coinmiflioners,and from thefub-.feribersto the faid companyand undertaking,andof all penalties for delay in the paymentthereof, and of the amount of profits on thelhareswhich thay be forfeitedas aforefaid,andof all money receivedby them for andon ac-count of the faid. company, and alfo of all mo-neyby them expendedin theprofecutionof thelaid work; and thai! at leafi oncein every year

~fubmit fuch accountsto a generalmeeting ofthe ftockholders.

• Sec.x z. ,1~rdI~eIt further e,uzc7edby the ~iu-thnrity nforefaid, That when agood and corn-When th~

plete bridge is ere~tedover the faid river~~~7Schuylki)l, at or near the place ufually calledr~c~iv.toU~.

Gray’s Ferry at the place deemedmolt conve-nient, the faid prefident, direaorsandcompanyand their fucceffors, (hail, andmay demandandreceiveat all timeshereafterfrom travellersandothers, tolls accordingto the following tableofratesandregulations,which laid tablethall bewritten or printed andpub~ifhedand placedator near the faid bridge, for the informationofpâWengers,andtheratesandregulationsthereincontained,Thai! be bindingon all partiesundet.the penaltiesandforfeiture~therein or herein-after expreffed, one-half of which (hail go tothe poor of thecity andcountyof Philadelphia,

Voj~.VII. ~ 0 thç

I 4S6 ]theother half to theufe of the perfon whofLailfue for the fame, to be recoveredin like man-ner, andbefore the fameauthoritythat fums ofa limilar amountare by law recoverable:Pro-vided, That no aaion(hail be inftituted or com-mencedunlefs within thirty daysafter the timewhenthe offence(hail havebeencommitted.

RATES OF TOLL AND REOULATIONSRATES:

Fatesof tofl. For every traveller or perIoD on foot, (otherthanpaupersknown as Inch who (hall go free),one cent; for every perfon on horfe or mule,two cents; for every horfe mu!e or head àfhornedcattle, not morethantwentyto pals atone time, one cent; for every fheep, fwinegoat or calf led or drove, one half cent; forevery carriageof pleafurewith two wheels(orfleigh) drawn by oneborIc, fix cents; for everycarriageof pleafurewith four kvheeisdrawnbyone.horle,eight cents; additional horfeto anyof the foregoingcarriageof pleafure, eachfourcents; perfonsin carriagesnot chargeable;forevery carriageof burden with two wheels (orfled) drawnby onehorfe loaded, fix cents,thefameempty, threecents; for everycarriageofburden with four wheels, drawn by two horfesloaded, ten cents, the fame empty, five cents;for every additionalhorfe to anyof the forego-ing carriagesof burdenempty,eachadditionalborIc, onecent; for every additional horfe toany of the foregoing numbers loaded, fo that~vith fuch addition the whole number(hail notcxceedfive, eachadditional horfe, three cents,(hefixth boric, (ix cents,thefeventhhorfe,ninecents, the eighth horfe, twelve cents, the ninthI~orfe,fifteen cents, the tenth hoffe, eighteenc~nt�,the eleventhhQrfc, twenty-onecents,the

- twelfth

r Itwelfth boric, (being the greateff number ofhorfes, and fix tonsthe greateftweightallowedto pafs at one time), twcnty-four cents; fledsof heavy burden Ihall pay as carriagesof likeburden; oxen in draft thati pay as horfes indraft, carriagesof light burden, Thai! pay asloaded, which containotherthan perfons, liveflock or what thaI! exc!eed twenty-fivepoundáweight; carriagesof heavyburdenIhall pay asloaded, which containother thanperfons,feedfor two days journey and twenty-five poundsweight; loads exceedingfour tons, the weightthai! be truly declaredprevious to palling, ifdemanded.

REGULATIONS.

Perfôns, carriages,or cattle of whatSoeverde- Re~a1ation~.fcription, Ihall keep to the right hand fide inpaffing others,except *that whenovertakingcarriagesof flow travel, they maypafs if thereis futhcie~troom without oppofing others, forwhich purpofe thofe of flow travel fLail yieldaccommodation. Any perfon who fLail offend?gainfIthisrule fLaIl be liable to aforfeitureandpaymentof five dollars. Injury done to anypart of the bridgeor its appurtenances,or ob-ftru&ing the paffage thereof, fLaIL fubjeft theoffender to a forfeiture and paymentof thirtydollars, andthaI! be alfo fubjeft to an attion ofdamagesfor othertorts; firing of guns,or thoot-ing in anymannerwithin two hundredyardsofthe bridge, thai! fubjeft the offender to a for-feituTe and payment of five dollars for everyoffence, evafionsof to!! in any mannerwhat-Loever,or of offending againif anyof theregu-!ations herein-before expreffed, to which nopenalties are affixed, thaI! fubjett the offenderto a forfeiture andpaymentof five dollarsfor

- every* “ tha&’J,, die or~inaL

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everyoffence; excdflive chargeof tolls or abufeof the privilegeshereingrantedto theprefident,direCtorsandcompanyalkrefaid,(haIl fubjeCt thefaid prefident4 direEtorsand companyto a for-feitureandpaymentof ten dollars for everyof-fence; iieglecl in not keeping in good orderandrepairtile laid bridgeandits appurtenances;Thai! at all timesbe an indiCtableoffence, andIha!i fubjeEt the ownersthereof to a forfeitureand paymentof thirty dollars: Provided always,That no aCtion fLail be inftituted after duere-pairs (ball havebeenmade.

Sec. i 2. And be it fur/tier enatledby the au-

Half yearly thorizy aforefaid, That the faid prefIdentanddi-hemadeof the re&ors Thai! caufe to be kept a juft and trueprofits~ accountof all moneyreceivedby their treafurer

from their colleCtorof tolls for croffing the faidbridge, and (hail makeout anddeclarea - truedividend of the profits and incomethereof,andpay the fame to all the IEockholderswho (ballclaim the lame, after firit giving due noticethereofin at leaft onenewipaperprinted in -the

a city of Philadelphia,(deduCtingfirft therefromproporc200 all contingent coils and char~cs,and fuch prodthereof for a -

contingent portionsof the faid income as may be deemedt~ndfor re. neceffliry for a growing fund to provide againft

l’ ‘ 8’ the decay,~mndfor the rebuildingand repairingof the laid bridge), on thefiribday of April andon the firft day of OCtober! in every year, andpubliih the dividend to be madeof the clear

Notkc to he profits thereofamong the ftockholders,andofgiven whcre -.

und when the the tune and place where and whenthe famef’n,e wstl he (hail be paid) and (hail caufethefameto bepaidpaid. accordin~!y. - - -

Sec. i ~. AKd be it further enaäed by the cu;

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vifion~k thori:y aftreAüd, That if it (ball hereafter ap:

- ~ ~ pear th~cth~:eis any dcbt,licn or meumbranceof

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of anykind whatfoeveron theaforefaidpropertybracethould

of the floating bridge, right of ferriage or landattached,or in any wife thereto belongingas propertyin

herein-beforeconveyed the fame (hall be paid this aZ cnn-- ‘ . . veyed by theoff and difchargedby the fard heirs of.Georgeheir,, &~. of

Gray, deceafed,or their legal reprefentatives,~0TdGraY.

or the fame ihalLotherwife remainas a lien onthe (haresheld by the- faid heirs, tobeby thempaidoff at their propercolt andcharge;-andif andalto ii,

at any time after the - completion 0F the (aid ~

-bridge, fo that it (ball be fir for the paffageof (hoald hereaf.

travellersor others, ,a majority of the heirs of~th~°-the faid GeorgeGray, deceàfed,or their legal flrnresof other

reprefentatives,(hail fee caufeor think itproperftockboldcra.

to ptirchafeanyor all of the(baresfubfcribed, -

other thantheir own, theymayand Ihall haveTight, and they are herebyempoweredtopur-chafe fuch (hareson yielding andpayingthere-for, aprofit of twenty-fiveper centunito the [aid(hare-holder or holders over and above theprice, which the faid (hare-holderspaid there-for, exclufiveof anydividend ufufruEt or profitwhich mayhavearifenor havebeenpaid there-on: Provided, - That nothing herein- contained(ball go to preventthe faid heirs or their legal -

repTefentativesfrom purchafingata tower ratewherethe partieson eachtide can fo agree.

See. i~ And be it further enafled4y ihe we-- - thority ~-zforefaid,That if at anytime after the flow the Lc.

expiration of twenty-five-years,from the corn- ~pletionof the (aid bridge, it (hail be deemedex- brkgc.

pedient by the Legillature of this common.wealth to makethe lame a free bridge by law,three coinmiflioners that! be appointed by theLaid Legiflature, and threecomznilTzoners(ballalTo be appointed by the thenowners of the

1~aid-

[ 460 -3fnjd bridge; ~ho, togetheror amajorityofthem.,ibaU form a judgmentof the probableinca-cafeor decrealeIa the valueof ufufruft or nettpro-fit of the faid bridge, and the property theretibelonging for the next twenty-fiveyearsthere-after, from therefult of which they that! deter-mine ; value of the generalufufnrft CT nettprofit of the faid bridgewith its appurtenancesis aforefaid, and the laid commiffioners or amajoiity of them, (hail thereuponmaketheiraward for fitch Luni to bepaid to the laid thenowners, asthat the legal intereff which wouldor might arife thereon,Ihal! eqwal fuch nettprofit or ufufruft arifing or like to stile fromthe faid bridge and property thereunto be-Iongiflg~ -

CHARLES PORTER, Speaker

~f the Houfe~f Reprefentathies.

JAMES BRADY, Speaker

- if the Senate.

ArpRovEn—the tenth day, of March, in the- year of our Tad one thoufand eight hun-

- ~red and fix.

THOMAS M’KEAN.

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