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II. § 18
Inscription
on Carriages
Upon the most conspicuous part of Carriages of Burthen viz. on the most conspicuous part thereof
or upon the Tilt used with it them, shall be painted in large and legible
characters the names and place of abode of some the owners and an owner
using it either by himself or any other, without such the names and or
[place of] abode so painted or with a false or fictitious name [or [place of] abode]
shall forfeit £5., [or suffer imprisonment for
III. § 18
Inscription on Carriages
Public
On every public Carriage of Burthen shall also be the Words, "Common
"Stage Waggon" or Cart" painted in like manner, on penalty of £2,
or imprisonment for
IV. § 14
TOLL
Evading Toll
If a Carriage be turned out of any Turnpike-road into any __
land near adjoining that is not a Turnpike-road, in order to avoid
a Toll the offender shall forfeit [£5., or suffer imprisonment for
one Month] or any one of the Beast drawing it except that which is not being in the
Shafts or shall be forfeited to any who will seize it.
V. § 7
2
WHEELS Distance
being 20 40
of Wheels
Exc
Rolling 16 inches
except at
If any Broad-wheeled Carriage of Burthen (except such as roll 16 Inches) pass on
any Turnpike Road beyond the distance of 20 Miles from London,
with the Wheels of any pair distant from each other more than
4 feet 6 Inches measured on the ground; or with any Wheel
distant from the next to it on the same side (except in Carriages—
used only for drawing Timber) more than 9 feet to be measured
from the centers of the Axle-tress at their ends, "the Drivers [Owner]
shall forfeit £5., [or suffer imprisonment for
VI. § 9
WHEELS 3
Altering it
Distance altering
Whoso alter the distance between wheels in order to evade the
penalty shall forfeit £5., [or suffer imprisonment for a Month]
[and this over and above the penalty, in the proceeding Article or
the imprisonment appointed in its stead.]
VII. § 17
1
Wheels
Drag Irons
Whoso useth such an Instrument applied to a carriage to retard
it's descent down hills as is commonly called a Drag-Iron, or other such Instrument used to retard a Carriage in the descent not
being smooth at bottom and of breadth at least equal to that of
the Wheels, shall forfeit £ 40s or suffer imprisonment for weeks.
VII.* § 7
So long as one shall hinder the necessity of examining the Wheels of any carriage of Burthen
not exempted, it shall not be permitted to pass on.
VIII. § 20, 21
Wheels 4
Measurement
Hindering
Toll.
Rate of
Broad-Wheels
privileged
in Toll
Half as much again shall be paid by way of Ordinary Toll for narrow-
wheeled Carriages of Burthen (except for 6 inch-Wheeled Carts
drawn by no more than 2 Horses or what is equivalent) as for Broad-Wheeled.
IX. § 2
Toll
Wheels
Rolling 16
Inches
M 100 from London
Waggons rolling 16 inches shall, within 100 Miles from London
pay but half as much as Common Broad-wheeled Waggons:—
[and the like of Carts]
X. § 1
Weight 2
Over-weight
Penalty
There shall be paid at every the Weighing-Enging for Carriages of
Burthen loaded, beside the ordinary Tolls, 20s for every hundred
above the Weights allowed, for the benefit of the road, recoverable
in the same manner as the ordinary Tolls.
XI. § 1
1
Weight
Weights
allow'd
The Weights allowed for Carriages of burthen with their loading are, for Broad Wheeled-Waggons, 6 Tons: For
Narrow wheel'd Waggons, 3 Tons: For Broad wheel'd Carts, 3 Tons. For
Narrow wheeled Carts ....
XII. § 2, 3.
Weight
Husbandry
privileged
Rolling 16 In.
M. 100 fr. London.
The following Restrictions however concerning Weight shall not extend to Carriages used only in Husbandry, or carrying only Manure for
Land, Hay, Straw, Fodder, or Corn unthreshed, any where; nor
within 100 Miles from London, to Carriages rolling 16 Inches.
XIII. § 6.
Weight
Fraud in
Weight
A Driver who Whoso, in order to avoid Toll for over-Weight; unloads [or Wilfully
permit to be unloaden] any Carriage, at or before it comes
to a Weighing-Engine, or loads it [or Wilfully permits it to be
unloaden after it has gone through,] shall forfeit £5, or suffer
imprisonment for a Month.
XIV. § 7.
Weight
Horses &c.
Hindering
weighting
& measuring
hindered
So long as the owner or driver or any one, on his behalf
shall—
hinder any Surveyor or Tollgatherer of the Road from the Weighing or Measuring of any Carriage of Burthen
not exempted by Article it shall not be permitted to pass on.
XV. § 8, 13.
Horses &c.
over-number
If any Carriage be drawn by Beasts more in number or otherwise
disposed than herein after are hereby is allowed, the Driver shall forfeit
20s or suffer imprisonment for not more than Das
and any Beast (with it's Gears & accoutrements) but except that
which is in the Shafts or Shill, shall be forfeited to any (but
the Driver) who will seize it.
XVI. § 8
Horses &c.
Numbers
allowd
The numbers allow'd are, To a Broad Wheel'd Waggon
8 Horses: To a Broad Wheeled Cart, 5: To a narrow
wheeled Waggon, 4: To a narrow Wheeled Cart, 3.
XVII.
Horses &c.
Oxen. Asses
&c.
As to the number of Beasts allowable for draught Asses and Mules shall tell as Horses; & 2 of any such other
kinds of Beasts as shall happen to be used in draught as
one Horse.
XVIII. § 8
Horses &c.
Horse one with
Oxen
Toll
Horses &c.
Broad Wheels
Privilege
in Number
Broad-Wheels
Extraordinary Tolls, calculated to operate as Prohibitions
which by any particular Turnpike Act are imposed on
Carriages of burthen drawn by more than a certain number
of Beasts specified, shall be taken off from those with
Broad Wheels, in such manner that with any number not exceeding 8 Waggons shall not
pay more than what has been payable in virtue of the
particular Act in question for Waggons drawn by 4 Horses;
nor Carts, with any not exceeding 5 than what has been payable for Carts with 3.
XX. § 8
Horses &
In Pairs
Where there are more Beasts used than 4, all shall be disposed
in pairs; yet so that an Odd one may go Single.
XXI. § 13
Horses &
Not in Pairs
Except that Narrow Wheeled Waggons (least being heavy-
laden, & on the same track for Broad Wheeled ones) they spoil it shall not,
be drawn by Beasts in pairs with any other lading than Fish,
Flesh or Fowl.
they spoil the track
which Broad wheeled
ones use if they pass
on it heavy laden.
Qu. ?
least by passing heavily laden in the same track which B.W are
they spoil it.
XXII. § 9 & 10
Horses &
Fraud in
Number
Whoso taketh off or changes the place of any Beast of Draught
to avoid any Toll or Penalty shall forfeit £5, or suffer be imprisoned for a Month and this over and above such Toll or Penalty
or the imprisonment appointed in it's stead. And whoso
uses a Beast to draw a carriage on above what the
same Carriage shall have been drawn by through any Turnpike on that Road the same Road+, shall be deemed to have taken it off to
avoid the Toll.
+ except in
Hills &
&c.
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