ii6 C. 2S. A.^no vicciivno primo Georgii II. A. D. 1748. C A P. XXVIII. An Aft to explain and amend an A.61 pafTid in the fourteenth Year of his Majefty's Reign, in- tituled, All Atl for the Prejervatioi of ihs Publiik Roads in that Part 0/ Great Britain called England ; and fo much of an A61 pafled in the third Year of the Keign of King William and Qiieen Mary, Intituled, A7i A^ for the better repairing and amending the Hig'.^vj^.ys ; and ' for fettling the Rates of the Carriage of Goods, as relates to the fettling the Rates of the Car- riage of Goods. TvfCeo. 2. c. 42, ' T ¥ 7 H E R E A S by an Aft pafled in the fourteenth Year of his prefent Majefty's Reign, intituled, An Fw f receding ' VV A^ for the Prcfervation of the Puhlick Roadi in that Part of Great lirhain f<7/,W England, it v/as Law! fee i^Ed. ' enafted, That it fhoidd and might be lawful to and for all Truftees appointed, or thereafter to be appointed ^'^p IfiV ' y ^"y ^^^ ° -^ °^ Parliament, for the Repair of any Highway in that Part of Great Britaii: called f. 8. ^c£/. c. 13! ' England, or any five of them, at any or as many Gate or Gates, Bar or Bars, as they had eredfed, orihould i8£/. c. 10. ' ereci:, for the receiving of any Toll or Tolls, to order, or caufe to be built or ere6kd, any Crane, Ma- z(jEl. c. 5. 13 ' chine or Engine for Weighing of Carts, Waggons, or_ other Carriages, for the conveying of any Goods &i^Car.z.c.6, ' and Merchandize, except as therein is excepted, and to order all fuch Carriages which fhould pafs any ^^S'"'l^'/'„l^. ' fuch Gate or Bar, to be weighed, together with the Loading thereof, and to take, over and above any 5 &'g'iv.. c. ' Toll granted, the Sum of twenty Shillings a Hundred Weight, for every Hundred Weight which every ]6. 6 Ann. c. -' fuch Carriage, together with the Loading thereof, fhould weigh over and above the Weight of fixty Hun- 2.9.. 9 A ». :. ' dred : And whereas divers Toll-gates and Turnpikes, erected and fet up purfuant to feveral Acls of Parlia- ^^' jj'"' '■ ' rnent made for repairing and amending Highways and Publick Roads, do Hand and are fituate at fuch Pla- t Gm.'i^^f" 12. ' '^"^ upon the faid Highways and Roads refpeftively, as are not fuitable or convenient for the ere£ling of 6 Gea. i". c! 6. ' ' proper Engines and Machines for the Weighing of Carriages as aforefaid ; and it would tend to the Pre- 5 G«. 2. c. 33. ' i'ervation of the faid Roads and Highways, and the Benefit of the Publick, if fuch Engines werj ercfted 7 Geo. 2. c. 9. ' gt; foine other Part of the faid Roads : And whereas feveral Perfons driving Carts, Waggons and other % Geo. 7.. r. 20. « Carriages, do frequently (in order to avoid paying the faid Duty or Penalty of twenty Shiilingsj takeout ' ' Part of the Loading from the faid Carriages before they come to the faid 'Weighing Engines, and reload ' them again after they have pafled the faid Engines, to the great Damage and Hurt of the faid Roads, and ' contrary to the Intention of the faid A.&. :' 'Wherefore for remedying and preventing the faid Inconvenien- cies and Mifchiefs, be it enafted by the King's moft Excellent Majelfy, by and with the Advice and Corsfjnt of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, aj.d by the Truileesof the Authority of the fame, That itfliall and may be lavv'ful to and for all Commiifioners or Trufttes, appointed jjighways im- or hereafter to be appointed for the Repair of any Highway in that Part of Great Britain called Er-.'-iivid, or powued to eieft ^^^ ^^g ^jr them refpeilivcly, to order or caufe to be built or erefled any Crane, Machine or Engine, far Wei"hing°of '^'^^ Weighing of Caits, 'Waggons or other Carriages, upon any Part of the Road within their refpeclive Catrfages, Jurifdiftions, and at fuch Diftance from any Turnpike, Bar or Toll-gate, erected and fet up in and upon the and to talte 20 s. fame Road, as they refpeflively fhall think requifite and expedient ; and to caufe all Carriages travelling the for every Hun-' Hiid Road (exccpt fuch as are by the faid AGt excepted) with their Loading, to be weighed, and to take dred Weight ex- twenty Shillings a Hundred Weight, for every Hundred Weight, which any fuch Carriage with the L. ading ceeding fixty j thereof fnall weigh, over and above fixty Hundred Weight ; and which Duty or Payment of twenty Shil- A >Uca?ion of ^'"o^ P^'~ Pfundred as aforefaid, fliall be taken, levied and applied in the fame Manner as by the faid AA is t/e'Vines. direfted ; and all Perfons oppofuig the Weighing the faid Carriages, or levying the faid Duty, fhall be liable PenMtv of op- '•'-' '^^ Penalties by the faid Ad: infliiled on fuch Ofl'enders in the like Cafe, to be levied and applied as is pofing. therein mentioned. Pcnaltv of un- H- And be it further enacted. That if any Pcrfon fhall, after the tenth Day of June one thoufand feven loading, in order hundred and forty-eight, unload or caufe to be unladen any Goods or Merchandize, out of any "'aggon, toevade thezos. Cart or Other Carriage (except fuch as in the faid Adt is excepted) before fuch Waggon, Cart or Cairi.ige
- '"<^' fliall come to any Weighing Engine, erefted or to be'erefled by virtue or in purfuance of this )irefent At,
or any other Aft, made or to be made for the Repair or Prefcrvation of any publick Highway or Road within this Kingdom, in order to avoid the Payment of the faid Duty of twenty Shillings per Hundred, or fliall load or lay upon any fuch Carriage, after the fame fhall ha'c pafled any fuch Weighing Engine, any Goods, Wares or Merchandize, taken or unladen from any Horfc, Cart or other Caniage, belonging to, or hired, or borrowed by the fame Waggoner or Carrier; every Perfon fo ofiVnding (hall, for every fuch Offencr, for- feit and pay to the Commiffioners or Truftees for repairing the Road v,-hcrc any fuch OiTence fliall be com- mitted, the Sum of twenty Pounds, to be paid by, and recovered and levied upon the Goods and Efrefts of the Owner of every fuch Waggon or Carriage, in fuch Alaniicr, as other Forfeitures are by the fard Aft direfted to be recovered and levied ; and the fame Forfeitures fliall be applied to the Repair of the faid Roads. ■ jW. &M. C.12. ' III- And whereas by an Aft made and paffcd in the third Year of the Reign of King William and ' Queen Mary, intituled. An A Si for the better repairing and amrndi);^ the IPighzuays, and for fettling tke ' Rales of Carriage of Goods., it. is enafted. That the JtiiHces of the feace of every County, and other ' Place within the Realm of England, or Dominion of IVales, fliould have Power and Authority," and they ' were thereby enjoined and recjui red, at their next refpeftive Quarter-SefTion after iiiT/?!;-, yearly, to aflels ' and rate the Prices of all Land Carriage of Goods v.-hatfoever, to be brought into any Place within their ' refpedtive Limirs and Jurifdiftions, by any common Waggoner or Carrier, to be certified and publi'hed in , * fudi Manner as is therein mentior.ed ; and that no fuch commosi Waggoner or Carrier fbould take for the ' Car-
