A. D. 1753. Anno vicefirao fexto Georgii II. C. 30. 515 CAP. XXX. An A61 for the Amendment and Prefervation of the publick Highways and Turnpike Ronds Fur /,„,:„■ La-un of this Kingdom ; and for the more effcftual Execution of the Laws rebtins thereto. rf,y,oi:ij;,i., o ' a Jl. z. c. ;. 2 rjr H E R E A S by the great Number of Waggons and other Wheel Carriages paffing, travelling and 5 £/. c. 13'. ' -Iq ufed in ani upon the publick Highways and Turnpike Roads of this Kingdom, and the exceiTive ■'?/• c. 5. "'i; G" ' Weights and Burdens loaded and carried in and upon the fame, and the fmall Breadth and narrow Dimen-^'^^"- ^' ^' ^• ' fions of the Felhes of the "Wheels of fuch Waggons and other Carriages refpe£fively, great Part of the~)j9'%'/' '^^ ' faid Highway^ and Roads are become ruinous, and almoft impaflable, and unlefs a fpeedy Remedy be had 7 ;/'. I/,-.'j„'.^" ' in the Premilies, all the Provifions made by Law for amending the Highways and Roads, and for mzm-i£^Yl!'r!j.c.'i6. ' taining and keeping the fame in Repair, will in great meafure be rendered ineffediual, and the Trade and " G'«. z. c. 9. ' Commerce of this Kingdom be thereby greatly prejudiced and obllrucfed :' Wherefore for remedying and ^ ^Jf' ^' '^- -°' preventing the faid Mifchiefs and Inconveniencies for the future ; Be it enaded by the King's molt Excel- l g°^ f '^^'^1% lent M.ajelty, by and with the Advice and Confent of tlie Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, 14 Cm. 2'. c. ^C in this piefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authorjty of the fame, That from and after the twenty-^^C^o. 2. c. 2S. ninth Day of September one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-four, it {hall not be lawful for any Waggon, ^he Fellies ^ Wain, Cart or Wheel Carriage v/ha;foever, (other than and except as herein after mentioned j to travel, the v/heeU ot' pafs or be drawn upon any Turnpike Road, unlefs the Fellies of the Wheels of every fuch Waggon, Wain, Waggons tra- Cart or Wheel Carriage refpedively, be of the Breadth or Gage of nine Inches from Side to Side, at the ^'f"'"'?°" Turn- leaft; And every Owner or Owners^of fuch Waggon, Wain, Cart or Wheel Carriage driven, drawn or P'^^^^°f^j_^^'.^.|" conveyed in or upon any Turnpike Road, contrary to the Diredions, Tenor and true Meaning of this Ad, m-.d"crTen "t-of fliall for every fuch Offence forfeit and pay the Sum of five Pounds, to be recovered and applied in fuch 5!, orro:fsiture Manner as herein after-mentioned ; or othervvife fhall forfeit and lofe any one of the Horfes or Beafts of °f ""= °^ the Draught drawing fuch Waggon, Cart or Wheel Carriage, not being the Shaft or Thill-horfe, together with ^°'^^^> *'=• all Geers, Bridles, Halters and Accoutrements to fuch Horfe or Beaft of Draught refpedively belonging, to the fole Ufe and Benefit of the Pcrfon or Perlbns who fhall feize or diftrain the fame. II. And it is hereby enaded and declared, That the Perfon or Perfons making fuch Seizure orDiftrefs as the Dlftrefs to aforefaid, fliall deliver the Horfe, Beaft and Things fo feized and diftrained, into the Cultody of the Con- ^'^ delivered to ftable, or fome other Parifh Officer, of any Town, Parifh or Place, in or near the Place where fuch Seizure "'^ Conftable, or Diftrefs fhall be made ; and every fuch Conif able or Parifh Officer refpedively is and are hereby required who is to take to take and receive the fame into his and their Cuftody, and fafely keep the fame, till the Perfon or Perfons Charge thereof • r • '1 L n T^ ■ ' ' .'Jufticeto the Horfe, Beaft and other Things io forfeited, to the Party or Parties who feized or diftrained the fame, to "fTue his Precept and for his and their own Ufe and Benefit, paying fuch reafonable Charges for keeping and fecuring the ^"t^'-'^^") fame as fuch Juftice or Juftices fhail allow or diredt ; but in cafe no fuch Proof fhall be made within three tf Proof be not Days next after fuch Seizure or Diftrefs, that then fuch Horfe, Beaft or other Thing feized or diftrained, ™^^' v-'ahm 3 fhall be returned back to the Owner or (Owners thereof, fuch Owner or Owners paying reafonable Charges [^be'mumfd^^ for keeping and fecuring. the fame. III. Provided always, That nothing in this Ad contained flrall extend, or be conftrued to extend, to Carriages ex- any Chaife Marine, or to any Coach, Landau, Berlin, Chaife or Calafti ; nor fliall any Thing extend, or bC^^P'^^. conftrued to extend, to any Waggon drawn by lefs than five Horfes or Beafts of Draught ; or to any Wain, Cart or other two Wheel Carriages, drawn by lefs than four Horfes or Beafts of Draught; or to any Wag- gon, Wain, Cart or other Wheel Carriage, drawn by Oxen or neat Cattle only. IV. Provided always, and it is hereby enaded and declared, That from and immediately after theCarriages laden pairing this Ad, it fiiall and may be lawful to and for any Carriage loaden with or carrying one Tree or ^^""^ ^ '^'■^'=> "^ ^ Piece of Timber, or one Stone or Block of Marble only, having the Fellies of the Wheels thereof of thefj," Fdii'^er"^ Breadth or Gage of nine Inches or upwards, to tra'el, pafs or be driven in or upon any Turnpike Road inches broad, with any Number of Horfes or Beafts of Draught; and alfo for any Waggon, or other four Wheel Car- miy be dra'.vn riage, having the Fellies of the Wheels thereof of fuch Breadth or Gaae as aforelaid, to travel, pafs or be y'^ =■"/ Num- driven upon any Turnpike Road as aforefaid, with any Number of Horfes or Beafts of Draught not exceed- ^^" °'^ 1^°"^'" = ing eight; and for any Cart, or other two Wheel Carriage, having the Fellies of the Wheels thereof of v/hcei^ca'rriaiTs fuch Jjreadih or Gage as aforefaid, with any Number of Horfe_s or lieafts of Draught not exceeding five, vviihanyNum'ber without being fubjed and liable to be weighed at any Crane, Machine or Engine, or to the additional Toll "«' exceeding S ; of twenty Shillings, granted and made payable for ever}' Wagg..n or other Carriage drawn by fix Horfes, in •■"■> Carts with and by an Ad palled in the twenty-fourth Year of the Reign of hi^s prefent Majefty, intituled, An JoJ/orl'^'^i"^]--"^- the more ejfeSlual Preferv..tion of the Turnpike Roads in that Part f/Great Britain called England ; mid for //^^ without °bung Difpcfitioti of Penalties given by Ads of Parliament, relating to the Highways in that Part «/ Great Britain calltd^'-^^}^ to be Efitjland ; and for enforcing the Ruovcry thereof ; and for the more effectual prtventing Mifchiefs occafioned /^ ^'•■'='gh'=> the^Drivers riding upon Carts, Drays, Cars and IVaggons^ in the City is/" London, andxuithin ten ?Ailes thereof; zaGco. 2, c, 43. notv/ithltandino- any Thing contained in the faid laft-mentioned Ad, or any other Law or Statute to the contrary. V. Provided always, and it is hereby further declared and enaded. That it fhall and may be lawful foror without being any Waggon, Wain, Cart or other Carriage, having the Fellies of the Wheels thereof of fuch Breadth or-'-'^ '-> f°'f^'i; Cjugc as aforefaid, to travel, pafs or be driven upon any Turnpike Road, without being fubjed or liable to ^iwis 'b° 6 forfeit and lofe any one of the Horfes- drawing the fame, together with the Geers, Bridles and Halters there- ceo'i, c! 6. U u u 2 . with
