do upwards of one calendar month now last past, and having the consent of the several persons entitled to five-sixth parts of the money now remaining due upon the credit of the said tolls, this day signified and proved to us, hereby order, that the tolls granted by the said Act shall, from and after the day of, be lessened and reduced in the following manner [here state the several reductions proposed to be made]. LXXI. Agreement between the trustees of a turnpike road and a person liable by tenure to repair some part of it. From Schedule to Statute 3 Geo. 4. c. 126. Vide ante, p. 250. At a meeting of the trustees of the turnpike roads, under an Act passed in the year of the reign of King George the, For" [ state the principal part of the title of the Act;) held at -, the day of-. Whereas A. B. of is liable by tenure, &c. [as the case shall be,] to the repair of a certain highway leading between and, of the length of - yards or thereabouts; and the said highway being now made turnpike road by virtue of the said Act, will occasion a greater expence to make and keep the same in proper repair than would have been necessary if no such Act had been obtained, and the said A. B. attending this meeting in person [or, by C. D. his attorney or agent authorized to treat in his behalf, the said trustees and the said A. B., &c. in pursuance of a power given by an Act passed in the 3d year of the reign of King George the Fourth, "For regulating turnpike roads," have, in order to put and keep the said road in proper condition and repair, come to the following agreement; videlicet, that the said trustees shall, on or before the day of next, pay and allow the sum of- out of the tolls arising upon the said turnpike roads towards putting the said road into proper repair, to be laid out and expended by the surveyor of the said turnpike road, and that the said A. B. shall advance and pay into the hands of the treasurer of the said turnpike road on or before the day of next, the sum of, to be also laid out and expended by the said surveyor in the repair of the said road, and No. LXIX.-Notice for letting tolls. From Schedule to Stat. 3 Geo. 4. c. 126. - Vide ante, p. 263. Notice is hereby given, that the tolls arising at the toll-gate [or, toll-gates, if more than one), upon the turnpike road at --, called or known by the name of the -- gate, will be let by auction to the best bidder, at the house of --, at --, on the day of next, between the hours of - - and, in the manner directed by the Act passed in the 3d year of the reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, "For regulating turnpike roads," which tolls produced the last year the sum of, above the expences of collecting them, and will be put up at that sum; whoever happens to be the best bidder, must at the same time pay one month in advance (if required) of the rent at which such tolls may be let, and give security, with sufficient sureties, to the satisfaction of the trustees of the said turnpike road, for payment of the rest of the money monthly [or in such other proportions as shall be directed]. A. B. clerk to the trustees of the said turnpike road. No. LXX. Order of trustees for reducing the tolls.From Schedule to Statute 3 Geo. 4. c. 126. - Vide ante, p. 254. At a meeting of the trustees of the turnpike roads, under an Act passed in the year of the reign of King George the —, "For," &c. [state the principal part of the title of the Act], held at -- the - day of - We, whose names are subscribed, being or more of the trustees acting under the said Act, being now assembled for reducing the tolls authorized to be taken by and under the said Act, pursuant to public notice given for that purpose in the - newspapers circulated in this part of the country, and also affixed upon all the upwards of one calendar month now last past, and having the consent of the several persons entitled to five-sixth parts of the money now remaining due upon the credit of the said tolls, this day signified and proved to us, do hereby order, that the tolls granted by the said Act shall, from and after the- day of, be lessened and reduced in the following manner [here state the several reductions proposed to be made]. LXXI. Agreement between the trustees of a turnpike road and a person liable by tenure to repair some part of it. From Schedule to Statute 3 Geo. 4. c. 126. Vide ante, p. 250. At a meeting of the trustees of the turnpike roads, under an Act passed in the - year of the reign of King George the —, "For" [ state the principal part of the title of the Act;] held at —, the day of-. Whereas A. B. of is liable by tenure, &c. [as the case shall be,] to the repair of a certain highway leading between | and, of the length of - yards or thereabouts; and the said highway being now made turnpike road by virtue of the said Act, will occasion a greater expence to make and keep the same in proper repair than would have been necessary if no such Act had been obtained, and the said A. B. attending this meeting in person [or, by C. D. his attorney or agent authorized to treat in his behalf, the said trustees and the said A. B., &c. in pursuance of a power given by an Act passed in the 3d year of the reign of King George the Fourth, "For regulating turnpike roads," have, in order to put and keep the said road in proper condition and repair, come to the following agreement; videlicet, that the said trustees shall, on or before the - - day of next, pay and allow the sum of out of the tolls arising upon the said turnpike roads towards putting the said road into proper repair, to be laid out and expended by the surveyor of the said turnpike road, and that the said A. B. shall advance and pay into the hands of the treasurer of the said turnpike road on or before the day of next, the sum of, to be also laid out and expended by the said surveyor in the repair of the said road, and shall be kept in repair by the said trustees out of the said tolls as aforesaid, so long as the said Turnpike Act shall continue, upon the said A. B. paying into the hands of their treasurer the sum of, upon the in every year, which the said A.B. doth hereby for himself and his heirs agree to pay accordingly so long as the said road shall be so repaired by the said trustees as aforesaid. [Or, if it shall be agreed that A. B. shall keep the road in repair upon having an annual allowance in money or statute duty from the said trustees, let the agreement be varied and adapted to the case]. LXXII. Magistrates' Summons.-From Schedule to Stat. 3 Geo. 4. c. 126. Vide ante, p. 244. To the surveyors of the highways of the parish of, in the county of . Upon application made by -, surveyor of the turnpike roads from -, appointed by the trustees for putting into execution an Act of Parliament passed in the year of the reign of his Majesty King George the-, intituled, "An Act," &c. by order of the trustees for the said road to us, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace acting in and for the said county; we do hereby summon you, the surveyors of the highways of the parish or place of, in the said county, to deliver a list to the said -, as such surveyor as aforesaid, at his house, situate in the said county, within days after the service of this summons, of the names of the several persons, inhabitants of the said parish or place, and who are by law subject and liable to do statute work for the present year upon the road situate in the said parish or place, or to the payment of any money in lieu of or as a composition for such statute work, distinguishing the nature of the work to be done, whether with teams or draughts or otherwise, and also the amount of the respective sums to be paid; and we the said justices do hereby require you to make such lists of names, in such manner and under such regulations and restrictions as is or are directed by any law or statute now in force and effect for And in case you shall refuse or wilfully neglect to give in such list as aforesaid, or shall knowingly or wilfully give in a false or imperfect list, you so offending will, for every such offence, forfeit and be liable to pay a sum not exceeding £10. Given under our hands and seals, this - day of --. No. LXXIII. Notice to be given to surveyors of highways. From Schedule to Stat. 3 Geo. 4. c. 126.Vide ante, p. 245. To the surveyors of the highways of the parish or place of --, in the county of-. I do hereby give you notice, that the list delivered by you to me as surveyor of the turnpike road from to, in the said county of --, of the names of the several persons who within your said parish or place are by law liable to do statute work for the present year, or to the payment of money in lieu of or as a composition for such statute work, will be laid before two of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, in pursuance of the directions of the Act passed in the year of his Majesty King George the-, intituled, " An Act," &c. on the -- day of, at, in the said county, in order that such two justices may adjudge and determine what part or proportion of the statute work for the said year shall be done upon the said road, and also what proportion of the composition-money shall be paid to the trustees of the said road, or to their treasurer. And I do hereby give you further notice, that I shall apply to the justices for [one-half, one-third, as the case may be,] of the statute duty from your parish for this year, which according to the list delivered by you will be (say) - days in the whole in composition-money. If you object to this division, you will in course appear, but if not, the same will be confirmed by the justices, if they think proper. Dated this day of —, —. Surveyor of the said turnpike road. - |