Commissioners to be appointed to view 
and report. 
Effect thereof. 
Penalty on conviction. 
Service of process when good. 
River divided into two grand sections. 
Proceeding on completion of the first 
grand section. 
Governor to appoint three viewers. 
Report to be made to the governor. 
License to fix places to collect tolls. 
Collectors of tolls to be appoint 
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such complainant to the said Josiah White, George F. A. Hauto and 
Erskine Hazard, their heirs and assigns, or to any or either of them), to 
appoint three commissioners to view the said breach or obstacle and 
report to them at their next sessions the state thereof, and whether it 
is conformable to the provisions of this act; which report on oath or 
affirmation, if it contain an offence against this act, shall be sufficient 
eround for the court to direct a bill of indictment to be sent to the grand 
jury against the said Josiah White, George F. A. Hauto and Erskine 
Hazard, their heirs and assigns; and upon conviction for every such 
offence they shall be liable to pay all damages resulting therefrom, to 
be recovered before a court of competent jurisdiction, and a fine not 
exceeding two hundred dollars at the discretion of the court, for the 
use of the poor of the said county or township; and the service of any 
civil process upon the toll gathered in the proper county, and next 
to the place where the offence shall have been committed, shall be held 
as good and available in Jaw as if served on the said Josiah White, 
George F. A. Hauto and Erskine Hazard, their heirs and assigns. 
Secr. 10. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 
the river Lehigh for the purpose of said improvements shall be divided 
into two grand sections, the first grand section to begin at the mouth of 
said river and to end at the mouth of Nescohoning creek, the second 
grand section to begin at the said Nescohoning creek and to end at the 
foot of the great falls; the second grand section to be subdivided into 
sections of ten miles each. 
Sect. 11. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 
as soon as the said Josiah White, George F. A. Hauto and Erskine 
Hazard, and their heirs and assigns, shall have improved the said first 
grand section of said river ending at said Nescohoning creek, they shall 
give notice thereof to the Governor of the commonwealth, who shall 
thereupon forthwith appoint three skilful, judicious and disinterested 
persons to view and examine the said grand section, and report to him 
in writing whether that part of the navigation is completed in the man- 
ner aforementioned according to the true intent and meaning of this 
act; and if the report of them or a majority of them shall be in the 
affirmative, then the Governor shall by license under his hand and the 
lesser seal of the commonwealth, permit and suffer the said Josiah 
White, George F. A. Hauto and Erskine Hazard, their heirs and assigns, 
to fix upon and appoint so many places at or between the places before 
mentioned as will be necessary and sufficient to collect the tolls and 
duties hereinafter granted to the said Josiah White, George F. A. Hauto 
and Erskine Hazard, their heirs and assigns; and the same process shall 
be had upon the completion of each succeeding ten miles in the second 
grand section. 
Sect. 12. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 
it shall and may be lawful for the said Josiah White, George F. A. 
Hauto and Erskine Hazard, their heirs and assigns, as soon as they have 
obtained the Governor’s permission as aforesaid for fixing upon and 
appointing proper places for collecting tolls and duties as aforesaid, to 
appoint so many collectors of tolls as they shall think proper, and that 
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