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ful obstruction to the road, are subject to a penalty of 40s. over and above any 

 damage which they may have occasioned. Ibid., s. 121, and 4 Geo. IV., c. 95, 

 s. G9. 



Carriages. 



The Christian and surname of the owner, and the place of his abode, must be 

 painted in straight lines upon some conspicuous part of the ofF-side of every cart 

 or waggon in legible characters not less than one inch in height, under penalty 

 of 5/. 4 Geo. IV., c. 95, s. 15. 



Carters driving any cart or waggon on a turnpike-road, drawn by more than 

 two horses, may not ride upon such carriage, nor be at such a distance from it, 

 or in such a situation, as not to have the complete direction and control of the 

 cattle drawing the same. He must also keep it on the left or near-side of the 

 road, so as not to impede the passage of any other carriage ; and, on demand, 

 discover the name of the owner, if it be not painted on it : under a penalty of 

 40s., if he be only the driver ; but, if also the owner of the cari'iage, then of 5l. 

 3 Geo. IV., c. 126, s. 132. 



Any person may act as the driver of two carts on any turnpike-road, not being 

 within ten miles of the city of London, provided that they be drawn by only one 

 horse each, and the horse of the hinder cart be attached by a rein to the back 

 part of the foremost one, or if not, he is subject to a penalty of 20.<?. Ibid., s. 1 30. 



No waggon or cart travelling on a turnpike-road can he legally driven by any 

 person who has not attained the full age of thirteen years, under a penalty of 

 10*., to be paid by the owner of the carriage. Ibid., s. 131. 



Tolls. 



By the same Act all waggons, carts, and carriages, and the cattle by which 

 they are drawn, if employed in the conveyance of any species of manure to be 

 laid upon the land, or of hay, straw, fodder for cattle, or corn unthrashed, — 

 except hay, straw, and corn carried for sale, — or carrying only one tree, or one 

 log of timber, or materials for the repair of roads, are exempt from toll, bolh 

 going and returning. When going empty to procure such loads, the driver 

 must, however, pay the toll ; but the collector must give him a ticket, entitled 

 a " ticket of exemption," on the production of which with the return load the 

 money must be repaid : and if the collector refuses to give either the ticket 

 or the return of the toll received, he is subject to a penalty not exceeding 5l., 

 upon summons before any justice of the peace for the county in which the offence 

 may have been committed Ibid., s. 27 and 28. But as disputes have arisen 

 as to these exemptions from toll, it was enacted by Stat. 5 and G Will. IV., 

 c. 18, that after the 1st of January, 1836, that no toll shall be taken on any 

 turnpike-road for any horse, beast, cattle, orcarriage, when employed in carrving 

 only dung, soil, compcist, or manure for land, except lime, and the necessary 

 implements used for filling the manure, and the cloth used in covering any hay, 

 clover, or straw, conveyed. 



The Act, however, does not exempt carriages upon roads which are specially 

 made subject to toll by local acts ; nor does it extend to Scotland or Ireland"; 

 lb., s. 2 and 4. But all cattle going to or from pasture, or to be farried, are exempt, 

 except at gates within six miles of London. 1 and 2 Will. IV., c. 25. 



The weights hereafter specified are allowed to every cart, wain, or waggon 

 travelling upon turnpike-roads, together with their loads, viz. : — 



Four-wheeled carriages, having the fellies of the wheels of 



the breadth of 9 inches ...... 



Two-wheeled ditto ....... 



Four-wheeled carriages, with fellies of 6 inches 

 Two-wheeled ditto ....... 



Four-wheeled carriages, having the fellies less than six 



inches and more than 4^ inches broad ... 

 Two-wheeled ditto ....... 



Four-wheeled carriages, having the fellies of any breadth 



less than 4J inches ...... 



Two-wheeled ditto ....... 



