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Abraham Witmer angle April Barn bears Bird-in-Hand Borough of Lancaster carriage Chester County Church City of Philadelphia Conestoga COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY County of Chester County of Lancaster Court Date David Witmer Degrees distance dry culvert Edward Edward Hand falls N Ferree ferry Gap road gate George Governor Henry Herr Smith intersection Jacob John King's Highway laid Lancaster County LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL Lancaster Turnpike Road land Landis Leaman Lightner LONG TURNPIKE Meeting House mile stone mill Miss north side Note November old Lancaster road Pches Pennsylvania Pequea Creek perches Perot Peter Forney Philadelphia and Lancaster Philadelphia Counties president private road leading public road leading range Robert Samuel Schuylkill Sign sold south side spring culvert Strasburg Strasburg road survey Swede's Ford road thence East thence South Thomas toll Town of Lancaster turnpike road Vernor Vernor's wagon Wagontown wall William Witmer's Bridge
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Halaman 246 - ... for every other carriage of pleasure, under whatever name it may go, the like sums, according to the number of wheels and horses drawing the same...
Halaman 218 - An Act to enable the Governor of this Commonwealth to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from the City of Philadelphia to the Borough of Lancaster.
Halaman 246 - ... persons using the said road, the tolls and rates hereinafter mentioned, and to stop any person riding, leading or driving any horses, cattle, hogs, sheep...
Halaman 219 - Creek any toll for a greater distance than they actually traveled, and there was a further proviso that it should not be lawful for the company to ask from or for persons living on or adjacent to said road, who might have occasion to pass by the said road upon the ordinary business relating to their farms or occupations, who shall not have any other convenient road or way by which they might pass, any toll for passing on or by the said turnpike. A Memorial was presented to the Legislature on January...
Halaman 246 - ... cents for every horse drawing the same; for every cart or wagon, the breadth of whose wheels shall be more than seven inches and not more than ten inches, or being of the breadth of seven inches shall roll more than ten inches, two cents for every horse drawing the same...
Halaman 247 - ... first days of December and May, nor more than eight tons during the rest of the year; that no cart, wagon or carriage of burden whatsoever, whose wheels shall not be of the breadth of nine inches at least, shall be drawn or pass in or over the said road, or any part thereof, with more than six horses, nor shall more than eight horses be attached to any carriage whatsoever, used on...
Halaman 246 - ... and judicious persons to view and examine the same, and report to him in writing whether the said road is so far executed in a masterlyworkmanlike manner, according to the true intent and meaning of this act...
Halaman 221 - ... carriages of burden from passing the gate until such vehicle should be drawn into the scales and the rate of burden therein should be ascertained by weighing ; and that any person who should refuse to drive on such scales for these purposes should forfeit and pay to the president, etc., the sum of not less than five nor more than ten dollars. Section 4 directed that any action or suit that should be brought should be commenced within six months after the fact committed, and not afterwards, and...
Halaman 205 - Xorth 194 perches, thence East 15 Degrees, North 188 perches, thence East 40 Degrees, North 100 perches, to the East Branch of Brandywine Creek, near Thomas Moore's Mill, thence East 17 Degrees, North 86 perches, thence East 43 Degrees, North 114 perches, thence East 35 Degrees, North 392 perches, thence East 16 Degrees, North 216 perches to the aforesaid public Road, near the house of John Spruce, containing in the whole thirty-two Statute miles. "And we conceive the same, as it is now laid out...
Halaman 247 - ... provided that they should proceed upon such inquisition in the same manner and form as upon indictments found by the Grand inquest against the supervisors of the highways for neglect of their duty, and if the persons intrusted by the company should be convicted of the offense, the Court should give judgment according to the nature and aggravation of the neglect and as according to right and justice would be proper in...