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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 883, 12 October 1867, Page 4

TOLL-GATE ACT, 1867. WHEREAS it is necessary to provide means for keeping in repair the main roads through the Province : Be it therefor*} enacted by the Superintendent of the Province of Hawke's Bay with the advice and consent of the Provincial, Council thereof as follows : — * . I. The Superintendent with the advice of the Exeoutive. Coy noil is hereby authorised to erect a Toll Bar and other works necessary thereto at a convenient place between the Southern Boundary of the Town of Napier and Tareha's Bridge aud from time to time to appoint and remove keepers for the same and issue regulations for their guidance aud shall fix by proclamation in the Hawke's Bay Government Gazette the day on and after which Tolls shall be levied at such Toll-bar aud such Tolls shall be at the rates set forth in the schedule to this Act attached. 11. No Toll shall be taken for any horse or carriage belonging to or under hire to any officer of the Geuerai or Provincial Government when travelling on the public service nor for aoy horse beast or carriage employed in the conveyance of her Majesty's mails uor in respect of horses or carriages used by policemen on duty for the conveyance of themselves and prisoners in their charge. 111. All officers and soldiers both of the Queen's service or of the Militia and Volunteer forces of the colony being in proper uniform and on duty and their horses and all carriages and horses belonging to her Majesty or employed in her service shall be exempt from the payment of any Tolls made payable by this Act. IV. The Keeper or Collector shall put up and continue at tbe Toll-gate a table to be printed or painted in distinct black colors and figures with a white ground of all Tolls there payable and shall renew such table whenever auy letters or figures thereof shall be defaced and the said collector shall also provide tickets denoting the payment of Toll and on such tickets shall be specified the date on which the same ticket shall be delivered one of which tickets shall be delivered gratis to the person paying Toll and on production of such ticket at such Toll-gate the person to whom the same was delivered on producing the same shnll during the day of the date of such ticket pass through the said gate -without paying any further or additional Toll, V. The Collector shall giver satisfactory .security for duly accounting for and paying over the money received by him, VI. The Superintendent may at any time lease the tolls by public auction or tender for any period uot exceeding one year at onetime, subject to such conditions and regulations as he may think fit ; Provided they are not repugnant to the provisious of this Act and the person to whom such Tolls may be leased shall be deemed to be a Collector appointed by virtue of this Act. VIL It shall be lawful for the Superintendent to order and cause to be built fixed and erected at (he said toll-gates or at such distance therefrom as he shall think expedient a Weighbridge with a suitable house or other buildings thereto proper for the weighing of waggons or carriages conveying auy goods or merchandize whatsoever and by notice on a board for that purpose to be put up at every such Weighing Machine to order and direct all'aud every such waggons or carriages demanding to pass through such Toll-gate shall at the request of the keeper or collector be weighed together with the loading thereof. VIII. All waggons aud other vehicles which with their loadings shall be ascertained to weigh more than two tons shall pay double the rates of tolls enumerated in the said Schedule. IX. The Superintendent shall on due application compound and agree with auy person or persons for any term not exceeding one year nor less than six mouths at any oue time for the Tolls payable iv respect of one horse and one cart or other vehicle drawn by oue horse passing through the said Tollgate for the said periods of oue year or six months as the case may be for the sums hereinafter mentioned that is to say for one year ten pouuds and for six mouths five pouuds: Provided always that such horse aud cart or other vehicle shall be the bonafide property of the persou so compoundiug. K. If aoy Collector shall uot place such board as aforesaid and keep the same there durtug the time he shall be Collector or shall demand a greater or less toll from any persou than he shall be authorised to do by virtue of this Act or shall refuse to permit or shall in any wise hinder any person from reading the inscription on the Toll-board or shall refuse to tell his name to any pei'Bon"who shall demand the same or shall give a false name or on the legal Toll being paid or teudered shall unnecessarily detain or wilfully obstruct or hinder any passenger from passing through the Toll-gate or make use of any scurrilous language to auy passeDger or other person, there in every such cues the Toll Collector shall forfeit for every such offence any sum not exceeding Teu Pouuds. XI. If any person shall do any act whatever in order or with intent to evade the payment of all or any of the Tolls by this Act imposed and whereby the same shall be evaded every such person shall for every such offence forfeit aud pay any sum not exceeding Five Pouuds in addition to the Toll evaded to be recovered iv a summary way. XII*. All sums aud sums of money to be collected by virtue of this Act after deductiug the charges of collection shall be applied by the Superintendent towards the maintenance and repairs of the public road leading from Napier to the Ngaruroro Bridge and also the road extending from Tareha's Bridge to the eastern base of the Puketapu Hills. Xllf. For the purposes of this Act wherever the word Superintendent shall be used the same shall be held to mean the Superintendent acting by and with the ailvice of the Executive Council. XIV. The short title of this Act shall be "The Toll Gate Act 1867." SCHEDULE. s. d. For every Dray drawn by Bullocks 2 6 For every Dray Carfc or other vehicle drawn by more than one horse 1 6 . For every Dray Cart or other vehicle drawn by one horse 1 0 For every Horse Ass or Mule ••• 0 6 For every Horned or neat Cattle per head 0 1^ For every Sheep Goat or Pig 0 °?

Fencing Notices. To the Owner or Owners Of Section No. 360, township of Napier. Or whomsoever it may concern. fTIAKE NOTICE that I, the undersigned X JOHN RENOUF, owner of seotiona Nos. 266 and 266, as above, intend erecting a dividing feuce between my land and the secflonl&bovenatned, in_ conformity with the Fencing Act of the Provincial Council of the Province of Wellington. Session 1 No. 13, and of the Fencing Amendment Aot of the Provinoial Council of Hawke'a Bay. Session 8 No. 7, and I hereby require you to assist in erecting the said dividing fence within 31 days from thid date, otherwise I shall proceed to .erect the same and call upon you for payment of one-half the cost of erecting or making the whole of such dividing fence. JOHN KENOUF. Napier, September 20, 1867. 169 To iV. Williams, Or Owner of Section No. 5, being portion of Suburban Section No. 61, Milton-road. TTUKE NOTICE that I, the undersigned JL Cuarlea P. Lound, owner of Section 1 1» intend erecting a dividing fence between my land and the section abovenamed, in conformity with the Fencing Act of the Provincial Council of the Provinoe of Wellington, Session 1 No. 13, and of the Fencing Amendment Act of the Provincial Council of Hawke's Bay, Session 8 No. 7, and I hereby require you to assist in erecting the - taid dividing fence within 31 days from this ' date, otherwise I shall proceed to erect the same and call upon you for payment of onehalf the cost of erecting or making the whole of • such dividing fence. CHARLES P. LOUND. Napier, Sept. 21, 1807. 170 To the Owner or Owners of , Town,, Sections Nos. 826, 823, 824, Clyde, Or whomsoever it may concern. fpAKE NOTICE that I, the undersigned, J. J. J. M'NAMEE, intend erecting a dividing fence between my land and that , occupied by you, in conformity with the Fencing Aot of the Provincial Council ;pf the Province 'of Wellington, Session 1 No. 13, and of, the Fencing Amendment Act of the Provincial Council of Hawke's Bay, : Session 8 No. 7, and I hereby require you to assist iv erecting the said dividing fence .within 31 dayß from this date, otherwise I Bhall proceed to erect the same and call upon -you for payment of one-half fhe cost of erect-j-jhjr* or making the whole of sucb diyidiDg i<3»ce. •'.■' V 1 "" • ' .'.•"!."- •"'.; .-..•.;.• Ji J. M'NAMEE. 7 Cly<fy Sept. 28, 1867, 11 ,ixrtO