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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1835.

being first read to the party and his securities, which said entry
or endorsement, the said justice of the peace signing his name
thereto, shall have the same force and effect as if the same had
been written out at length and signed by the justice.

Repealing
clause.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That all acts inconsistent with
this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed ; and in all cases

Directions
for making
entries of
securities in
Baltimore,
&c.

of judgments rendered by justices of the peace, in the city of
Baltimore, and by judgments of Baltimore county court, shall
be signed by the said securities, in presence of said justices, or
where any securities shall be incapable of writing, their marks
in lieu of signatures shall be affixed, and shall be witnessed by
some persons knowing the securities aforesaid, to be the per-
sons they represent themselves, of which knowledge the said
justices shall be satisfied, and shall so state on said entry.

CHAPTER 305.

*1831,ch.
85.

A SUPPLEMENT to an ACT,* entitled, an Act for the Preservation and
Repair of that part of the United States Road, within the Limits of the
State of Maryland.

Rates of
toil.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That in lieu of the rates of toll established by the act to which
this is a supplement, the following rates of toil shall be de-
manded and received by the toll collectors, from every person
passing the gates, that is to say, for every space of ten miles on
said road, and so in proportion for every greater or less distance
to wit : for every score of sheep, or hogs, eight cents ; for every
score of cattle, sixteen cents ; for every horse and his rider or
led-horse, four cents; for every dearborn, chair, chaise, sleigh
or sled, with one horse, eight cents; for every chariot, coach,
stage, wagon, phaeton, or chaise with two horses, sixteen cents;
for either of the carriages last mentioned with four horses,
twenty-five cents; for every other carriage of pleasure under
whatsoever name it may go, the like sums according to the
number of horses drawing the same; for every cart or wagon
whose wheels do not exceed the breadth of four inches, for
each horse, ass, mule or ox, drawing the same, eight cents ; for
every cart or wagon whose wheels exceed in breadth four
inches, and not exceeding seven inches, for every horse draw-
ing the same, six cents; for every cart, wagon or other car-
riage the breadth of whose wheels shall exceed seven inches or
which shall roll that breadth by reason of a difference ia the
length of the axletree, for every horse drawing the same, two
cents, fractions of less than a mile to be computed as a mile,
one mile and part of a mile to be computed as two, and so
throughout the whole distance; fractions of less than a cent to
be charged as one cent; and part of a cent shall be computed
and charged as a cent.