Bridges Act 1670

Surveyors, &c. to cause Acts of Parliament for repairing the Highways to be executed.

Neglecting, &c, Penalty; how to be levied and employed.

For the better repairing and amending of the Highwayes, now generally spoyled by the extraordinary and unreasonable ladeing of Waggens and other Carriages and the neglect of repaireing and preserveing the same Bee it enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majestie by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and [X1 of] the Commons in this present Parlyament assembled and by the Authoritie of the same That all Constables and Surveyours of the Highwayes from time to time dureing their continuance in such their Office or Offices shall cause the severall Acts of Parlyament heretofore made and yet in force for or touching the repaireing; amending or enlargeing of Highwayes not hereby in any part altered or repealed to be putt in Execution within the Limits of their respective Parishes and places, and the penaltyes thereby imposed to be leavyed and disposed of as by the said severall Acts is directed, And every Constable & Surveyour of the Highwayes refuseing or neglecting to putt the said Acts in Execution or wilfully suffering any Waggons or Carts to passe through his respective Limitts with any more Horses or other Carle or in other manner then by this Act is allowed shall upon complaint thereof made to any Justice of the Peace of the place or division, where such neglect shall be proved to be done by the Oath of any one credible Witnesse (which Oath such Justice is hereby impowered to administer) or upon view of the Justice himselfe be thereof convicted, and shall incurr such Fine as the same Justice shall thinke fitt to impose on such Officer not exceeding the summe of forty shillings for any one offence, The same Fine to be leavyed by the High Constable of such place or division, or any other Officer [X1 by Warrant] under the Hand and Seale of such Justices of the Peace upon the Goods and Chattells of the persons soe offending (rendering the overplus to the Owner thereof, all necessary charge in leavying the same being first deducted) to be imployed for the amending of the Highwayes of the Parish or place where such neglect shall be found as the said Justice or Justices shall appoint for the doeing thereof

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