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Highways Act 1695
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VI.General Surveyor, &c. of the King's private Roads, compounding, &c. with Carrier, &c.
Penalty £40.
And bee it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That in case any General Surveyor or Deputy Surveyor or Supervisor of His Majesties owne Private Roads or other Person or Persons shall make any Composition or Deemand take or receive any Sume or Summes of Money or other Reward whatsoever of any Carrier Waggoner or other Person or Persons upon the account of drawing with any Number of Horses or Oxen otherwise than as is appointed by this Act or for any other Offence in relation to the High-ways that every such Person or Persons so offending shall forfeit for every such Offence the Summe of Forty Pounds One Moiety whereof shall bee applied to the Repaire of the said High-ways and the other Moiety to the Use of such Person who shall sue for the same to bee recovered by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information wherein noe Essoigne Protection Priveledge or Wager of Law shall bee allowed nor any more then one Imparlance Any Law Statute or Usage to the contrary notwitstanding.
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