Highways Act 1696

VII. Special Sessions held pursuant to 3 W. & M. c. 12. § 8.

Where cross Highways meet, may direct a Guide Stone or Post to be erected; Surveyors neglecting to fix such Post, Penalty 10s.

And for the better convenience of travelling in such Parts of this Kingdome which are remote from Towns and where several High-ways meet Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it shall and may be lawfull to and for his Majesties Justices of the Peace att their respective Special Sessions to be held once in Fource Months by virtue of an Act made in the Third and Fourth Yeares of the Reigne of King William and Queen Mary intituled An Act for the better repairing & amending the High-ways and for settling the Rates of Carriage of Goods so often and in such Cases as they shall think necessary to direct their Precept to the Surveyors of the High-ways in any Parish or Place where Two or more Crosse High-ways meet requiring them forthwith to cause to be erected or fixed in the most convenient Place where such Ways joyn a Stone or Post with an Inscription thereon in large Letters containing the Name of the next Markett Towne to which each of the said joyning High-ways leads who is to be reimburst according as the said Act for the repairing of High-ways directs And in case any Surveyor or Surveyors shall by the Space of Three Months after such Precept to him or them directed and delivered neglect or refuse to cause such Stone or Post to be fixed as is aforesaid every such Offender shall forfeit the Su[m]m of Ten Shillings to be levied by Warr^t. under the Hand and Seale of any Justice of the Peace of the Peace of Riding Division or Liberty where such Parish or Place shall be such Warr ^t. to be directed to the Constable of such Parish or Place requiring him to distraine the Goods of such Offendor and sell the same rendring to him the Overplus (if any be) and to imploy such Su[m]m so levied in and towards such Stone or Post as is aforesaid and in case any Part of the said Su[m]m shall remaine after such Stone or Post erected then to imploy such remaining Su[m]m in amending the same crosse High-ways and not otherwise.