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SALE,

power of, in Highway Acts, observations upon, 29
of old highway, when diverted or extinguished by two
justices, 386, 405

of old turnpike road, when diverted, &c. 420, 424
lands or tenements by turnpike trustees,

of unnecessary

425

SESSIONS,

Special, how to be convened, 178, 395

diversion, &c. of highways, by order of two

justices, must be made at, 395

SKID-PANS,

may be ordered to be used upon turnpike roads, 314
STAITH,

as to the erection of in a public river, 449

STATUTE-DUTY,

proportions of, 125

notice of, to be given, 129

penalty for not performing, 130, 134

justices may order the performance of, in kind, 131

exemptions from, 134

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during seed-month and harvest-months,
not wanted upon turnpike roads, may be transferred to
other highways, 137, 248

to be performed on turnpike roads, 243

STATUTE-DUTY-COMPOSITION,
amount of for statute labour, 138
amount of for land in occupation, 144

power to justices to exempt from, 147

notice to be given of the time of compounding, 148

regulations as to, where there is a change of occupation
during the year, 148

proportion of to be paid to the treasurer of turnpike
roads, 149

power to turnpike trustees to make, 249

SURVEYOR,

of highways, appointment of, 105

with a salary, appointment of, 112, 116

assistant to, appointment of, 114

duty of, 115

bond to be given by, 115

power to appoint, in case of death, &c. of

preceding surveyor, 117

of highways, abstract of the Act to be given to, as a

charge, 118

PROCEEDINGS,

forms of, under Highway Acts, 179
under Turnpike Acts, 323

under Highway Acts, not to be quashed for want of
form, or removed by certiorari, 517

under Turnpike Acts, not to be quashed for want of
form, or removed by certiorari, 552

PROPERTY,

right of, vested in turnpike trustees, 214

of materials, &c. for highways, to be laid in surveyor
generally, upon any indictment or information, 513
of materials, &c. for turnpike roads, to be laid in trustees
generally, on any indictment or information, 541
of materials, &c. for bridges, to be laid in inhabitants
of the county, in any indictment or information, (see
Addenda.)

PROSECUTIONS,

may be brought by turnpike trustees, 541
PROSECUTORS,

under Highway Acts, how to recover penalties, 511
under Turnpike Acts, how to recover penalties, 546
PURCHASE-MONEY,

payment of, by turnpike trustees, 419, 430, 433
QUALIFICATION,

of trustees of turnpike roads, 184

RECOVERY.

of tolls, 259

of penalties and forfeitures under Highway Acts, 509

REPAIR,

under Turnpike Acts, 543

of highways, assessment for, 161

REPOSITORIES,

for materials, may be purchased by turnpike trustees,

242

RIGHT,

to the soil of highways, 23

of way is a public easement, 23
to the freehold of public bridges, 337
to the soil of turnpike roads, 218

RIVER,

public navigable, nature of, 19, 444

TOLLS-continued

may be reduced by canal or rail-road companies, upon
the carriage of materials for turnpike roads, 242

TOLL-GATES,

how to be erected or discontinued, 256

if illegally erected, may be removed by order of jus-
tices, 257

lamps to be lighted upon, 258

TOLL-HOUSES, &c.

vested in the trustees, 214

if unnecessary, not to be sold, but to be pulled down
and the materials sold, 215

occupation of by lessees, &c. 216

power of re-entry upon, by trustees, 216

TOWNSHIP,

liability of to repair its highways, 95

TRANSFER,

by surveyor of highways to his successor, 118, 120
TREES,

to be lopped, &c. under Highway Acts, 173

TRESPASS,

under Turnpike Acts, 319

to depasture along a highway, 25

TRUSTEES,

may sell land for the improvement of a turnpike road,

415

payment of the purchase-money to, 430

TRUSTEES (TURNPIKE,)

qualification of, 184

oath to be taken by, 187

not to act where interested, 189

penalty for acting when not qualified, 190

191

upon having an interest in any office, contract, &c.

penalty not to extend to having shares in canal or rail-
way companies contracting with the trustees, 194
appointment of new, 194

meetings of, 195

proceedings of, to be entered in a book, 200
books of account to be kept by, 202

to circulate a general statement of the funds of the road,

203

TRUSTEES (TURNPIKE)-continued.

to audit accounts of the treasurer, clerk, and surveyor,

203

power to enter into contracts, 205

to be competent witnesses, 206
general liability of, 207

actions by and against, 211, 213

right of property vested in, 214

have no right to the soil, or mines, &c., 218
power to sell the soil of unnecessary roads, 218
unnecessary tenements, 219, 425.

may appoint officers with salaries, 219

not to appoint the same person to be treasurer and clerk,
or surveyor and clerk, 220, 221

not to appoint victuallers to offices, 222
to take security from their treasurer, 222

may appoint temporary collectors, 223

may purchase land whereout to get materials, 241
may purchase repositories for materials, 242

may compound for statute duty, 249

may contract with persons liable to repair by prescrip-
tion-and with parishes liable to the repair of bridges,
250, 251

may measure the wheels of waggons, &c. passing through
any turnpike gate, 268

may mortgage the tolls, 302

may discharge mortgages by lot, 308

may renew mortgages, lost or mislaid, 310

not to be personally liable on mortgages, 310

to erect mile-stones, &c., 320

may administer oaths, 321

may order skid-pans to be used, 314

power to make and repair causeways, 314

may improve, divert, or extinguish turnpike road, 411
may buy land; and as to payment of purchase-money and
conversion of the land purchased, 411, 419

may purchase land from persons under disability, 415
payment of money to or in trust for vendors lying under
disability, 430

may be ordered to pay expences, &c. where vendor is
under disability, 435

payment of purchase-money by, where title is not satis-
factory, or owner not known, 433

where dispute arises as to the purchase of land by, to
be settled by a jury-and as to the payment of the

TRUSTEES (TURNPIKE)-continued.
may sell old road, 420, 424

form of conveyance by, 427

not to pull down houses, or take in gardens, or deviate
more than 100 yards without the consent of the owner;
which consent may be given by persons under dis-
ability, 428

persons in possession of land purchased by, presump-
tively entitled, 434

to fence new roads, 435

may direct prosecutions, 541

property to be laid in, generally, on any indictment or
information, 541

TURNPIKE ACTS,

exemptions from the operation of, 182

explanation of words in, 183

penalty on resisting the execution of, 536

penalties under, recovery and application of, 543
appeal against proceedings under, 550

TURNPIKE BILL,

power to consent to, by affidavit, 322

TURNPIKE ROADS,

parish liable to be indicted for the non-repair of, 76, 538
repair of, 180

general statement of the funds of, to be made out and
circulated, 203

what shall be deemed the centre of, 313

diversion and extinction of, 411

nuisances and annoyances to, and encroachments upon,
penalty for making, 521

penalty for working injury to the road or annoyances to
the passengers, 521

VENUE,

in indictments for non-repair of highway, 471

VICTUALLERS,

not to be appointed to offices under Turnpike Acts, 222
WATERING,

turnpike roads, 312

WEIGHING ENGINES,

to be erected-may be erected for the use of adjoining

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