“And for all Persons, Cattle and other Animals, such reasonable
charge as shall from time to time he determined by the said
Company.”
In 1835 the Toll Clauses sanctioned by Parliament were generally as
follows:--
Great Western Railway Act, 1835, 5 and 6 William IV., cap. 107, s.
164, 166, 167.
“And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the
said Company to demand, receive, and recover, to and for the
Use and Benefit of the said Company, for the Tonnage of all
Articles, Matters and Things which shall be conveyed upon or
along the said Railway, any Rates or Tolls not exceeding the
following: (that is to say,)
“For all Dung, Compost, and all sorts of Manure, Lime, and
Limestone, and Salt, and all undressed materials for the
Repair of Public Roads or Highways, the Sum of One Penny per
Ton per mile;
“For all Coals, Coke, Culm, Charcoal, Cinders, Building,
Pitching, and Paving Stones Dressed, Bricks, Tiles, Slates,
Clay, Sand, Ironstone, Iron Ore, Pig, Bar, Rod, Hoop, Sheet,
and all other similar Descriptions of wrought Iron and
Castings not manufactured into utensils or other Articles of
Merchandise, the Sum of Three Halfpence per Ton per Mile;
“For all Sugar, Grain, Corn, Flour, Dyewoods, Earthenware,
Timber, Staves, and Deals, Metals (except Iron), Nails,
Anvils, Vices, and Chains, the Sum of Twopence per Ton per
Mile;
“For all Cotton and other Wools, Hides, Drugs, manufactured
Goods, and all other Wares, Merchandise, Articles, Matters,
or things, the Sum of Threepence per ton per Mile.
“And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said
Company, and they are hereby empowered to provide Locomotive
or Stationary Engines or other Power for the drawing or
propelling of any Articles, Matters, or Things, Persons,
Cattle, or Animals, upon the said Railway, and also along
and upon any other Railway communicating therewith, and to
receive, demand, and recover such Sums of Money for the Use
of such Engines or other Power as the said Company shall
think proper, in addition to the several other Rates, Tolls,
or Sums by this Act authorised to be taken.
“And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said
Company, and they are hereby authorised, if they shall think
proper, to use and Employ Locomotive Engines or other Moving
Power, and in Carriages or Wagons drawn or propelled thereby
to Convey upon the said Railway and also along and upon any
other Railway communicating therewith, all such Passengers,
Cattle and other Animals
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