A BILL [WITH THE AMENDMENTS] TO EXPLAIN, AMEND, AND REDUCE INTO ONE ACT OF PARLIAMENT, THE GENERAL LAWS NOW IN BEING, FOR REGULATING THE TURNPIKE ROADS OF THIS KINGDOM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. [Title given by Elliston-Erwood]: Bill (part only) that became 13 Geo III c 84 and repealed by 3 Geo IV c 126 General Turnpike Act.

PARLIAMENTARY BILL.

Publication Date: 1773

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Folio. 8.5 x 13.5 inches. pp.13 to 43 only. Title on verso of p.43. Disbound in paper wrappers, with hand-written title label. Tears and missing sections in margins, not affecting text; some staining, especially of title, but otherwise fine condition. Individual acts of Parliament were required to establish turnpike trusts for specific roads, but it was also found necessary to pass more general acts from time to time to regulate the powers and responsibilities of the trusts in the light of experience. This bill, which led to the 1773 General Turnpike Act, followed the first Turnpike Act of 1663 and another general act of 1766 (repealed by the 1773 Act). Perhaps the most significant of the financial provisions proposed here are the farming of tolls by auction and the enforcement of subscriptions by persons who have agreed to advance funds to allow a road to be constructed or repaired. This had already become the established method of financing turnpikes. The bill was passed into law as the General Turnpike Act of 1773 and remained in effect until the 1823 Act came into force. KENT ROADS ACTS ROADS 18TH CENTURY KENT. Seller Inventory # 20890

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Title: A BILL [WITH THE AMENDMENTS] TO EXPLAIN, ...

Publication Date: 1773

Condition: Albert, Turnpike Road System.