the latter is one near Munydd Maur, composed of upwards of forty thousand cubic yards of earth, &c. At its termination, in Bury River, there is a dock for the reception of shipping. These works were projected and laid out by Messrs. Barnes and Morris, civil engineers, in 1801.
The act, under authority of which this railroad was executed, received the royal assent on the 3rd June, 1802, and is entitled, 'An Act for making and maintaining a Railway or Tramroad, from, or from near, a certain place called The Flats, in the parish of Llanelly, in the county of Carmarthen, to, or near to, certain Lime Works called Castell-y-Garreg, in the parish of Llanfihan-gel-Aberbythich, in the said county; and for making and maintaining a Dock or Basin at the termination of the said Railway or Tramroad, at or near the said place called The Flats.' The subscribers, at the time the act was obtained, were fifty-seven in number, who were incorporated by the name of "The Carmarthenshire Railway or Tramroad Company," and authorized to raise among themselves, for the purposes of this act, the sum of £25,000, in two hundred and fifty shares of £100 each; and if this is insufficient, a further sum of £10,000 may be raised among themselves, or by the admission of new subscribers, or by mortgage of the rates.
RATES OF TONNAGE ON THIS RAILWAY.
| Dung, Limestone, Chalk, Lime, and all other Manure, Clay, Breeze, Ashes, Sand, and Bricks, Tin, Copper, Lead, Iron, Stone, Flints, Coal, Charcoal, Coke, Cuim, Fuller's Earth, Corn, and Seeds, Flour, Malt, and all other Goods, Wares, and Merchandize | 1½d per Ton, per Mile. |
Fractions to be taken as for a Quarter of a Mile, and as for a Quarter of a Ton.
DOCK DUES.
| On every Ship Or Other Vessel entering the Dock or Basin | 1d per Ton, Register Measure. |
| For all Goods exported and imported | 1d per Ton, in addition. |
Goods shipped in this Dock, which have not paid One Penny per Ton, on the Railroad, to make good this Deficiency, in addition to the usual Charge of Dock Dues.
TOLLS FOR HORSES OR CATTLE PASSING ON THE RAILWAY.
| For every Horse, Mare, Gelding, Mule, or Ass, (excepting such as are used on the Railway, or which are going to the Farms or Common) | 2d. |
| Cows and other neat Cattle | 1d each. |
| Sheep, Swine, and Calves | 8d per Score. |
One Hundred and Twenty Pounds to be deemed a Hundred Weight for the Purposes of this Act.
