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1823. March 29. S. 9. V. Interior
1823. March 29.

S. 9. V. Interior communication Minister's functions.

Article 1. Saving exceptions, to the interior communication Minster belong the three functions relatively to all such instruments of communication between any part and any other of the territory of the state, as are at the disposal of Government.

Article 2. Examples of such as are fixt are the following. 1. Roads, whether in the open country or in town. 2. Lakes, Rivers, and the beds of both when dry. 3. Artificial Canals, with the Locks, Tunnels, and other works thereto belonging. 4. Bridges and dry Tunnels. 5. Aqueducts. 6. Toll-houses, for the collection of Toll money for the use of any of the above instruments of communication. 7. Letter Post Houses. 8. Carriage Post Houses. 9. Inns for the use of Travellers.

Article 3. Examples of moveable instruments of communication are the following. 1. Vehicles of all sorts, habitually employed in the conveyance of Passengers, or Goods, or both. 2. Beasts of saddle and draught of all sorts so employed.

Article 4. Exceptions are all such Instruments of the above sorts as by the Executive Chief shall have been placed at the disposal of 1. the Army Minister, 2. the Navy Minister, 3. the Preventive Service Minister, 4. the indigance Relief Minister, 5. the Education Minister, or 6. the National Domain Minister.

Article 5. So the Statistic and melioration-suggesting functions, relatively to all such instruments of communication as are at the disposal of any Sub-Legislature, or of any individual or body of individuals.
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