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	Tolbooth or tollbooth may refer to: * Places for the collection of payment at toll road Toll road A toll road, , is a road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels.... s or customs Customs Customs is an authority or Government agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding Duty and for controlling the flow of goods including animals, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of a country.... Historical Scottish term for places where councils met (some of which contained prison cells underneath). Especially well-known among them are: "The Old Tolbooth" or "The Toolbooth Jail" in Edinburgh, with which some memorable episodes in the city's history are concerned. (See Porteous Riots Porteous Riots The Porteous Riots surrounded the activities of Captain John Porteous, , Captain of the City guard of Edinburgh, Scotland, who was lynching by a mob for his part in the killing of innocent civilians while ordering the men under his command to quell a disturbance during a public hanging in the Grassmarket, Edinburgh in April 1736.... , The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Heart of Midlothian (Royal Mile) Heart of Midlothian (Royal Mile) The Heart of Midlothian is a heart-shaped mosaic built into the pavement near the West Door of St Giles High Kirk on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, not far from Parliament House, Edinburgh, which was the former Parliament of Scotland, and now the site of the Court of Session and Writers to the Signet.... ) The Tollbooth Steeple in the Merchant City Merchant City The Merchant City is a district in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland.... area of Glasgow Stonehaven Tolbooth Stonehaven Tolbooth The Stonehaven Tolbooth is a late sixteenth century stone building originally used as a courthouse and a prison in the town of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.... , a 16th century prison in Aberdeenshire Tollbooth is also a character from the G.I. Joe universe List of G.I. Joe ARAH characters The list covers every known character in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series to have received his/her own action figure. The list only covers individuals and the year they debuted.... Tollbooth is a 1994 film directed by Salomé Breziner Salomé Breziner Salom? Breziner or Salome Breziner is a film director, screenwriter, and script supervisor, best known for directing and writing Fast Sofa.... , and starring Lenny Von Dohlen and Fairuza Balk