The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-05-01

' lines respectively 10 render ~ account Of all
monies that have been expended on The ways,
lie for each offence shah forfeit and paw twenty
dollars, 10 be recovered in an action ofdebt
with costs Of suit by The said treasurer 10 the
use the town.
SEC. ~. Be Il further enacted, That II any
person shall lose limb, break bone, or re-
ce've aoy other injsry in his person, or in bis
a.ttssr ~ wFsnfss 81 6ssGssary repair sui aIneni-
meat Ok any highway, csuseway OF bridge
the person or persons injured thereby III IN
and may recover OF the county, town, the per
son or persons who are by law obliged To keep
the same highway, causeway, OF bridge in re-
pair, III case they had reasonable notice OF the
defect, double the damages thereby sustained
| by special action Of the case, before anv
Court proper TO hear and determine he same !
Aud if the life CT any person shall be ost
through the deficiency OF the way, causeN ay
or bridge, or for want Of rails on any bridge,
the county, town, Or persons who are by law
obliged 10 repair aud amend the same, shall
be liable to be anerced in The sum ct three
hundred dollars, to be paid 10 the executor or
administrator Of The deceased Tor the use Of his
heirs, upon CONVICTION before the Cscuit
Court Of Common Pleas, or Supreme Judicial
Court, on presentInent or indictment of the
grant jury.
SEC Is. Be 1t further enacted That in case
the inhabitants OF any town shan be fined up-
on The presentment OF the grand july, or up
on the information OF the attorney general. or
the person acting for the S ate In his absence.
for deficiency III the highways, the surveyor,
within whose hints the deficient ways arev
shall be liable TO refund The sane, With all
costs, 10 The SAID INHABITANTS, upon an action
OF the case to be brought therefor, or the sur
veyor Of highways may be prosecuted Oh pre-
sentiment or Information as aforesaid, and haed
for aoy deficiency that may arse ~ DTS hints:
Provided, such deficiency shall arse from the
negligence OF The surveyor ia not duly expend-
ing The money IN his bills, or in not giving no.
lice Of such deficiency to the seIectmen ID case
iAe sum raised Tor the repair OF the highways
! py the town, shall be found insufficient for
) that purpose.
u SEC. Is. Be u further enacted, That the
several towns 10 this State having popula--
ton Of eight hundred Inhabitants, al any pub
lie legal meeting OF the inhabitants lhereof reg
lularly notified u warned for that purpose, may
vote 10 raise any SUN OF money, 10 De LAID out
tor the making and repairing Of highways in
SAID towns, as they may deem necessary nd
may by vote OF said towns, IL they see CT,
direct the same 10 be assessed IN money on
the polls and rateable estate real and personal
OF the inhabitants, residents and non residents
OF their town, as other town charges are by
law assessed, and the same 10 be committed
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lected and paid as other town charges are col
lected and paid.
Sac. 20. be AZ further enacted, That all
fines imposed by The Supreme judicial Court.
or by the Circuit Court OF Common Pleas
within this State, or any town for any neglect
in making or repairing anyhigbways or bridges
within the same, shall be appropriated aud dis
posed OF, tor the making and repairing the
highways and bridges SO defective as atoIe-
said.
SEC. Fl. Be a further enacted, That the
Supreme Judicial Court or the Circuit Court
of Common Pleas shall, at The session when
any such fine shall be imposed as Aforesaid,
appoint one or more person or persons 10 su-
perin.end The collection and appropriation Of
the same Tor the purposes aforesaid !; whose
duty Il shall be TO attend TO the collection OF
such fine, and the Appropriation ihereof in
manner aforesaid and shall make return Of
bis or their doings therein 10 the Court, that
may have imposed said fine, whenever there
to by them required.
SEC. 90. BE ii further enacted, That the 10.
habitanis Of plantation. who are or SHALL be
empowered and required to assess taxes upon
themselves towards The support Of government,
or for deffaying the charges Of any county,
shall he vested with like powers, be- under rhe
like obligations, sDd liable 10 ike penalties.
SO far a. such powers, obligations and penal
ties have any relation 10 making, repsiring or
amending The highways and for compensating
any individual who may sufer damage by lay
ing out any highway as the towns within this
State have, are under, or subject TO and ike
proceedings shall be had by and against such
plantations as may be had by or against said
towns, In every case respecting the highways,
mutstis Inutandis. And The assessors OF such
plantations shall be held to perform al the de-
ties required of the seeclmen OF towns relating
to highways and invested with the same pow.
ers
Sac. %. Be Il further enacted, That all
highways laid out or hereafter to be laid out
through any tracts Of land in this State, not
comprehended within the bounds Of sny H.
cofPoratsd town or plantation Aforesaid, shall
be made passable and convenient tor travelling
and kept IN good repair by ibe owners or pro-
prie,ors OF the said tract Of land township or
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