Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-07-08

other cause, or any DrldSe snail NC lil-
paired, so the passage Of teams or trav-
ellers on said road or bridge shall be dan
gerous, and the supervisor in the district
in which such obstruction or impaired
bridge may exist, shall be notified of the
same, it shall be his duty to cause such
obstruction to be removed, or bridge re-
paired forthwith for which purpose he
shall Immediately order ou, such number
Of inhabitants of his district as he may
deem necessary to remove said obstruc-
tons, or to repair said bridge.
Sec. 10. That each and every person,
so ordered out, who shall, after having
one days notice, refuse or neglect to at
tend with their proper implements,
wherewith to labor, at the time and
place appointed by the supervisor, or
having attended shall refuse TO obey the
directions of the supervisor, or shall
spend the time in idleness or inattention
to the duties assigned him, every such
delinquent or delinquents shall forfeit
and pay the sum of one dollar for every
such offence TO be recovered, paid over.
accounted for, and appropriated agree
ably to the provisions ofthis act.
Sec. 90 That in all cases where any
person shall, under the direction Of the
supervisor, perform more labor on the
public road than may be due from him,
the supervisor shall give such person a
certificate, specifying the amount of ex-
ira labor so performed; which certificate
shall be assignable, and received for the
amount specified in such certificate, in
discharge of any labor within the same
district, which may be due from the hol-
der of such certificate, in any succeeding
year,under the provisions ofthis act: Pro-
vided, That the two proceeding sections
shall not be so construed as to authorize
any supervisor to order out or direct any
person to perform more than one days
work in any one year, over and above the
amount of labor due from such person,
agreeable to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 81. That the trustees of town.
ships shall meet at the place of holding
annual elections, on the first Monday OF
March at which time and place the sew
eral supervisors Of the township shall at
tend, and produce his list and account Of
all labor performed within their respect,
i've districts agreeably to the provisions
, of this act, together with a statement of
the amount of all fines. penalties and for
feiture by him collected also the a
mount by him expended, in accordance
, with the same; and the trustees are here
by authorized and required to adjust and
settle all accounts so produced by them,
and 10 allow such amount for delinqnen-
ces as they may deem just and reasona-
BILE f; and if upon fair and accurate set
tement, there shall appear to be a bal
ance due TO any supervisor for his ser
vices under this act, the trustees shall
give him an order on the township treas
urer for the amount due, at the rate Of
one dollar per day for the time he may
have been employed: Provided, That
the supervisors shall in all cases, be held
accountable for the full amount and the
faithful application'of labor due in, his dis
trict, unless for good cause shown, the
trustees shall deem it just to remit the
same.
Sec. 90. That if, upon settleme mt with
the township trustees, at their annual
meeting for that purpose, there shall be
any unexpended money in the hands Of
any supervisor, which has been collected
under the provisions OF this act, he
shall pay the same over to his success
sor in office, taking his receipt for the a.
mount thereof; which receipt shall lodge
with the township treasurer.
Sec. % That each and every super
visor who shall neglect or refuse to per-
form the several duties enjoined on him
by this act, or who shall, under any pre-
tence whatever, give or sign any receipt
or certificate purporting to be receipt
or certificate for labor or work perform
ed, or for money paid, unless the labor
shall have been performed, or tax paid
prior to the giving or signing such re-
ceipt or certificate; every supervisor SO
offending, shall forfeit for every such Of
fence, not less than five dollars, nor more
than fifty dollars: to be recovered by in
dictment, in the court of common pleas,
or by action of debt, before any justice
of the peace within the township where
such supervisor may reside; and it is
hereby made the duty of the trustees of
the townships, to prosecute all offences
against the provisions of this section;
Provided, That if any supervisor shall
conceive himselfaggricved by the judg-
ment of such justice Of the peace he may