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

every supervisor is hereby required to
account to the trustees of the township,
at the annual settlement, for all moneys
by him expended, under this act; and
all fines and forfeitures sued for, and re-
covered, under the provisions OF this
act, by supervisor, shall be paid over
within twenty days, by the justice OF the
peace, or constable, collecting the same,
to the supervisor of such road district,
wherein such fine or forfeiture accrued,
and by him applied to the use Of repair
ing the public roads in said district: and
if any person shall be sued for doing or
performing any act or thing required or
authorized oy this act, such person may
plead the general issue, and give this act
and the special matter in evidence: and
no suit or action shall be brought or
maintained, unless it shall have COM
menced within six months after the cause
of such action shall have arisen: Proui-
ded, That nothing in this section shall be
so construed as to prevent the trustees
Of any township from collecting or re-
covering any moneys, in the hands OF the
supervisors of roads and highways.
Sec. o. That it shall be the duty OF
each and every supervisor, to open, or
cause to be opened, all public roads and
highways which shall have been, or may
hereafter be laid out and established
through any part of the district assigned
to such supervisor; the same TO keep
in repair, and remove, or cause to be re-
moved, all distractions that may from
time to time, be found thereon; for
which purpose the supervisors are here
by authorized to enter upon any uncul-
tivated lands, unencumbered by crop,
near or adjoining the public roads; to
cut and carry away any timber; to dig,
or cause to be dug and carried away,
any gravel, sand or stone, which may be
necessary to improve or repair said
road /; and to enter on any lands adjoin-
ing or lying near the road; to make such
drains or bitches through the same, as
they may deem necessary for the benefit
of the roads, doing as little injury to said
lands and timber, as the nature of the
case and the public good will permit !;
and the drains and bitches so made, shall
be kept open by said supervisors if ne
cessary, and shall not be obstructed by
the owner or occupier of such lands, or
any other person or persons, under the
penalty of forfeiting sum, not exceed
ing ten dollars for each and every Of
fence, to be recovered and appropriated
as is provided for, in the eighth section
of this act.
Sec. 10. That if any person shall OBJ
struct any public road or highway, au-
thorized by any law of this State, and
suffer such obstruction to remain to the
hindrance or inconvenience of travellers,
every person so offending, shall, for ev-
cry such offence, forfeit and pay any
sum, not exceeding twenty dollars, nor
less than two dollars, and shall also be
liable for all damages arising from such
obstruction or injury to such road, or
any person or persons travelling on the
same; to be recovered by an action of
debt, at the suit of any supervisor or
other person suing for the same, before
any justice of the peace within the coun.
ty where such offence was committed,
or by indictment in the court Of common
pleas of the proper county; which fines
when collected, shall be paid into the
hands Of the supervisor, in whose dis
trict the offence was committed, and by
him to be applied and accounted for,
agreeaby to the provisions of this act !;
and for every twenty-four hours such
person or persons, shall suffer such OBJ
struction to remain to the hindrance and
inconvenience of travellers, such person
Or persons shall be deemed guilty of an
additional offence, against the provisions
Of this act; and all streets and alleys in
owns, which are, or may be laid out
agreeably to,law, shall be, and the same
ire hereby declared public highways, for
,very purpose whatever Provided,
That the municipal authorities of any
Incorporated town or village, may make,
'rdain, and enforce such laws and ordi-
lances, concerning the sidewalks Of the
treets within such town, as shall be
leemed necessary to prevent such side
walks from being used for the passage of
orses, wagons, or other carriages. or
Or hitching or standing horses, or other
nimals thereon.
Sec. ii. That whenever any public
Dad may be injured or destroyed by the
Of any lake, river or creek, it
nall be the duty Of the trustees of the
'wnship in which such injury or loss Of {
pad shall have occurred, upon petition ,
anu civ freeholders Of the foiunshin .