The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-05-14
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SECTION |. Be it enacted by the coun-.
oil and House of Representatives of the
Territory of Iowa, That all male persons
between twenty-one and fifty years of
ace. who have resided one month in this
territory, and are not county or town
ship charge or otherwise exempt by law
shall be liable yearly and every year to
do and perform three days work on the
public roads, under the direction of the
supervisor within whose district they may
respectively reside.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of
every supervisor to order out every such
person resident as aforesaid, between the
first days Of April and October annually
TO do and perform the work aforesaid on
the public roads within his district; and
if any such resident being personally
warned by the supervisor, or by leaving
a written notice at his place of abode. or
by some person under the direction of
the supervisor by whom such warning
can be proven, shall refuse or neglect,
having had at least three days notice, to
attend by himself or substitute to the ac-
ceptance of the supervisor on the day
and at the time and place directed BY the
supervisor, or having attended shall re-
fuse to obey the directions OF the snpervl-
sor or shall spend the time in ldeness
and inattention to the duties assigned
him, every such delinquent shall forfeit
aud nav for each day he shall so refuse
or neglect to attend, or for any of the Of
fences above specified, the sum of one
dollar and fifty cents to be recovered by
action of debt before any justice of the
peace having jurisdiction thereof at the
suit Of the supervisor within whose dis
trict such delinquent may reside; and the
money so collected shall be paid over to
the township treasurer and accounted for
by the supervisor at the annual settlement
with the trustees of his township: Provi-
ded, That in counties where townships
are not organized such forfeiture so col
lected shall be paid into the county treas
ury and appropriated as provided for in
this act.
Sec. 3. That in case any person shall
remove from one district to another who
has prior to such removal, performed the
whole or any part of the labor aforesaid,
or in other respects has paid the whole
or any part of the amount aforesaid in
lieu of said labor, and shall produce Ger.
tifcate of the same from the supervi-
sors ofthe proper district, such certificate
shall bella complete discharge lor the a
mount therein specified. ,
Sec. 4. That every person called upon
to perform any labor upon public roads
and highways under any of the provis-
ions of this act, shall appear at the place
appointed by the supervisor, at the hour
Of eight o'clock in the forenoon, with
such necessary tools and implements as
said supervisor may direct, and the super
visor may, if necessary for the improve
ment of the roads, order any person own
ing the same TO furnish a team Of horses
or oxen, and wagon, cart, scraper, or
plough, TO be employed or used on the
roads under the direction Of said super
visor, who shall allow such person rea-
sonable compensation for the use of
such team, wagon, cart, scraper, or plough
in discharge Of any labor due from said
person.
Sec. S. That all persons who may be
deemed by the supervisor unable to per-
form or cause to be performed the three
days work required by this act, shall be
exempted from the acquisitions of the
same.
Sec. 6. Tha, whenever it shall happen
in consequence of sickness, absence from
home, or any other cause that the three
days work aforesaid shall not be per.
formed within the time specified in this
act, the supervisor shall be authorized
TO require the performance Of such work
at any other time.
Sec. Z. That the county commission
ers or the trustees Of townships when the
same shall be organized, shall, as often
as they may deem it necessary, but not
oftener than once a year, divide their
respective counties or townships or any
part thereof into suitable and convenient
road districts, and cause brief descrip-
ton OF, the same to be entered on the
county or township records, and in case
any public road shall be established as a
part OF the boundary of any township,
q where townships are organized, the trus.
tees of the adjoining townships shall NEE,
at some convenient place, as soon after
such division as convenient, and appor.
ton such road or roads between the two
townships as justice and equity may re.
quire, for the purpose Of opening and i'm
proving the same, and the supervisors
and inhabitants of each township shall be
bound to work on said road or roads ac
cordingly.
a5 SEC. 8. That the several supervisors
within their respective districts, shall
collect by suit or otherwise, all fines
forfeitures. and penalties, arising and &C
cruing under the provisions of this act
unless the collection thereof is hereil
provided for, and pay the same into tn,
township treasury, if the townships ar,
organized on or before the first Monda,
in March, otherwise into the count,
treasury on or before the first Monday ii
April annually, taking the treasurer's re