The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1841-04-02

supervisor shall be competent witness
in suits brought as above stated; and an
appeal may be taken TO the circuit court
by either party, as in other cases of appeal
from justices Of the peace.
Sec. 20. Every supervisor shall en-
deavor to collect all road and labor tax /.
and close the work by the twenty-iilh of
December annually. And they are ahso-
mtely bound ia return to the clerk Of the
county commissioners court the tax list
by the first Of January, marking carefully
and truly the amount paid on said road
tax list, how much in work. and the
amount ia money by each individual nam
ed, and shall give a receipt to each indi-
vidua! if requested. The clerk and col
lector shall give credit on the general tax
list, 10 each person, for the amount paid,
and the balance due shall be collected BIZ
the proper officer out of the goods and
chatlc!s, lands and tenements, of the per-
son owing. in the same manner as other
revenue for the state and county shall he
collected All moneys collected rs above
after deductng the per cent. for collecting
and costs paid out to he allowed by the
commissioners court, shall be set apart in
the treasury Of the county, rs a road fund,
to be disharsel By order Of the commits
sldnrrs court in the erection Of bridges,
and Improvement OF such public roads in
the county as they may deem most adj
vanlageous 10 the public; and in No cas- C
shall the court appropriate or divert any
portion Of said road ftnd to any other
purpose than the construction Of roads
and road purposes Proridei, aiicayS.
That fines and iorieilurcs incurred under
the provision Of this act, shall be applied
to the improvement of the puhlic roads
within the hounds of such road district
wherein such fines and penalties may
have been incurred.
SIC. 81. Supervisors are hereby au-
thorzcd 10 hire teams To do The necessary
hauling, blowing. and scraping, 10 con-
tract for materials for building bridges,
causcways, erecting guide boards, for
making and furnishing road scrapers, aud
repairing roads in discharge Of labor and
road TAX due, and so far rs funds slali
come INTO possession, procuring said
teams, materials, implements and work,
on the best possible terms.
SIC. 22. All power, jurisdiction, and
control, is hereby given 10 the county
cuMmiss ioncrs courts Of the several coun-
ties, of and concerning state roads, roads
located directly by the state, and the same
shall be opened, improved, aud kept in
repair rs other roads in The counties, sub
jcct 10 alteration, change, and relocation,
as hereinafter POINTED out.
SEC. %. When any person or persons
desire a change or relocation Of any state
road now located. notice of such intended
application shall he given by setting Up
advertisements in writing. al least one III
each road district through which said Ioad
shall pass, aud on The courthouse door,
twenty DAYS previous TO the sitting Of the
court TO which application shall be made ;
and on petition Of a majority Of the quail
fed voters Of each road district through
which said road shall pass, and n MAORI
~ Of the voters living Immediately in The
viriniy of such road, tho cour, shall ap-
point three viewers to examine and make
the necessary relocation they shall care
fully view tho road rs located, and the
ground for the proposed route. and being
Of opinion lha, the public good requires
an alteration, i'll view Of obtaining more
suitable place 10 erect Il bridge over !
stream, wind hill, avoid 4 swamp, cX.
persive work, or where the present road
greatly damages IN indlvidnal, and can he
varied without material damage 10 the
public--in such cases alterations may bf
made; and majority Of said viewers be.
ing Of that opinion, they shall cause sur
vev and relocation to be made, returning
to the commissioners court 4 plat, viii
the courses and distances of the road, rs
established. But if they consider an alter
alton not necessary, they shall SO report,
and the court may confirm and accept The
report, or take such farther action thereon
as TO them may seem right In like man
ner, any state road now established, wLicl
may he considered useless or burdensome
on notice, petition, view, and report, tt
that effect, as required in this section il
ease of an alteration, ihe same may be an
nullad and vacated. WE
SIC. II. That when i, shall becom,
necessary to have Il state OF county roat
now located and established, altered, relo