Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-03-30
AN ACT"T AMEND THE SEVER.
AL ACTS RELATIVE TO THE
PTTRIJC ROADS,"

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SEC. Be 1t enacted By the people OF
the State of Illinois represented in the
General Assembly, That the County Com
missioners' Courts of the several counties
in this State, at the March term, annually,
shall fix and cause to be entered upon the
records of their courts, a certain number
of days not exceeding five, nor less than
two. that each and every able bodied
man between the age of 81 and SO, (men
OF color not excepted, shall labor on some
public road, within the county, during the
year; and it shall be the duty of the clerk
Of said court to certify the number of days
fixed as aforesaid in the notice TO each
supervisor appointed in said county.
SEC. 2. If the county Commissioners
Court of any county, shall deem it expe-
dent, a road tax may be assessed and col :
lected in said county, not exceeding 20
cents OH each hundred dollars worth of
taxable property, real and personal, as
contemplated in the second section of the
act passed in relation TO public roads, sp-
proved Feb. %, 1S45.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Commissioners Court, upon the presen-
tation Of a petition for the location or re-
location ofa road, to inquire into the man.
ner in which the same was gotten up, if
signed by individuals through whose lands
the same may pass, as far as practicable,
and require'proof and be satisfied that the
notice required by law. of such intended
application, had been given, in view, that
the owners of lands which may be dam
aged shall have notice thereof.
Sec. Viewers in locating q road
shall ascertain, as far as practicable,
where damages will be claimed, and re.
port the names of the individuals claim
ing, to the Commissioners Court at the
time Of making their report. And 1t shall
be incumbent on the owners Of property,
by themselves or agents, to inform the
court, at the term at which the road view.
ers shall report, of such their claims for
damages, and no damages shall be al.
lowed unless claim be made to the court
as aforesaid, or to the supervisor, COM
missioner or superintendent appointed to
open the road, as now provided by law.
After road shall be opened, and no
claims for damages being set up, the State
or County shall not be liable for any
damages whatever.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty of super.
visors to take good care Of plows, scra-
'pers and other implements belonging to
the country, in their charge: not to lend
the same unless to a supervisor to aid him
in constructing public roads. Any person
who shall violate the provisions of this
section, shall forfeit and pay fine of not
less than three nor more than ten dollars.
Sec. 6. Each and every supervisor
shall call out his hands and do fair pro.
portion, at least moiety, ofthe labor due
in the spring efthe year, in putting the
roads and bridges in good repair, aid in
grading the same where most needed.
Sec. z. Ifany person shall impair
any public road by blowing, or turning a
current of water so as to saturate or wash
the same, he shall forfeit and pay a fine,
for the first offence five dollars, and for
the second offence ten dollars, and at that
rate for every additional offence; which
fines shall be collected before justice
ofthe peace or by indictment in the cir
cult court, as now provided by law.
SEC. 8. Where any city or town has
or may be incorporated under special
law. or under general law authorizing
citizens to became incorporated, no re-
QUESTION in labor or money, from the cit
liens thereof on property within said
corporation shall be required to improve
roads in the country different from the
grant in the charter but they shall be re.
CURED to work and pay tax to improve
the streets and roads. and such improve
ments as shall be specified in the charter
or within the limits of the Incorporation,
so long as the charter or incorporation
shall remain in full force. In al towns
and villages not incorporated, the citizens
thereof shall contribute in labor and by
tax, when assessed by the cointy com.
missioner's court of the county. in i'm
proving the streets of the town or village
and the public roads of the road district,
including the same under the supervisor.
SEC. 3. In constructing bridges where
they are not covered, the supervisor shall
! secure the same by placing on the mar
gin, on the plank, heavy hewed timber,
or by erecting substantial hand rails, SO
as to prevent damage by wagons running
eff or otherwise.
SEC. tU. Any person owning land in
an adjoining or detached county in the
State, other than the one in which he re-
sides, may work out bis road tax in per-
son or by any able and good substitute,
under any one supervisor, in such county
where the lands lie, yoluntariIy attend
ing when a supervisor shall be- working
upon the roads, which privilege is here
by granted to nonresidents, to. work out
their road taxes under any supervisor in
the county where the lands are situated,
and the supervisor shall give to such per-