The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-03-12
An Act TO Amend the several Act. Relative
10 the I'uSiie lsonds.

/ ties 10 this State, nj tire March term an
uually, shall fix and cause to be entered
upon the records OF their courts, certain
number of days no, exceeding five, nor
/ less than two, that each aud every able
/ bodied man between the ages OF twenty
one and f(ty, (mcn Of color not eNccpied)
shall labor on some public road, within
the county, durlng the year; and 1t shall
de the duty ot the clerk Of the sad court
to certify the number of days fixed as
aforesaid in the notice 10 each supervisor
| appointed in said county.
See. ,. 1.-THE county commissioners
court OF any county, shall deem IL eXpe.
dent, road tax may be ASSESSED and
collected in sad county, not exceeding
twenty cents ON each hundred dollais
worth of taxable property, real and per
>onal, as contemplated in the second sec.
Jion of the act passed in relation To pub
lie roads, approved February Is, 1915.
Sec 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the
commissioners court, upcn the presenta-
lion of petition for the location or re-
location Of road, to inquire into The
manner in which the same was gotten up.
# signed by individuals through whose
lands the same may pass, as FAR as prac-
IIcdbIe, and quire proof and be satisfied
that the notice required by law, Of such
intended application, had been given, in
view, that the owners ollaaLs which NAV
, be damaged shall have notice thereof.
Sec. 4. Viewers in locating road
shall asceualn. as far as practicable, where
damages will lie claimed, and report the
names Of the individuals claiming to the
commissioners cour, al the time Of max
ing their report. And ii shall be incum-
bent on the owners Of property, by them
selves or agents, TO inform the court, at
the term at which the road viewers shall
report, of such their claims for damages,
and no damages shall be allowed unes,
claim be made to the cour! as aforesaid,
or TO the supervisor, comm ssioner or
superintendent appointed to open the
road, as now provided by law. After a
road shall be opened, and no claims for
damages being set up, the Stale or county
shall not be liable for any damages what.
ever.
Sec. 5. Ii shall be the duty of super
yisors 10 take good care Of plows, road
scrapers and other implement. belonging
10 the county, IN their charge; not TO lend
the same unless 10 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 moieiy, Of the iabour
due, IN The spring Of tho year, in putting
the roads and bridges IN good repair, and
in grading the same where most needed.
Sec. 7. If any person shall impair any
public road by Flowing, or turning a cur
rent of water so ss 30 sstura,e or wash
the same, he shall forfeit and pay a fine.
for the frs; offence five dollars, and for
the second offence ten dollars, and a, tina,
rate for every additional offence; which
fines shall be collected before justice Of
the peace or by indiclmen, in the circuit
court, as now provided by law.
Sec. 8. Where any city or town has
or MAJ be incorporated unde. special
law, or under general law authorizing
cllzens TO become incorporated, no re.
QUESTION in labor or money, from the
citizens thereof, on property within said
corporation shall be required to improve
roads IN the country different from the
gran, in The charter but they shall be re-.
CURED 10 work AMI pay a tax To improve
ihe streets aud roads ana such imqr0ce-
mrnts Ar shall be specified IN the charter
or within the limits Of the Incorporation,
so long as the charter or incorporation
shall remain in fail force. In all towns
ono villages no, incorporated, The citizens
tbere, + ., ali contribute in labor and b, a
tax when asge ,ssd By he county com
missioner,' court o. the county, in i'm
proving the streets OF the town OF V'iiage
and the public roads Of the "a district
including the same under the supervisor
Sec. 0. 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 proven, damage by wagons running
of or otherwise.
Sec. 10. Any person owning land in
an adjoining or detached county in the
State, other than the one III which lac re-
sides, may work out his road tax in per-
son or by an able and good substitute.
under any one supervisor, "a such county
where The lands lie, Voluntarily attend
ing when a supervisor shall be working
upon the roads; which privilege is here
by granted TO non.residen,s, 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-
son receip, for the same and shall make
return thereof to the county commission
.rs, ,ourt nm settlement of his accounts (.