Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-05-11
De allowed to pay his own highway tax in


district to construct such drains or bitches
as may be necessary for the improvement
or preservation of such highway; and any
sucn overseer, or other persons as afore
Sa!d' may enter upon any unimproved lands
adjoining TO or near the highway in his dis,
lrict' and gather or dig any stones, grave
or sand and cut any wood or trees, ant
take away the same for the purpose of ma
KING or improving such highway; but an,
o'efseeF or other person so entering upor
such lands shall carefully avoid doing any
unnecessary injury upon the same.
Sec. ~. Ii any owner or occupant oil
lands, so entered Upon for any of the pur.
poses mentioned in the preceding section,
shall feel himself aggrievci, he may apply
to the supervisors Of tie town, who shall
| appoint three lisinterested electors of such
town To apPrase the damages; and such
electors, being first duly sworn Justly and
ImparIlaIly to appraise the damages done
upon such lands, shall proceed to estimate
the same; and the damages. if any, allow
ed by them, shall be certified under their
| hands, and the same shall be audited by
the town board, and paid out of the town
treasury; said appraisers shall! take into
consideration the advantages rs well as the
damages done to said land by reason of any
improvement made on said road by such
material so taken.
Sec. 10. Whenever any highway shall
become impossible, by reason Of any cas-
uaI interruption from the falling of timber,
the destruction of any bridge, or the wash
ing away or injury Of any part of such
highway, it shall be tho duty of the over
seer OF said highway, to cause such highs
way to be pat in Passablc repair as soon as
practicable.
See. II. IF any person, for the purpose
OF putting such highway in repair, shall
eNpend IN lator, material or money. an
amount greater than he is assessed lc pay
on the highway in such year such person
shall be entitled to receive from the OVER
seer of such district certificate for the
amount Of such expenditure above his
highway tax, which shall be good credit
and shall be allowed to the holder thereof, on
account Of any subsequent highway tax as
sessad in sand district.
Sec. 10. If any person chosen to the
ia serve mr. irh;v or;.o sl,lI icco,na ,an,n,
the supervisors shall by warrant under
thcir hands anDoint some other nrrson in
his stead; and the oycrsecr so appointed
shall have the same powers, perform the
same duties, and be liable to the same pen
allies rs ovcrseccs chosen at such town
meetings.
Sc. lG. The supervisors making such
appointment. shall case such warrant to he
forthwith filed in the Office of the town
clerk, and such clerk shall Immediately give
notice to The PERSON apr ointcd.
Sec. II. Every ovcrsccr Of highways
who shall refuse or neglect to perform any
of the duties required of him by law, or
whicI, may he lawfully enioincd upon him
by the supervisors Of his town. and for the
omission of which penalty is not herein
after provided, shall, for any such neglect
or REFUSAL forfeit the sum of ten dollars.
See. Is. 1t shall he the duty of the SUI
pcrvisOrS of each town, whenever any
0vcrsccr Of highways in such town las re.
fused or ncglac:cd to perform any Of tie
duties required of him bv law, forthwith to
prosecute such ovcrsecr for the recovery of
such penally.
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