Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-21
LAWS OF INDIANA.

AN ACT amend an act entitled "An act to and
consolidate the several acts Of the General Assembly
relative TO laying out, opening, repairing, changing and
vaezng public highways and the erection and repair OF
bridges, and to amend the same approved January IL,
le49, so far as relates 10 Gibson County.
SEC 1. Be enacted By General Assembly the State
Indiana, That shall be the duty Of the several suPervi
in the county Of Gibson to out and work on the
public their respective districts all able bodied
between wentyOne and fifty years Of age therein,
two days previous the first day Of June in each year
PTo1ided hOOeO That nothing herein contained shall be
so construed require regularly ordained ministers Of
the gospel and other persons who herea
ter be exempted by law, to perform highway labor under
the provisions of this section.
SIC 1t shall be the duty OF the several supervisors in
said county report the board of commissioners OF said
county the June Of said board the amount of labor
in their opinion necessary keep the roads IN their
tive districts in good repair during the remainder Of the
year theboard of county commissioners tax
for road purposes all real and property subject
to tax for State and county purposes sufficient 10 raise Inc
requisite amount of labor in each district respectively
PoUdd that the for road shall in district
exceed fifteen cents on the 500 appraised value OF real aud
personal property.
SEC. 3. When road has been assessed in any all
of the road districts said county the auditor shall mme-
datey prepare and deliver TO each OIL the SUPERVISORS In
whose district tax has assessed list of the Of
all the persons charged with such road tax in their
specve Districts and the amount Of the the auditor
shall also carry said road tax in separate column on
the dup of and county and the thus
shall be worked out the highways, collected
and accounted for by the county treasurer according the
provisions Of sections 104 and los of the act to which this
is amendment, amended require the county rea
pay the several supervisors OF road districts
all such of road may have been collected by
him from their districts respectively before the hrs
Monday Of June in each year.
SEC A. If the days labor provided in the first
section of this and the that be assessed in
district shall prove insufficient keep the roads in said dis
tct in repair during the year, the supervisor shall have
call all the hands said district liable to
under the first section of this act and work them sufficient
number Of days put the roads in said district in repair
SEC ). By the Instructions Of majority of men liable
TO perform highway labor district the
make the report required by the second section of this
act for the purpose of having road tax assessed in his dis
tric and if from any such tax shall be assessed
IN any district the persons therein liable TO perform high
way labor shall work any number of days by the direction
of the SUPERVISOR necessary to open and repair all roads e
gally laid out in said district
SEC g. The 18th section OF the act to which this Is an
amendment be and the is amended as to leave TO
the discretion of the county board whether surveyor
chainman and markers shall be employed by viewers aP
pointed to vew mark and lay out county roads and the
18th section of said hereby repealed and the 18th
section amended TO make II the duty OF the county
commissioners appoint sufficient number of suPeryi-
said county, the March term Of said commission
and the auditor Of said county shall fill all vacancies
that may during the vacation of said board OF county
commissioners.
SEC. 7. The board of commissioners may allow TO
pevsors seventyye day for each day they
be actually engaged the discharge OF their duties over and
above the number Of days they should have worked
roads, according the first second and third sections Of
this act
SIC g. All laws and parts of laws conflicting with the
provisions of this be and they hereby repealed
lar the relate to Gibson county.
SIC g. This act to be in force from and after its pas
G. w. CARR
Speaker of the House of Repre- sen ,aives.
JAMES II. LANE,
dent Of me