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 , An Act to amend in part Inc i4th chapter of the Digest os the Statutes Of Arkansas, under tho. head of "Eesis t,.i 1T gsrsys."
 SscTroN |. Bs n essefel by fss Ccnsssl Ass-aa5.y of tas Sasss sf irksaeas, That when a new load Is < ordered to bs viewed and the viewers app nntcd report in favor of the establishment of sach cOa- te'npaist road, and sfiet tho fling of sach report with the coahy court, objections shAll be made te skG cutting oas and open ng such contemplated FIoad, by swelse househaiders AS is nos prescribed by law. sn1 the county court shall sppoint re- viewers 10 Fcvfcw saea contemplated road who shall geport adverse 10 the estabslshmen. of such Toad, tasn and m that case, the eoaRty court shas decide whether such road De established or not. SEc. .. Aa O. tl fH',5er enacted, That the coua. C court of each county a tas SsAte. shall at the
 first term of the coan aitef ihe first day ef January lSSi, and every tRo years thcncaf CT, iay eG ard divide tho public roads within the county inte such dISsT,cls as may seem convenient, and shall appoint ono oyefsesF for each district, who shail serve for the term of two years and unlii Ais scs cssscr shati b. appointed. Prvrtded. that when the county court shall fail district inc pubic roads as the first term in tho year. sash dssTeting may De dane subsequently, pVua.ftd fariar that when any new road shau be established the coua-y court shall lay od such road into psoper districts and appoint an pverseeF for each dlS,rct of the road so established, whose tenn of services shah expire at the regular term desagna,ea heresn f5F app intihg overscegs 4ni Dvoei sl further that no overscer shall hereafter b. entitled to any pay fpr tnS services iR warning bands and that each over seer may appoint one of the hands apportloned to wofk on his road, ta warn in the hands and such hand as full compensation for such service shall be exempt frcai working on roats. an equal nm Der of days to the tune ire may bave been engaged m warning Ia handsi and that such hand shall be competent to testify to the warning of hands who may be returned as delinquent.
 Sac. }. AHf bc n fGrther erssete, That it is here by made the duty of the county courl at the same term ol the court ai which overseers shall be ap- ponIed, to appoint one justice of the peace and two hoaseholders n each township to be styled Rsa Commissioners, whose duty u shall be to ap portion the persons hable to work on roads. among the overseerS of loads within the township, within hfteep days after legal notice of such appoint meat, to make out two lists o the hands appof- hofcd to the differeDt overSeers and to furnish of the lists to the oyerseer 10 whom such handS may be appostioned, and to file the others m the office of the clerk of the county court.
 SEc. 1. And be II fiGrthsr eHaesel That 1t shall l be the duty of the sad Road Commissioner CT d ! majority cf them to pass over and examine the roads within their townships at ieast once in every six months oi the year, and to report to the term of the court, then next succeeding whether the roads under their supervision have been kept in good order.
 Ssc. 5. And be U further sHaetei That when the ! load commissioners shall report any overseer as delinquent, the county court shall cause to be l issued to such overseeF summon, to appear at the then succeeding term of sand court and If such-l overseer fail 10 show to the satisfaction of the 1 court that hiS delinq was unavoidable the 1 court shall theu proceed to fine such overseer, as provided for in section thrty-two, of chapter l40 of the Digest of the Statutes.
 Sgc. G. Iai L. II further enacted That the said commissioners shall hold ther appointment for the tenn of two years, and until their successors are ayl. l.A.RI in office, be exempt from the performance of m- | tary and road duty, and from serving as petit or grand jurors.
 SEC. T. Be if further enacted, That the Road ! Commissioners and overseers shall he notified of their appointment in the same manner heretofore provided by law. fur notifying overSeers; and if any oyerseer Road commissioner shall refuse to serve m the capacity m which he shall have been ap- 1 pointed, the county court may fine such overseer oI 1mmiSSioner m any sum not more than twenty dollars; por fed, said court may in the exeTciSe of proper discretion excuse such overSeer or conmis- Sloner from serving.
 Ssc. 8. And be tt further enacted That every person subject To work on Roads and Highways, i who shall fail after having been duly warned at least three days before the time appointed work shall forfeit and pay the sum of dollar for each day he may fail, to be recovered before the jus tice Of the Peace acting commissioner of Roads ! or if he shall be disqualified by law from trying the case, thea peofe any other uSflce ot Inc peace of he township wherein the delinquent resides, by action of debt n the naIne of the uyerseer and the overseer shall be sufficient witness to establish such delinquency, Proridei, that such delinquent shall be allowed ten days in which, upon oath to render to sad justice hS excuse, and fl his excuse for Such dehnq aency. shall be deemed sufficient, !, he shall, upon payment of cost, be excused.
 SEc. g. And b. II further cnactel, That all laws conflict with the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect from it's passage. -
 T. 5. FLOURNoY, Speaker of tAs
 Hsise ef Rspresent.' 'pes.
 JN0. R. HAMPTON, President
 cf tAe Senate.
 Approved Dec. 31St 1850.