The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-03-23
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jurisdiction, and for other purposes.
approved March I'd, 1893. so far rs
relates TO the county Of Wilkinson
SECTION !. ne u enacted by hs Legis-
fatrre ef he STATE Al MissisiPpi. That
when any overseer shall deem Il necessary
to employ teams aud ploughs and scmPers
OF the roads. he may order any'person Or
persons in bis division. having them, to iur.
nish the same. who shall be entitled 70 a
credit, hat is to say for each two horse
plough and team with gears aud band to
manage tho same, three days labor; for each
OK plough and a team Of three yoke Of oxen
aud I'VE hands TO manage the same, five
days labor for a good aud sufficient iron
or steel shod scrapef aud two horses with a
hand to manage the same. four days labor
for every wagon aud four horses, mules or
OK team furnished for the benefit Of the road
with a hand TO manage the same, four days
labor and on the refusal or neglect Of such
person or persons to furnish the same ms or
dered by the overseer, he. she or they shall
be fined not less than five dollars nor more
than eight dollars for each days refusal or
neglect 10 furnish the same And each and
every overseer may in bis discretion receive
on the roads the labor Of able bodied female
slaves in lieu of the labor Of males.
SEC. 2. BE IL further e9loctea, That it
shall be lawful for every overseer, ifrequired
by a majority Of the workmen on the road
assigned hun, to lay off sucl road into equal
divisions, for the ease aud convenience of
the laborers, who shall keep his, her or their
part in very good repair for time agreed on
between the said overseer and each %free,per-
son, master, mistress, or oyerseer and in
default of any such agreeing party, he, she
or they shall be fined in a sum equal TO three
dollars per day for each working hand.
SEC, 3, BE a(urther enacted, That all
overseers OF roads who shall refuse or neglect
to do their duty as by this act directed, or
who shall not keep the roads and bridges
clear and in very good repair, or let the
same remain ont of repair for the space of
five days, unless hindered by extreme bad
weather, or other sufficient cause to be adj
judged by the Board of Police of said county
Shall forfeit for every such offence the sum
OF ten dollars.
SEC. A. BE Il further enacted, That the
Board Of Police of said county shall have
power to cause public ponds to be made
convenient to the public roads to be paid for
out of the county treasury That said ponds
shall be located by commissioners, and
damages shall be allowed the owners of the
soil. in the same manner as is provided by
the above recited act in regard to locating
public roads.
Sec 8. BE IL further enact ed, That
when hedges are planted along the public
roads Of said county it shall be the du:y OF
the owners OF said lands to trim the same on
the side next the road, 80 that travellers may
not be Inconvenience thereby; and If the
said hedge intrude upon said road or roads,
the overscer OF the road in whose division it
mey be, shall give a written notice to the
said owner or w or overseer to have
the same trimmed, and If the said hedges are
not trimmed so as to remove all inconveni-
ence to travel, within ten days after said
notice said owner or owners shaft be fined
in n sum no. less than five nor more than
fifty dollars.
SEc,6. BE a further enacted. That be.
sides the regular spring and fall sessions, the
said Board of Police shall hold a regular
session on the first Monday in September
aud the FIRST Monday in March in each year
and which may continue as long as business
may require.
SEC. 7. BE Il further enacted, All fines
OF forfeitures imposed upon any person or
persons, under the provisions OF said act, OF
the act above recited. to which this act is
an amendment, at the Irregular spring and fall
sessions Of the said Board of Police, shall be
entitled at said sessions as judgments nici
and at the next regular term of session Of
said Board of Police. the said judgment OF
judgments shall become final, unless the
person or persons on whom said fines or for.
FIXTURES have been imposed. shall appear be,
fore said Board of Police and show cause
why they shall not become final, and on the
said iudment or judgements executions shall
be issued from the said Board OF Police al
rected to the Sheriff, returnable to the mex
session OF said Board ofPolice of said county
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