The Woodville Republican., 1852-06-01

persons as may I've exempt from such service by law
such times and places they may appoint and 10 bring with
them such tools work with the road they may direct
and anyee summoned shall fail send asu
tiute work his place. if any slave so summoned shall
alto attend accordingly when attending shall neglect or re-
fuse do and perform his their duty therein they shall
forfeit and pay fine of dollar and fifty per dul
for every such failure attendance refusal work
recovered IN the hereinafter prescribed by this and
paid into the county treasury.
SEC ~ When any overscer shall deem necessary to en-
oy teams and pough scrapers the oad he agree
with person pers his division furnish same who
shall be entitled credit that say For each twohorse
plough with and hand manage the same three
days and for each plough and OF three yoke
oxen and hands the five labor and for
good and sufficient eesod scarcr and horses with
hand the four days labor for every wagon and
onr horses mule team urnsed Tor the benefit OF the road
with hand the four days labor aud each and
may hi discretion receive the roads the la
bor OF able bodied female slaves in lieu OF the labor of males
Repeated
SEC 3 1t shall be duty overseers of the roads to
make list 0t all free persons and slaves by him summoned to
work on the road and to note thereon specifying the of
such free persons and asothe number of such may fail
toaend without reasonable excuse together with the of
the such slave may fail
attend and perform their duty, and report same to the
Justice the Peace within three days after such failure
whose duty shall be collect such fine required by this
act Portde That no warrant shall issue until ten days after
the return of said overseer after which time the OF the
oYeeer shall be final against such dener duters, far
S relates to the costs
SEC IA 1t shall be lawful for any overseer if required by
majority the workmen assigned him. such
road INTO equal divisions for the and convenency of the la
borer who shall finish his their parts within the time agreed
on between him aud each free person MASTER
aud IN default such agreeing party the
hereby authorised chse such a be finished by hire Of other
persons to do the and thereon tender his and de-
mand payment aud REFUSAL for the and
the money for his own use. RepeaLet.]
Sec 15 All oversees OF roads, who shall refuse neglect
do their duty by this directed who shall keep the
roads and bridges clear aud good repair let them remain out
repair for the space ten days unless Kindred by bad
weather or other sufficient cause to be Judged OF by the Justice
OF the Peace shall forfeit for every such offence the of ten
dollars be recovered as other fines by hsac and paid into
the county treasury RepeGted.l
SEC. IS. 1t shall be the duty oevery of the road i'm
medaey after his appointment demand list ofevery person
within his district of all hands he nay liable to work
the roads which list shall be rendered oah be admins
tered by said which demand shall be made personally
or in writing left the usual place of abode the person applied
and fany person shall refuse neglect for the space
days deliver list thus required said such person
refusing negectng shall forfeit and pay the of six dol
lars for each hand liable to work refused to be given in
returned.
SEC II. It shall be duty of all of roads within
months aor their appointment be measured the roads
which they the superntendance not already measured
and to erect not already erected post Of durable material
the termination of each mile marking thereon in large Roman
characters the number Of miles from the Court House prnc
pal in their respective counties and every failing
therein shall forfeit and pay the of five dollars recoverable
in the manner hereinafter prescribed and paid into the county
treasury.
SEC 1s And every overseer of road who shall neglect to-
replace such post have been destroyed accident natural
decay the regular time appointed for working said roads
shall forfeit and pay the of dollars Cor each post thus
prescribed.
SEC 19 The of roads their respective precincts
SHALL within the time before mentioned posts be erected
where convenient the intersection of all public
roads, with boards and index hands pointing the direction of
such roads, which shall be inscribed in legbe characters the
OF the town place which they seVeray ead and the
distance the in computed miles and any person per-
who shall wlnly deace destroy any such poet index
boards SHALL thereof forfeit and pay the
dollars to be recovered and applied hereinafter prescribed
and any OF the road who shall neglect refuse
and keep complete repairs the index boards directed this
section shall forfeit and pay five dollars be recovered and a
piled as hereinafter directed
4 SEC 20 The OF roads shall be authorized
poy suitable person pepar and paint the signs be put
and each mile post and likewise index boards and present his
the Board of Police for allowance who hereby
qured order the be paid of the funds the county
SEC 81 Each oversee of the roads SHALL the first day of
regular spring and fall sessions of the Board OF County Police
make the Board of the road
der his nagee number of days he has worked the same
the number Of hands under his chagethe number Of default
ing hands, and of fines collected together with the
ability the hands keep the roads good repair and fail
thereof he shall be liable fine exceeding twenty
dollars sued for recovered and applied provided for
in other cases of default in this act.
SEc %. In all vacation Of the Board of Police.
where the appointment OF may become shall
be the duty Of hePeden of the Board fill the by APP
ponmen and thus appointed shall be subject
all the penalties of defaung this act for refusal to
serve or neglect Of duty
SEC % All roads shall hereafter be laid out by of dis
interested eehoders househoders, appointed by the
Board of Police consist of twelve, who having agreed
verdict shall seal up the same, and the Board Of
Police The Board shall designate the time and place for the
meeting said jury who being duly by the sheriff Of the
county shall proceed lay said road and such DANA
ges may be just and reasonable the damages N any
said