The Woodville Republican., 1852-06-01

exceeding dollars PSoridea alrayS That a
asonable excuse may be received by said Board
SEC 25 All roads ai and opened according the
provisions of tins shall be deemed public roads aud shall be
at least and than thirty feet wide he width OF
they deem expedent 10 make repair causeways
the roads, they shall be least feet wide. aud the
earth raise and the caUseway shall be taken
from each side of the causeway form ditch each side
Of tho
SEo &c The of each aai every road within this
State for the time being hereby authorized appoint
white male person. liable work the road by gvng
ce IN writing together with list o all the hands liable TO work
road whose duty il shall be to warn all hands within
the road district the and under the
penalties the several by law directed
and shall be his dHy the said list upon oath the
ovetsee designating the hands warned under the penalty OF
dollars to be recovered before any Justice of the Peace and
be accounted for and applied other fines and penalties d.
rected by this aud the person appointed by the
the hands and doing his duty shall be exempt from work.
ing on the road for that time,
SEC 27 When any bridge necessary any and
the with his hands conveniently make the
the Board of Police SHALL and they hereby authorized and
empowered contract for the building and keeping the
repair and when it shall be necessary any creek river,
which divides county from another the Board Of Police OF
each county shall join the agreement for budng keeping in
and repairing the aud the charge thereof shall be deiay
ed by both nes proportion to the number Of taxabes in
each.
SEC 2s All and every contract aud agreement Of the Board
Police OF any the counties Of this State entered into made
for concerning the building keeping repairing Of bridges
such manner to them may seem meet aud proper shall be
good against them aud their successors in office.
SEC 90 The clerk of the Board Of Police in each and every
county this State hereby authorized his
the county treasury his county, any allowance made by
said Board and the easay ofsa county hereby authorized
pay the out of money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated,
SEC 80 The Boards of County Police through whose
ties large creeks which from their rapdy
and width Of the sream may be to burdenome 10 bridge and
keep them repair by the inhabitants. shalt be- and
they hereby authorized il they deem necessary
with builders build toll bridges causeways, for
each of which the Board Police hereby authorized and
qued fix certain toll persons, horses carriages, cattle
sheep and hogs passing the and the arising
theeom shall for number OF Years the said Board OF Police
may agree pon be granted the builders OF such bridges
caseways their heirs and assigns for the time agreed and
shall I've the duty OF the undertaken undertakes TO keep such
bridges causeways constant repair default thereof for
month"; any tme he he they shall forfeit all right and
title the toll of such bridges and causeways allowed by the
Board of Police Pg0Utded nCUchcLeSS That the Board oi
Police may make allowance for any accident high e,
they may deem proper.
SEC 81 If any bridge canscway, ary public road be
any damaged by high water otherwise render t
dangerous for travellers go the same shall he the duty
the the road for The district which such bridge
causeway may be situated order the working hands allotted
his district many of them may be necessary repair
the Immediately although they may have previously work
ed six days The public highways and if any shall
neglect do being commanded by Of the Board Of
Police in writing shall be the duty of said member OF Police.
employ sufficient number Of hands repair such bridge
caueway and all reasonable charges for such repairs shall be
repaid by such TO said member OF Police and If said
fail repay such be required aud paid by
the member Of Police the the next
Police Board who shall Judgment against such overseer
SIC, 32 IL any person shall fell any bush tree into any
public highway ostruct the any whatever and
shall the within twentyfonr hours, it shall be
deemed nuisance and every person offending shall forfeit
and pay dollars for every wentour hours such obstruction
shall remain And the Of the district where such
be- is hereby required the and charge the
snch offender aud also the number Of days such
obstruction removed remained said public road the
Board of Police who may Judgment not only for the charges
paid by the overseer but for the number OF days the offender sn
ered such obstruction to remain unremoved
SEC 49, If person refuse any road
seer agreeaby order of the Board of Police Of his county
he shall forfeit and pay the Of fifty dollars recoverable before
any having Jurisdiction Of the same and every
who may refuse shall within days after the receipt Of
his appointment notify the the President Of the Board Of
Police of his esua nonaccepance under the penalty OF ten
dollars be collected and applied other fines and penalties
der this and the President Of the Board receiving such
n1ce shall be- and hereby authorized and required to appoint
for the residue Of the Povdea tha,
person shall be compelled than year in
three
SEC 81 The Clerk of the Board Of County Police SHALL with.
ten days after the appointment OF any overscer OF public
road deliver copy of the order TO the Sheriff Of the County
der the penalty five dollars aud the Sheriff shall within
days after the receipt such ORDER deliver the the over
seer under the like penalty and each Clerk shall in every
fix his Court House list Of the and precincts
all overseers in his County under penalty
dollars for each neglect.
SEC. 35 No person shall alter change public
road unless be by the order the Board Of County Police
shall odhny roadbe shut up until the shall certify the
Board OF Police that the road is all respects agreeable TO
the requisitons OF the law.
SE Sc The Board Of County Police of and every
" this State shall have full power and authority and they
hereby required compel all persons who hereafter
shall be authorized to keep public ferry, who shall
and security such the Board Of Police may require
the President the Board Police and his