Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-03-01

visor, tho sum Of one dollar and fit!
conts who shnll appropriate Il ugrcen
bly, 10 the second section Of this net.
ls,SSec, 8 That tho t,ustess of townships
'sh5ll, on tho first Monday Of March mn
nualiy, divile their respective township.
into suitnblc AMI convenient roa | dis
tricts, anl if tho same have not hereto
fore been 50 divided, cause a brief de
scrip,ioa G! the same TO be en'cfci 81
the township records; and also cats.
each supervisor 10 be furnished with {
rough plat Of his district, and IN case any
public road is, or shall be established, q,
part OF tho line OF boundary Of amy
township, the trustees in the adjoining
townships shall meet at some convcnirn'
place, as soon after the Grst Of March
as convenient, anl appor,ion such road
or roads between the two townships ns
Justice AMI equity may require, for the
purpose cl opening AMI improving the
SANE. md the supervisors and inhabiI.
ant, Of each township shall be bound 10
work or tcnl said road or roads accord.
ingly.
See. Tha, the several supervisors
within their respective districts shall col.
lcct by suit or otherwise all fines, forfeit.
ures AMI penalties, arising and sccruins
unlcr the provisions Of this act, unless
the collection thereof is otherwise herein
provide for, and they are hereby author,
lied AMI required, before their settlement,
with the township trustees, to prosecute
10 iinal julgmn, all persons ncg glec,ing
or refusing TO comply with the provisions
ofihis nc! from whom such fine, forfeiture
or penalty, in the opinion oflhe supcryi
sor, can be collected by execution, aad
the said juilmnts, il not paid, together
with the costs thereon, shall remain AMI
be in force against the julgmentdeb,or,
as other judgments a. law are, in case of
debt: Pror;ded, however, ;l!a. a.l per.
sons who are, o. may be exemp, from
performing labor on the public his shways
by any law Of this State, shall net be sub.
jecie.l 10 the provisions Of shis section.
Sec. 10 That the several supervisors
slal! cxp:nl all monies b. them collect.
c for the benefit of the roads and high.
ways, in proper districts, by the supervi.
sor. collecting the same; and every So.
perv!sof is hereby required 10 account to
the trustees Of the iownsh ip. al the annu.
al settlement, for all monies expended
under this act: and ihev shall also return
a full and true list and statement Of the
names OF all persons with their respective
districts who have been ordered out TO
perform the two days labor. as required
By this oct, and who have refused or neg.
lec,e.! to perform the same, and all fines
and foriei,urcs suel for, and recovered
under Ike provisions Of this act, by su.
peryisor, shall be paid over, OH demand,
by the justice Of the peace or constable
c9J lec,ing the same, to the supervisor Of
such road disiiict, wherein such fine or
forfeiture accrued, and the several super.
yisors shall also render an accoun, to the
trustees at the annual settlement. OF all
monies that remain in their hands a. the
time of settlement, also, all judgments
that remain unpaid and the uame of,hs
iulgmen,'deh;or, and the justice before
whom such judgments were obtained.
with the amount thereof, and the trustees
shall make such order as to the prosecu.
ton Of suits by the supervisors of the
proper districts, against such delinquenls
as in the judgment Of the ttus,ees the
interest Of the township may require.
Sec. ii That all monies ,ha, may re.
main in the hands Of any supervisor a,
the time Of the annual settlement with
the township trustees shall be paid over
to his successor in Office, as soon as such
successor shall be elected and qualifel
and be Sy him expended for the benefit OF
the roads and highways, as provided for
in the foregoing section. And it shall
be lawful for any supervisor, to sue GU,
executions on any judgments ,ha. re.
main unpaid, within his proper district,
at any time when. in his opinion, (if any
there be,) shall be ex pendeI !, as provided
in the foregoing section.
Sec. IL That i. shall be the duty Of
each and every supervisor to open, or
cause to be opened, all public roads and
highways which shall have been, or MY
hereafter be laid out and established
through any part Of the district assigned
10 such supervisor; the same to keep in
repair, and remove, or cause TO be re.
moved, all distractions that may, from
time to time, be foun thereon; for which
purpose the supervisors are hereby au.
lhorlzed to enter upon any uncullivated
lands, nncmcumbered by crop, near or
adjoining the public roads; to cut anl
carry away any timber, to dig or cause
to be dug and carried away, any gravel,
sand Or stone, which may be necessary
to improve or repair said read; and to
enter on any lands adjoining or lying
near the road, to make such drains or
ditchcs through the same, as they may
deem necessary for the benefit of the roa.i
doing as little injury 10 said lands and
timber, as the nature Of the case and the
public COOL will permit; and the drains
and bitches so made, shall be kept open
by saId supervisors, if necessary, and
shall not be obsructed by the owner or
occu1ier ofsuch lands or any other per.
son or persons, under the pennalty of
lofIci,ing sum not excee!ing ten dol.
lars for each and every offence, to be re.
covered and appropriated as provided
for in the ninth and tenth sections of this
act. .... ....
Sec. l3 That if anv pcrsou hole rol.