Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-03-09

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dence provided further that fthere be
any non resident taxpayers the duplicate transmits
ted to the township clerk by the county auditor shall
he his duty to certify such residents tax together
with any delinquent tax which the township treasurer
may have been unable to collect the county auditor
on or the eenthday March then next ensuing
to placed On the duplicate and collected other de-
nquent and non resident taxes collected, and the
collected shall be paid over to the proper town
ship treasurers which together with the road taxes by
them collected, shall be expended on the public roads
within the districts from which the same has been collect
ed.
Section a. That the supervisors of the highways of
the districts shall give three days notice to per-
sons residing in the district charged with road tax
place they will attend, and direct the work to be
due from residents within any district, shall not be paid
in pursuance of the first notice aoresadn consequence
ofabsence from home, sickness or other inability the
supervisor shall appoints time that he Will again attend,
and shall give notice aforesaid to such deinquents.
Section 35. That at any time, during the year. when
any highway shall obstructed by the fall oftim-
bers or any cause, bridge shall be impaired,
SO passage teams travellers said road bridge
shall be dangerous and the supervisor in the district in
which such obstruction impaired bridge may exist,
shall be notified of the it shall be his duty to cause
such obstruction to be removed or bridge repaired,
forthwith for which purpose he shall Immediately order
such number of Of his district as he may
deem necessary to remove said DISTINCTIONS or repair
Section 26. That each and every person ordered
neglect to attend with proper implements, wherewith
labor the time and place by the supervisor
the superyisor or shall spend the time in ideness or in
attention the duties assigned him, every such delin-
quent shall forfeit and pay the sum of one dollar for
every such offence to be recovered paid over account
ed for and appropriated agreeaby to the provisonsof
this act
under the direction supervisor perform labor
the public road than may be due from him. the super
amount of extra labor so performed, which certificate
shall be received for the amount specified such cer-
cate, in discharge of any labor within the same District
which may be due from the holder of such certificate, in
any succeeding year, under the provisions oths act Pro-
cfded that the two preceding sec.ons sna 1ot De SO
direct any person to perform more than one
in over and above the amount OF labor due
from person agreeable to the provisions act.
Section 3a That the trustees of townships shall meet
at the place ofhoding annual elections on the first Nom
day ofarch which time and place the several super
vsors of the township shall attend and each produce his
listand account ofal labor performed within their respec
tive DISTRICTS agreeaby to the provisions of this act to-
gethe with statement of the amount ofall fines, penal
ties and forfeures by him collected judgments for
the same obtained also, the amount by him expended,
in accordance with the same and the trustees hereby
authorized and required to adjust and settle all accounts
produced to them and to allow such amount for de-
linduencies as they shall just and reasonable; and
if upon fair and accurate settlement there shall appear
to be balance due to any ior ms services
township treasurer for the amount DUE at the rate OF
dollar per day. for the time he may have been neees
sarily Employed Propided that the supervisor SHALL in
all cases. be held accountable for the full amount and
the faithful application oflabor due in his district unless,
for good shown the trustees shall deem it justto
remit the same ssst
Section 80. That il, upon settlement with the town
j trustees.
there shall be any unexpended money in the hands of
any supervisor which has been collected under the
visions hs act he shall hp pay the m over to a sue
of which receipt he shall lodge with the township treas
Section 40 That each and every supervisor who shall
neglect refuse perform the sever duties enjoined
on him by this act, or who shall under any pretenee
whatever sign receipt certificate, purport-
ing to be receipt certificate for labor orwork per-
formed or money paid unless the labor shall have been
such receiptor cercat every supervisor 50 offending
shall fo:fc for every such offence, notices. than five dol
dctmentn the Court Of Common Pleas, or by an action
before justice peace within the township where
such supervisor may resides and is hereby the
duty the trustees of the townships to prosecute all Of
fences against the provisions of this section Po1ided
that if any supervisor shall conceive himself aggrieved
BY the judgment of such justice the peace he may
giving sufficient security to said justice for the pay
COSTS appeal to the of common pleas, who
shall make such order thereon, to them may appear
just reasonable Prorided further, that this
ton shall not be construed as to prevent
from prosecuting any supervisor for any offence against
the provisions thereof.
Section H. That it shall be the duty of the several
pleas, to give this act in charge to the
grand jury at each successive term of such court.
Section A. That the act entitled, 'An act prescribing
the duties of relating to roads and high
dred and the amendatory acts thereto,
passed March twentieth thousand eight hundred and
forty, March fifth one thousand eight hundred and
forty-wo, January fifteenth thousand eight hun
dred and ry-fye, March twentieth one thousand
eight hundred and ffty-one, March twenty-fourth
thousand eight hundred and fy-one, act to regulate
the evyng for road purposes the counties of Bel
and Jefferson, passed February fifteenth thou
sand eight hundred and forty mine, be and they are here
by repealed provided that the iabil y obligation in
Cured under any Of the provisions of said acts shall not
be in any wise affected impaired by the repeal there
of. JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
- WILLIAM MEDILL,
President of the Senate.
March 9th, 1853.
ArDIToR,s OFFICE PoRrter CouNrY,l
s-- Ravenna, March Q. 1858.
from tie authorized copy certified to by the Secre
tary of State LORENZO FROST.
CfyuutY Aatlf0r.