Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-03

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authorized and required, before thei
: settlement with the township trustees, b
prosecute to final judgment all person
y negiecsing or refusing to comply viii
5 the provisions, Of this act from whom
such tne, forfeiture or penalty, in tn.
opinion OF the supervisor. can be col,
fected by execution, and the said iudg
ments. n not paid, together with the
costs thereon, shall remain and be In
force against the judgment>deb,or, ss
other judgments at law are, in case oI
debt; Provided, however, that all per,
sons who are, or may be exempt from
performing labor on the public highways,
by any7lav OF this State, shall not be
subjected to the provisions of This sec-
ton, -t...t $780,
/ Sec. 10. That the several supervisors
shall expend all monies by them coll
lected for the benefit Of the roads and
highways, in the proper districts, by the
! supervisors collecting the same; and
every supervisor is hereby required to
/ account to the trustees of the township,
at the annual settlement. for all monies
expended under this act; and they shall
also return full and true list and siaies
ment of the names Of all persons within
their respective districts who have been
ordered out TO perform the two days la
Dor, as required by this act, and who
have refused or neglected TO perform
the same; and a. fines and forleitures
sued for, and recovered under the pros
visions Of this act, by supervisor. shall
be paid over, on demand, by. the justice
of the peace or constable collecting the
same, TO the supervisor of such road
district, wherein such fine or forfeiture
accrued. and the several supervisors
shall also render an account TO the trus-
tees al the annual settlement, OF all
monies that remain in Their hands at the
time OF seitlemenG also, alb judgments
that remain unpaid and the name Of the
judgment debtor, and the justice before
whom such Judgments were obtained,
with the amount thereof. and :he trus
tees shall make such order as to the
prosecution of suits BY the supervisors
of the proper districts, against such de-
linquents, as in the judgment of the
trustees the interest of the township may
require. t'' -
Sec. IL That all monies that may
remain in the hands of any supervisor
at 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
qualified, and be by him expended for
the benefit of roads and highways, as
provided for in the foregoing seciion.-
And it shall be lawful for any supervi
sor, to sue out executions on any iudg.
ments that remain unpaid, within his
proper district, at any time when, in his
opinion, the same can be collected, and
the money SO collected, iii any there
BEL shall be expended, as provided in
the foregoing section.
Sec. IL. That it 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 may
hereafter be laid out and established
through any part of the district assigned
to 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 found thereon; for which |
purpose the supervisors are hereby au.
thorized 10 enter upon any uncuItivated
lands, unencumbersd by crop, near or
adjoining the public roads, TO cut and |
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 road; and to
enter on any lands adjoining or lying
near the road, 10 make such drains or
diiches through the same, as they may
deem necessary for the benefit of the
roads, doing as little injury TO said lands
and timber, as the nature of the case
and the public good will permit; and the
drains and bitches so made. shall be
kept open by said supervisors, if neces-
sary, and shall not be obsiructed By the
owner or occupier OF such lands or any
other person or persons, under the pen-
atty OF forfeiting a sum not exceeding
ten dollars for each and every offence,
to be recovered and appropri4fed as pro-
vided for in the ninth and tenth sections
Of this ACT. fr1EH v1su8G I /,
sec. l3. That il any person, body
polite or corporate, shall obstruct any
public road or highway, authorized BY
any laws of this State, and suffer such
obstruction TO remain TO the hindrancs
or Inconvenience Of persons making use
Of such public road or highway, or Shall,
by virtue of any authority whatever or
otherwise, change the line, f. up, or
dig out the bed OF any such road or
highway, or in any other manner rem.
Ter the same less convenient or Useful
han it had. been previously, thereto,
'uch person, body corporate or polite,
'ball be subject TO an action on The case,
II the suit Of; the commissioners of The
county, or supervisors in any district, .
,f any person who shall be injured byf !,
iueh obstruction in which such road or ,
Highway is situate in whole or in part, ,
md when any person obstructing any ,
'oad or highway, as aforesaid, shall suf.
er such obstruction 10 remain for more
hantwenty-four hours afler being noti>
led to remove the same, every su.hl