The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-02-25

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lars OF the valuation, determined to be assessed
IN each township respectively and that said tax may
be discharged by labor the roads, under the direc
ton OF the supervisors of the several districts, at
the rate o one dollar per day; and shall make out
list Tor each township Of the amount of road Ia
with which each individual stands charged; insert
ing nothing in such list but the lname Of the person
nnd he amount OF such tax, and transmi, the same
10 the clerk oi the proper township. |
SIC. %. That il shall be the duty of tho TOWN. |
ship clerk Immediately after the reception of such
duplicate upon the presentation by the supervisors Of
lhelr respective districts in said township. OF list
OF a persons ilaOe TO perform labor upon the roads
and highways, or subject to taxation Tor the same
TO make out and deliver to each supervisor aforesaid
nm abstract duplicate of the amount of road tax each
person IN said district may stand charged with and
the supervisors shall then proceed agrseaby TO the
provisions hereinafter contained
SIC 81. That whenever the treasurer Of any
township shall have received any money from the
county treasury Tor road purposes in such township
ne snail nouy the trustees OF such township of the
saine who shall cause the money so received TO be
nl propriated TO building bridges or repairing the
ubc roads, within their townships if for the build.
ing oi ofluge or bIldges they shall give at least
twenty days notice by advertisement posted up in
hve OF the most public places in said township, of
tne time aud place OF such sale, and sell to the lowest
Oi1uer, f IN their opinion such bidder be competcnt
10 prior the same such bridge or bridges as afure.
salh' as they may deem expedient equal to the n.
mount Of money to be appropriated as aforesaid &
whenever such labor shall be performed npreenby
TO contract, or conditions of safe the trustees or a
maori'y ot them, shall draw order on the treas.
uItr oI tle township. In avOr of the person or per-
sons who have performed such labor, for the amount
que Tor the same, which order shall be paid by tho
township treasurer on demand.
&c 81. That It the trustees of any township
snall ueem II expedient to appropriate the money
aforesaid, or any part thereof, to the improving of
the pubic roads and highways, they NAV cause the
amount thus set apart for the purpose of improving
any foaor roads in the several districts in ssd town.
ID. pH md. tI,., r
the supervisors of said districts, or by such other
persons as they may sec proper to appoint, and it
snail De the duty OF the supervisor, or such other
peISof' mus appointed, on receiving order on the
to"Eshlp treasurer. 10 draw from the treasury the
amount so appropriated, and proceed to expend the
saihu IN improving ot the roads and highways in the
proper districts first, by procuring, by purchase or
o.h'rwlse, such number OF pIows, scrapars and 9TH
er toos' as the township trustees shall direct or
deem necessary for that purpose; secondly, by the
purchase oi such materials ms may be necessary and
10 inc employment OF number OF teams & able .hodiea
men to perhrm such labor, at the customary
price, ns may appear, tn said supervisor or supeiin-
tendent, 10 be Just and right
DEG oI' mat the supervisors or other persons
appointed ngreeably 10 the foregoing section shnll
meet WIN tie trustees at their annual meeting for
lhe settlement OF t0wnshin hr-iness rs hereinafter
provided, and then and there produce list or ac.
count oi money by him received for road pnrposes
ana now expended, and to whom paid and the
trustees are authorized and required to adjust, and
o0'o "H HccountS SO produced To them, and it,
tail and accurate settlement they shall he satisfied
that the money has teen faithfully applied and ne.
counted tor they shall allow snid supervisor or super.
ihehuen one dollar per day for ench and every day
ticy may nave been necessarily employed in the
duties assigned them, and the trustees shall rive him
an order ON the township treasurer for the amour,
due.
SIC. 80. Tint amy person charged with a road
TAX on tfe grand levy provided for in the twenty
sixth and twenty seventh scciohs of this act NAV.
either personally or by agent, discharge the same
by labor, 10 be performed on the road, within the
proper district within that township where such tax
may he charged, by any able bodied man, at the
rate Of one dollar per day for each days work. and
ratelble proportion per day for any team furnished
ny sucl person; which labor shall be performed un-
ler me direction OF the sup rvisor OF highways in
lhe proper district, in such township AMI it shall be
the duty ol such supervisor To return such ducate
on or before the tenth day of November then next
ensuing To the township clerk, certifying the amount
III any OF taxes that remains unpaid by labor as
provided Tor by ibis act, and it shall be the duty of
The township clerk, within five days thereafter to
certify The same to the township treasurer who shall
Immediately proceed TO collect the same, and in
making such colections he shall proceed in all
specis as Is required by law of county trensurors in
collecting taxes; provided that the township trens
urers shnll not be allowed To charge mileage for
greater distance than from his Office to the residence
oi the taxpayer; provided further, that if there be
any non Resident tax payers the duplicate trans.
ited 1" the township clerk by the county auditor
1t shall bc his duty tu certify such non rcsiicnts tax
together with a.iy delinquent tax which III, town.
ship treasurer may have been unable TO collect TO
the county auditor on or before the fifteenth day of
March then next ensuing, to be placed on .he
duplicate and collected as other delinquent and non
resident taxes are collected and the taxes so collect
ell shall b. paid over TO the proper township treas.
urrrs which together with the road taxes by them
collected. shall be expended on tho public ro ads
within he districts from which the same has been
SOLICITED.
SIC, 81. That the supervisors of the hilhwnvs
10 persons residing in the district, charged with n
roid tax mentioned in the preceding section, and
the line and place they will attend, and direct the
work 10 be performed US aioresuid and in case the
whole ot said tax due from residents within auy |
district, shall not br pnil in pursuance of the iirsl
notice nf,resilt, in consequence OF absence from |
home sickness, or other innhiity. the supervisor
shall appoint time that he will again attend and !
shall givi notice aforesaid To such delinuuents
SIC. 80, That my tlm" dnrug the year, when
my plblic highway shall be oh.tructcd hy the fail of
mbtrs' or any other cau'e or any bridge shall be
impaired SO the passage ut teams or travellers on
inld rond or bridge shall be dangerous, und the
supervisor ~ the district in which such obstruction
Ir impaired bridge may exist, shalt bp notified of
he same, 1t shall be his duty To cause snch ohsnc.
ION To he removed, or bridge rep ired, forthwith;
or which purpose he shall Immediately order on:
nch number OF inhabitants OF hi4 district he may
eem necessary TO remove said distractions, or re.
mir said bridge.
Src., 36 hat cnch and every person so ordered
ul' who shall, nitor having one days Lotice, re.
Use or neglect To attend with proper implements,
'hcrewith Ia labor at the time and place appointed
the supervisor or having attended shall refuse To
hey the directions Of the supervisor or shall spenI
be time in ieness or ina,lenion to the duties as.
gned him, every such delinquent shall forfeit and
ny the sum ot one dollar for every such offence, 10
Q recovered, piid over, accounted for, and appro.
rated agrcCnbly TO tine provisions ol this act
SIC 81. That in all cases where any person shall
nder the direction OF the supervisor, De form more
'bnr on the public road lhnn may be due from him
le supervisor shall give such person certificate,
,ecii,ing the amount Of extra labor su performed
hich certificate shall be received tor the amount
,ecilled in such certificate, in discharge of any
hor within the snme district, which may be due ,
ON The holder OF sucl certificate, in any succeed
g year. under the provisions of this act; provided
at lo two preceding sections shall not be SO con.
rued ms Ia authorize any supervisor to order out or
rect any person 10 perform moro than one DAYS
oTk, III any one year, over and above the amount
labor due from such person, agreeaby to the pro.
sons OF this act
SEC. %. That the trustees of townships shall
Get nj the place OF holding annual elections, ON
q llrs Monday of March, at which time aud pnce {
q several superv isors o the township shall attend
nj each produce his list and account OF all labor
roned within their respective districts agreoaby
the provisions o this act together with a state. d
enl OF the amount OF all fines, penalties and for. n
lluros ny HIM collected or Iuig munts Tor the same
talnod also, the amount by him expended in ac. a
rdancc with the same; and the trustees are here G.
authorized and required to adjust md settle NIL n