Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-03-08
Is3 i, LAWS OF OHIO
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~ AN ACT

@tT0fctlUinX tn0 uuue6 Ot Cu9eIVlSOIS, anu
ID irsla,Ing 10 Roads and Highways. o.
zee Sec. I. Be Il enacted by fhe General As,
sembly of the State Of Chic, Thai allimaIe
persons between iweniy.on aud 6lty'6ve
years Of age, who have resided three months
in this Slate, and who are not township
charge, shall be liable, yearly and every
year, 70 do and perform TWO days work on
ihe, public roads, under The direction Of lhe
supervisor, within whose disuici ,,hey may
respectively reside. i, ,.,,3 i8sdl11 -sg3li
-, Sec. g, That il shall be the duty Of every
supervisor 10 order out every such person,
residen, as aforesaid, between the first day
ot April, and The firsl Of Oclober, annually,
10 do and perform the work aforesaid, on
the public roads within his dislric,; and If
any such residenl being personally warned,
by the supervisor, or by leaving a written
notice o. his usual place Of abode, or by
q some person under The detection of the su.
q lpervisor, by whom such warning can be
b proven, shall refuse or neglect, having had
81 a, leasI lhree days notice, 10 attend BY him
self or substitute, 10 the acceptance Of the
supervisor, on the day and al the time and
place directed by the supervisor, or, having
attended, shall refuse 10 obey the directions
aiof the supervisor, or shall spend the Time
. IN idleness or inattehiion 10 lhe duties as.
eigned him, every such dclinquen. shull
forfeit and pay for neglect TO attend, or fol
any Of the offences above specified, the sum
Of one dollar, for every such offence, 10 be
, recovered BY action, before any justice ol
-,he peace Of The proper township, a. the
suii Of the supervisor within whose district
he may reside; and the money SO collected
q shall be applied by said supervisor TO the
improvement Of The road in his district, and
!, accounted for by him q. the annual selIle-
men, with the trustees Of his township:
Provided, that no person shall be released
from the performance Of labor on the pub.
lie highway, by reason Of the neglect oI
any supervisor 10 order out such person on
or before the frs, day Of October.
Sec. 5. That in case any person shall re.
move from one dig,rict 10 another, who has
prior to such removal, performed The whole
or any parl of The labor aforesaid, or in any
other way has paid the whole or any part oI
the amount aforesaid, in lieu Of such labor
and shall produce certificate Of The same
from the supervisor Of the proper district
such certificate shall be complete dis.
charge for ,he amount therein specified.
~ Sec. 9. Tha,eyery person called upon lo
perform any labor upon the public roads
and highways, under any provisions of this
act shall by himself or substitute appear al
The place appointed by The supervisor, a
the hour OF seven o'clock in The forenoon
with such necessary tools ind implements
az said supervisor may direct, and the su
peryisor may, if necessary for the improve
ment Of The roads, order any person own
ing the same, 10 furnish team Of horses
mules or oxen, and wagon, carl, scraper o.
.plow, to be emplo yed and used on lht
roads under the direction Of said supervisor
who shall allow such person a reasonable
compensation for the use Of such team
wagon, cart, sctaper or plow, in discharge
Of any labor or TAX due from said person.
Sec. s. That all persons who may b.
deemed by The supervisor unable to per
form, or cause 10 be performed The Nv,
days work required by this act, shall be ex
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. Sec. 6. That for The purposes provide'
for in the preceding sections Of this act
The residence Of any person who has
family shall be- held 10 be where his famil,
resides: and the residence Of any o,he
person shall be held TO b; where ho board
in any road district in this State.
sh Sec z. That whenever il shall happe
in consequence Of sickness, absence Iron
home or any other cause, that The Two day
labor aforesaid shall not be performed with
in the time specified in this oct, the super
visor shall be authorized 10 require the pei
Torrance Of such work, OF any oIher tim
prior TO the first day Of November the
mex, ensuing: Provided, that suca delin
quen, may discharge the same, by payin
10 The supervisor tho sum Of one dollar an
fifty cents, who shall appropriate il agreeu
bly, 10 the second section Of this act.
Sec. 8. That The trustees Of township
shall, on the frs. Monday Of March amt
ally, divide their respective township
inIo suitable and convenient road district
and If the same have not heretofore bee
so divided, cause brief description Of ih
same 10 be entered on lhe township record
and also causeneach supervisor TO be fu
nishedwiIh rough plat Of his dislrct, or
in case any public road Is, or shall be esIa
liShcd. as a pan oil the line or boundary
: any township, the trustees in the adjoinlr
y townships shall NEE. at same convenie
if place. as soon aiier the frs. Of March
y. M convenient, and npporIion such road
'ut1Soads between the Two townships as JUST,
equity may require, for the purpose
carer eTN1g and improving tho same, and II
"a A7ors and inhabitants Of each tow
II bo bound to work or [op] 50
repruary lS,ads accordingly. t.
,.,,.,, That The several supervisors wit
=; o. r,peclive districts shall collec,
fix and pbrerwise oil fines, forfeilures a
pisifici CouG rising and accruing under 4
The First Ci...SSf Ibis act, unless lbe col!ecii,
Second and Tolherwise herein provided fc
Irics Of Chic. hereby authorized and require
Sec. !, Be Il enacted Dyaa. with the iownsh
nbly Of the State Of Ohi6;na judgment,
ms Of the DisWic, Court shall beg 10 comp
several counties Of the Secondrrom who
'ifd Common Pleas Districts Of Ohio, the opi
lows: gia s'a ~ ngt m lg'c,ed
a SECOND coNnoN PLBAs DISTRICT isn.f n
n ,beocouD,y Of Butler, on the ninth day SSh,
z she county Of PrebIe, on ,he nine ioa
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