The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-02-25
tNo 32l AN ACT
Prescribing the duties OF Supervisors and relating to
Roads and uiohwova


Sro. !. BE il enacted By NE GsRerdl Asaprjig Of
tie &sto Of Chic, That all maio peisons between
twenty.one and flty-hvel years Of age, who have
resided three months in this State, and who are
not township charge, stnll be liabe, yenflf and
swry year, to do and perform two days work on the
rn'i roads, under the direction of the sppef:sJr
within whose district they may respectively resde.
SIC. ?. That it shall be the duty of every super
ioresoi, between Inc inst day Of April and the first
day OF Ociobcr. annually, TO do and perform the
work aortsuid, ON The public roads within lis dis
trict aud any such resident being personally war
ned, hy the supervisor, or by leaving u written mo-
tice at lis usual place OF abode, or by some person
under the direction oi the supervisor 10y whom such
warning can be proven, shall refuse neglect hav
ing had at eesi three days notice, 10 attend ly him
selfor substitute, TO tie ncccl tnnce OF the supervisor,
on the day and al the time nnd place directed by the
slperv isor, or. having attended, shall r, fuse tu Obey
the directions Oi the supervisor shall spend the
tune in idleness OF inntieniion TO the duties assigned
him, every such delinquent shall nieit and pay Tor
neglect 10 attend. or Tor any OF the offences above
specified The OF dollar for every such offence,
10 he recovered ty ucOn, before any justice OF tile
peace OF the proper township, the suit Of the su
pervisor within whose district he may reside: and
the money collected shall be Applied hy snd su.
pevsOr ~ The improvement ui llv road in his dis.
irct, and accounted Tor by him at the annual setlc
nlent with tho uiStCrs % hi, township. Provided
that no person shall be released from the perfurm.
ance OF labor on the public highway, by reason OF
the neglect OF any supervisor tp order such per.
son OH or before tine first day OF October
r NLe' D 'N' III case any person shnh remove
Hohl oe 'lS' 10 nlptci' Whp mas PRIOR 10 sucl
removal, performed the whole or any part OF the Ia.
oor a"reshlu, or III any othr way mas p9ld the whole
or any part OF the amount Aforesaid in lieu OF such
,aoot, aih snall ploduee ceFlilIc1ie OF the same
rom we suReINlsvI o ,Ie proper ulsurt, such GER
uhcate shail De complete discharge ior The amount
therein specified.
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y @ .loi 're Pu..'i. IvnS III ui'ur
WY p'o'isiosV u'is "St siilil Wy hiiscu Ut suSu
,u'y appear at lhe pace hned Wy tne super's?r
a. tne i'oui VI seven e,och ~ ue iorehoon' WIN
sucn necesJnfy ,ous uliu llplpmen,s' us sah super
WI inuy uit.e', ul'u ''e SCI 'l'oI nlny' II nc cs
rnIy IoI ue ilhP'oN'h 'hioilt VI uo I"hus, o'utr any
Fiton o"nlnB e shlnr' 70 furnish team o, horses
nluos' OF oxen anu wage u cnI'' FStaper :" POw' 10
ue employed ana USED on tlG roads unuer IN" dlrcc-
.u ., snii slsor %I' s,,, now suc Pe'so'
hIeasohuuie compensation ioI uiS use Oh huCh "'hl'
wagon cart or pio", III uISchafSc oi any Ia
oot oI 'aN GTe ,i rom sall l,erSnn ,,,
=, 6lc' D. ina' az, persons "no my ue ueeineu ny
the supervisor unable perform, or cnns, 10 be per
formed 'he Two ga! WORK required ny tls act snail
DC eAelnpe1 fon ue requFuiohs o' t'e fu'he;
Sc o. nav ior w purpose p.uSWeu lor ~ m VIC
pteceulhg Secl1h' oi uls ncl ile rGsiu'hco oi any
person VINO mas IilIly SUM ne hclu 10 pc "ilefc
his amly resides: ana the fr'ldtnce ol any other
person sinil oe htd 10 he whefc nc .DoaFds IN any
Ioad Hlstiltt IN this state
SLc. Il. hat whenever II shall happen IN conse.
quencc OF elkHchS' nbsencr rom nome or my other
cause that TIE Two days labor aforesaid shall not be
performed %ililin the time specified III tins act, the
supervisor shall he auhoTzcd to require the perform
anco oi such wofR' mt any o'hcr tnio phor to nc
hrstday OF November lhtn next ensuing: Provided,
that such delinquent may discharge tie same, hy
paying 10 The supervisor the sum ol one dollar and
nifty cents W." shall appropriate IL agrcehDiy to the
second section oi tiis act.
SIC 4. hat the trustees OF townships shall on
the first Monday OF March annuDy, divide their re-
specise lownsi ips into suitable and. convenient
ro1d districts, and II tre same hay" not heretofore
been SO divided cHisc brici description O the same
10 be entered on the township records, and also
cnuse ench supervisor to be furnished with rough
plat OF his dlelict, and III chso any public rond Is, or
shall be estab l-hcd. ns part o the line or bnda-
fy oi any township, the trustees III the adjoining
townships shall meet nt some convenient place, MS
alter the first OF March us convenient, and ap-
portion si,ch road or roads bciw en- the Two town
slips ns Justice and equity may require, for the
purpose Of opening and improving the same, and the
kuptTNisoIs and IEhgltnnts OF each township shall
le tOund 10 work OF lon said road or roads accord
ngiy.
&c. ~ lint the several Supervisors "l'h'n ihcr
respective districts shall collect by sun or otherwise,
oil fines iUt,iufcs aud penalties, arising ana nccru
ing under the proNi ions o this net, unless the col
lccon thereof l. othcIwi herein provided Tor, and
they hereby authorize ami required, before their
stti.mtnt with the township Trustees, To prosecute
"a final Judgment nll persons cgec'lng or refusing
90 comply with the prOvlrons OF this act from whom
such the, forfeiture or penalty, III the opinion OF tho
tua ryisur, can he col, CUG by execution, and the
thereon, shnll remain aud be III fofce ngainst the
Judgment debtor, a" oili'r Judgments a. law hrc, III
case oi debts Provided however, thht n persons who
nfc, may be exempt nom performing labor on the
public highways, ly nny law u this Siuic shall not
BE- sui lecird to tit provisions oi lhls section.
SEC. TO- That the several suprrN isors shall ex.
pend all monies hy heW collected 'of The ben,ht oi
The roHds aud highways, III the proper dislrcls by
the supervisor collecting the sane and every ri.
pcryisor is h,nly rrquird TO account l. the trustees
OF the township at the annual settlement Tor all mo-