Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-03-01

attend. and they shall lgiyos notice al
Aforesaid TO such delinquents. vsyfy,
| Z Section 86. That any time during
tho year, when any public highway
shall bc obstructed by the fall Of timborl
or any other cause, or any bridge shall
be Impaired, SO tho passage Of teams Q!
travellers on said road or bridge shall
be dangerous, and the supervisor'in the
district in which such obsiructiom or i'm.
puirel bridge may exist, shall be Motif.
cd Of the sdme II shall be his duty to
cause such obstruction 10 be removed
or bridge repaired, forthwith; for which
purpose he shall immediately order out
such number Of Inhabitants Of his dis.
lrict, as he may deem necessary to rc'
move said distractions, or repair said
bridge.
Section 80. That each and every
person so ordered out, who shall, after
having ono days notice, refuse or neglect
to attend with proper implements, where.
with TO labor, at the time AMI place ap.
pointed by the supervisor, or having at.
tended, shall :eluse to obey the dircc'
tons of the supervisor, or shall spenl
the time in idlencss or inattcnton 10 tho
duties assigned him, every such dclin.
qucnt shall forfeit and pay the sum Of
one dollar for every such offence, to be
recovered, paid over anil accounted for
AMI appropriated asreeably to the pro-
visior Of this act. H
Section 81. That in all cases where
any person shall under the direction Of
the supervisor, perform more labor than
may he due from him, the supervisor
shall give such person a certificate, spc.
cilying the amount Of extra labor SO per.
iormcl, which certificate shall be rece.
vel for the amount specified in such
certificate, in discharge Of any labor
within the same district, which may be
due from the holder of such certificate, in
any sue Gee ling year, under the provisi.
ons Of this act; Provided, that the two
preceding sections shall not be construed
so as TO authorize any supervisor to order
out Or direct any person 10 perform more
than one days work in any one year,
over an | above the amount Of labor due
from such person, agreeably to the pro.
visions of this act.
Section 3S. That the trustees Of township,
shall meet al the place Of holding annual clec
tons. on the first Monday Of March, at which
! time and place the several supervisors Of the
township shall attend, and each produce his
list an account ofa II labor performed within
their respective districts, agreeabiy to the pro
visions OF this act, together with statement oi
tn. am ,unt of all fines, penalties and forfeit.
urcs by him collected, or judgments for the
same obtained : aSJ the amount by hdm cypen
dcd in accordance with sam. /; anl the trustees
are hereby authorized and required to adjust
and settle all accounts 50 pr pr>daccd to them,
and to allow such amount for delnluencIes, as
they shall deem just nd reasonable; and il
up Jn q fair and accurate settlement, there shall
appear to b, a balance to any supervisor for his
services under this act, the trustees shall give
/! him all order on the township treasurer. for the
amount due, at the rate Of one dollar per day,
for the time he may have been necessarily cnl-
pl)yed Frecidcd, that the supervisor shall, in
a 4 eases, be held accountable for the full a.
IN ,unl ana The faithful application of labor due
in his district, unless, GJrgo)d cause shown, the
trustees snail deem it just 10 remit the same.
Section 30. That, if upon lllensnt with the
township trustees, at their annual meeting f,r
that purpose. their shall be any unexpended
In lncy in the hands OF any supervisor, which
has been collected under the provisions of thii
act, he hall pay The same over to his success
in Office. taking his receipt iJr the am jun,
thcf.for, winch receipt he snail lodge with the
township treasurer.
Section 10. That each and every supervisor,
who Snail neglect or refuse topcriJrm inc sIv-
crai duties plJinCd Oh nm by TINS act, Of wnJ
Shall, under any prctencc whatever, give Vi
sign any receipt Ur cer.iiicaiG puipor.lhg u be Il
r.cripl or c,!rtiiicdte Tor labor OF WORK perform
cd or IN )ney paid, unless the labor snail have
been parlprmod, or laS pad, prior to g.ving VI
signing suciI recept or cert thcalc, every super
visor 50 offending, snail tjrtr!t for every sdclI
offence, nJt less than five dollars, nJr III Jrt
than lilly dollars, To bc rccJvercd by ihdictn.n nj
in the court of common peas, or ny ACTON Dc
fore any justice of the peace wIth.n the t)wn
snip Where such supervisor may rGSidt and
il is hereby made The day ot Tue trustees
OF the township; to prJsccdte ai! ONSnccs
against the provisions Ut tins section -
Provided, that If any supcrv. s)r shall conceive
han;eif aggfevcd By The judgment vi such JUS
tice ol The peace, he may on Sivii5 sun ;eh. Sc
clrity 10 SAID justice for the payment ol cosas,
appeal 10 the court Of comm N pleas, VINO sha.
make sdca order t4crei",a to tapm may appeal
usL ana reasonable; Pr N.d.d father, that this
section Shall MT be 50 Construed as TO pfcven'
any Person r,ln prosecuting any Supervisor FOL
any oilcncs against the PROVISIONS thereof.
sec. Ill That 1t shall be the dulv of the sew
eral Courts OF common pleas, 10 give this act il
/. al.