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Gaws Of Ohio.
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who have resided three months in this State,
and who are not a township charge, shall be Ii
able, yearly and every year, to do and perform
two days work on the public roads, under the
direction of the supervisor, within whose dis
trict they may respectively reside.
See. g. That it shall be the duty Of every su-
pervisor to order out every such person, resi-
dent as aforesaid, between the first day of April
and the first day Of October, annually, to do
and perform the work aforesaid on the public
roads within his district and if any such res
ident being personally warned, by the supervi-
sor, or by leaving written notice at his usual
place of abode, or by some person under the
direction of the supervisor, by whom such
warning can be proven, shall refuse or neglect,
having had at least three days notice, to at
tend by himself or substitute, to the acceptance
of the supervisor, on the day and at the time
and place directed by the supervisor, or, hav-
ing attended, shall refuse to obey the directions
of the supervisor, or shall spend the time in
idleness or inattention to the duties assigned
him, every such delinquent shall forfeit and pay
for neglect to attend or for any of tie offences
above specified, the sum of one dollar, for ev.
cry such offence, to be recovered by action be-
fore any Justice Of the peace Of the proper town
ship, at the suit Of the supervisor within whose
district he may reside; and the money so col
leCted shall be applied by said supervisor to the
improvement of the road in his district, and ac-
counted for by him at the annual settlement
with the trustees Of his township Provided,
that no person shall be released from the per-
formance Of labor on the public highway, by
reason Of the neglect of any supervisor to or
der out such person on or before the first day
of October.
Sec. 8. That in case any person shall remove
from one district to another, who has, prior to
such removal, performed the whole or any
part of the labor aforesaid, or in any other way
has paid the whole or any part of the amount
aforesaid in lieu of such labor, and shall pro-
duce certificate of the same from the superyi-
sor Of the proper district such certificate shall
be complete discharge for the amount there
in specified. .. -...
Sec. t. That every person called upon to per-
form any labor upon the public roads and high
wajs, under any provisions of this act shall by
himself or substitute appear at the place ap-
pointed by the supervisor, at the hour of seven
O'Clock in the forenoon with such necessary
tools and implements, as said supervisor may
direct and the supervisor may, if necessary for
the Improvement of the roads, order any per-
son owning the same to furnish team of hor-
ses, mules, or oxen and wagon, cart, scraper
or plow, to be employed and used on the roads
under the direction of said supervisor, who
shall allow such person reasonable compensa-
tion for the use of such team, wagon, cart, scra-
per or plow, in discharge of any labor or tax
due from said person. ...... "a.
Sec. 5. That all persons who may be deemed
by the surveyor unable to perform, or cause to
be performed the two days work required by
this act, shall be exempted from the requisi-
tions of the same.
Sec. 6. That for the purposes provided for
in the preceding sections of this act, the resi-
dence of any person who has family shall be
held 10 be where his family resides and the
residence of any other person shall be held to
be where he boards in any road district in this
State r...#f PA.
w Sec. z. That wherever it shall happen in
consequence of sickness, absence from home or
any other cause, that the two days labor afore-
said shall not be performed within the time
specified in this act the supervisor shall be au-
thorzed to require the performance of such
work, at any other time prior to the first day
of November then next ensuing Provided,
that such delinquent may discharge the same,
by paying to the supervisor the sum of one dol
agreeably to the second section of this act.
Sec 8. That the trustees of townships shall
on the first Monday of March annually, divide,
their respective townships into suitable and con-
yenient road districts, and if the same have not
heretofore been 50 divided, cause brief de-
scrptOn of the same TO &c entered on the town
ship records, and also cause each supervisor to
be furnished with rough plat Of his district
and in case any public roads is, or shaii.. be
established, as a part of the line or boundary
e anv township, the trustees in the adjoining
tovnsf;ps shall meet at some convenient place,
as soon after The first of March as convenient
aOJ onnortou such road or roads between the
two townships as jdsiice and equity may re-
auire, fer the purpose of opening and improv-
ine the same, and the supervisors and lnhablt-
ants of each township shall be bound to work
or Toni said read or roads accordingly 49,.
Sec. o. That the several supervisors within
their respective districts shall collect by SUIT or
otherwise all fines, forfeitures and penalties
arising and accruing under the provisions of
this act, unless the collection thereof is other
wise herein provided for, and they are hereby
authorized and required, before their settle
naent with the township trustees, to prosecute
to final judgment all persons neglecting or re-
fusing to comply with the provisions OF this act
from whom such fine, forfeiture, or penalty, IN
the opinion of the supervisor, can be collected
bv execution and the said judgments, if not
paid, together with the costs thereon, shall
\ remain and be in force against the judg-
ment debtor, as other judgments at law are in
case OF debt Provided, however, that all per-
sons who are, or may be exempt from perform
ing labor on the public highways by any law
Of this State, shall not be subjected to the pro-
visions of this section. .,,.. = Il t.... !. (
Sec. 10. That the several supervisors shall
expend all monies by them collected for the
benefit Of the roads and highways, in the prop