Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-03
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Pre.sribins the duties Of sGpersisors,s and reis
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a ,SEc.1. Be il enacted By he General .4ssz,bb
Of tte State Of Okio. That all male person
between tweniy-one and fifty 1--we year
Of age, who have resided three months
Z in this State, and who are NOT town
ship charges shall be liable. yearly ano
every Year, to do and perform two days
, work on the public roads, under the d.
rection of the supervisor. within whose
, district they may respectively reside.
Sec. g. That il shall be the duty Of
every supervisor TO order out every such
person, resident as aforesaid, between
the first day of April and the first day
of October, annually, to do and per.
form the work aforesaid, on the public
roads within his district; and if any such
resident being personally warned, by
the supervisor, or by leaving a 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
4 attend by himself or substitute, to the
acceptance Of the supervisor, on tie
| day and at the time and place directed
4 by the supervisor, or, having attended,
shall refuse TO obey the directions of the
supervisor, or shall spend the time in
idleness or ainaitention 10 the duties as
signed him, every such delinquent shall
forfeit and pay for neglect TO attend, or
for any of the offences above specified.
the sum Of one dollar, for every such
I offence, 10 be recovered by action, be-
fore any justice Of the peace Of the
] pfoper township, al the suit OF the su-
pervisor within whose district he may
reside: and the money SO collected shall
be applied by said supervisor 10 the i'm
provement OF the road in his district,
and accounted for by him at the annual
settlement with the trustees of his town.
ships Provided, that no person shall be
released from the performance of lsbor
on the public highway, by reason of the
neglect Of any supervisor TO order out
such person on or before the first day Of
October a1 77u.sL.1 'ai .asn-
Sec. 8. That in case any person shall
remove from one district 10 another,
who has, prior to such removal, per-
formed the whole or any part of the la
Dor aforesaid, or in any other way has
paid the whole or any part ofthe amount
aforesaid, in lieu of such labor, and
shall produce a certificate of the same
from the supervisor of the proper dis
tricl, such certificate shall be a COM
plete discharge for the amount therein
specified. .y'i3 lG1H'issH Il
Sec. 4. That every person called up
on 10 perform any labor upon the pub
lie roads and highways, under any pros
visions of this act sEall by himself or
substitute appear at the place appointed
by the supervisor, at the hour Of seven
o'clock in the forenoon, with such me-
cessary tools and implements, as said
supervisor may direct, and the supervi-
sor may, If necessary for the improve
ment of the roads, order any person
owning the same, 10 furnish team. of
horses, 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 a reasonable compensation for
the use of such team, wagon, cart, scra-
per or plow, in discharge of any labor
or tax due from said person.
Sec. 5. That all persons who may be
deemed by the supervisor unable to per-
form, or cause TO be performed the two
days work required by this act, shall be
exempted from the acquisitions of the
same.
Sec. 6. That for the purposes provi-
ded for in the preceding sections Of this
act, the residence Of any person who
has aifamily shall be held 10 be where
his family resides: and the residence of
any other person shall be held TO be
where be boards in any road district in
this State. 81, v7rt.V rDf..f y-l
Sec. 2. That wherever il shall happen
in consequence of sickness, absence
from home or any other cause, that the
two days labor aforesaid shall not be
performed within the time specified in
this act, the supervisor shall be author>
lied TO require the performance OF such
work, at any other lime prior TO the first
day Of November then next ensuing;-l
Provided, that such delinquent may dis.
charge the same, by paying totbe su-
peryisor the sum of one dollar and ffly
cents, who shallappropriate il agreeably
TO the second section of this act.
Sec. s. That the trustees Of towns
ships shall, on the FIRST Monday Of March
divide their respective town.
ships into suitable and convenient road
districts, and il. the same have not here
tofore been so divided. cause brief de-
scription Of the same TO be entered on
the township records, and also cause /
each supervisor to be furnished with a /
rough plat of his district, and in case {
any public road is, or shall be esiab> 1
Iished, as paft'oi the line or boundary {
Of any township, the trustees in the ad- {
Joining townships shall meet at some 8
place, as soon after The first /
Of March as eonveEient, and apportion a
such road or roads between the twot :
townships as justice and equity may red
,uire, for the purpose OF opening and I
the same, and the supervisors {