, 1854-05-20

poin; one supervisor of roadsfor each road
district in the county. and may at any time,
fill vacancies that may occur in such Office,
and they shall cause the supervisors by
them appointed to be notified thereof in
writing. Each supervisor shall hold his
Office until the following April session Of
the commissioners, and before entering up
on the discharge Of his duties, shall take al
oath or affirmation, faithfully TO discharge
the duties of bis Office, aud if required by
the commissioners, shall execute bond to
the board Of commissioners, with one or
more sureties, in any sum specified by them,
not exceeding one thousand dollars, condi
toned that he will faithfully account for,
and pay over according to law, all moneys
that may come into his hands by virtue Of
his Office
Sec. 81. 1t shall be the duty Of every
supervisor of roads, on or before the fiji.
teenth day of May, to obtain the names,
and make out in alphabetical order list
of oil persons liable to perform labor on the
public roads, residing within his road dis
trict, and to afIix to each name therein the
number of days work, which such persons
shall be assessed to perform.
Sec. %. In making such estimate and
assessment the supervisor shall proceed as
follows -
l.. He shall assess three days work to
be performed by every male between eight
cen and fifty years of age, residing in his
road district, except ministers Of the gos-
pei, and persons who are public charge
or too infrm to perform labor, and for each
and every thousand dollars valuation OF
taxable property, an additional days work.
2. The supervisor of each road dis rict
shall have power if in his opinion, the state
Of the roads require it, at any time during
his term of Office, to require every man, ex-
cept those before excepted in this act, TO
perform two additional days work and to
assess one additional days work for every
one thousand dollars valuation of taxable
property, within his district, and the said
supervisor shall have the same power TO
enforce the said additional tax, as has been
heretofore given him in this act TO enforce
the original road tax
3. The tax on property shall be paid
and expended in the road district where
the property is situated, whelher the owner
of such property lives in such district or
not
Sec. 90. Whenever the supervisor shall
from any cause have neglected or omit
ted to place on his list, aud assess any per-
son, within the time required by law, he shall
a. any time afterwards, place the name OF
such person on the list, and assess the mum
Der OF days work to be performed by him,
which assessment shall in all respects be
valid, as if made in due time
Sec. 80. The supervisor shall notify
every person within his road district sub.
ject to road labor as aforesaid between the
first and the last day of June annually, to
perform the work assessed on the public
roads within his district, and if any person,
subject TO road labor as aforesaid, shall at
ter three days previous no ice, either per-
sonally, or by writing, left at his usual
place Of abode, by the supervisor or any
other person by direction OF the supervisor,
neglect or refuse TO attend by himself, OF
suitable substitute, at the time aud place
designated by the supervisor or having
attended shall refuse to obey the directions
of the supervisor or shall pass his time in
idleness, and inattenlion to the duties as
Signed him, every such delinquent shall for
felt and pay for each day he shall neglect
or refuse to attend, or for any Of the often
ces above specified in this section, the sun
Of three dollars, to be recovered in civil
action, at the suit Of the supervisor, before
any justice of the peace having jurisdiction
or, if the aggregate amount of such sums
be over one hundred dollars, by action il
the district court and all money SO col.
iected shall be appropriated as hereinafter
directed.
Sec. 81 Whenever it shall happen iu
consequence Of sickness, absence from home,
or any other good cause, that person liable
to perform work as aforesaid does not at
tend, in obedience to the notice Of the SUI
pervisor, at the time and place appointed,
and such person is willing to perform, OF
cause 10 be performed, the labor required
by this act, no process shall be issued fol
the recovery of the penalty above prescribed
but the supervisor shall employ such person
or his substitute, at another time and place
to he designated by such supervisor.
Sec. 80. Every person notified 70 labor on the pub
lie rUads under the provisions OF this chapter, shall b
required TO appear at the place appointed by the su
pevisOr at the hour Of seven O'Clock in the forenoon
with such necessary tools and implements US said 81
perviSor may direct; and such supervisor may, h'
deem II necessary, order any person owning the same
10 furnish team Of horses, mules or oxen, and wagon
cart, seraper plough, 70 be employed or used OF
the roads under the direction Of such uupervsOr wht
shall allow such person reasonable compensation To-
the use Of such team, wagon, cart scraper or plough
ia discharge Of any labor due from such person.
Sec. 50. II shall be the duty Of every supervisor
collect by suit otherwise, In bis oTn name as suel
supervisor all hnes foreitures and penalties arising
aud accrung under the provisions OF this act for th'
nonperiormanoe Of labor and TO expend the same IN
the employment Of men, when necessary, ~ put the
public rOads Of his road district in good repair and
any portion Of the moneys collected by him, shal not
be 50 expended, he shall pay the same over 70 ths
county treasurer, before the rst Of April, annu
ally and take his receipt for the same, which reeep
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