The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-11-13

/ coming into HIS uauuS W Nhsoe VI hiS
Office, have been expended, and the
amount, if any, in his possession.
10. The number of days he has been
faithfully employed 10 the discharge Of
his duty. ...-s....r.
| IL. The condition of the roads in his
district, and such ther items and sug-
gcstions as said supervisor may wish to
make, which report shall be signed and
sworn to by said supervisor, and filed by
the township clerk among the papers of
his office.
s 10. The township clerk shall imme.
distely after the filing of the report as re-
qurod in the foregoing section, make out
| a correct list of non resident land and
town lots on which the road tax has not
been paid, and the amount of tax charged
Oh each piece of land or town lot desig-
mating the district in which said land or
town lot is situated, and transmit certi-
fled copy of the same to the county judge
of the proper county, which shall be ina
mediately placed in the hands OF the
county treasurer, who shall collect the
same in the same manner that county
taxes are collected; and in case Of the
clerk failing or neglccting to make such
return, he shall forfeit and pay to the use
of tho township for road purposes, a sum
equal to the amount of tax on said land,
which may be collected by suit on his Of
fetal bond, commenced in the name of
the township BY the trustees thereof be-
fore any court having competent jurisdic-
tion.
s 20. The supervisor shall cause two
thirds of the property tax in his district
to be warkcd between the first day of May
and the first day of July of each year,
and the remaining one third whonever he
thinks the condition of the roads demand
itf but in all cases be fore the first day of
October of that year.
s2l. Any supervisor failing or neg.
ecting to pcrfo IN the several duties re.
quired by this act shall forfeit and pay for
the use of one hundred dollars: and it Is
hereby made the duty of the township
clerk in case of such failure or neglect to
commence suit in his na,ne for the collec.
ton of the same before any justice Of the
peace within the proper township.
%. The supervisor is authorized to
take timber or other material for the use
of the road from any unincloscd lands in
the aeighborhood Of which the road pas
ses, but he is not permitted to cut dowr
0" iniure any tree growing by the waysid'
which does not obstruct the road, ant
which stands in front of any town lot oil
enclosure or cultivated field, or any grount
: reserved for any public use, where suci
tree shall be intended to be preserved TO
shade or ornament by the proprietor o
the land on or adjacent to which the tre,
is SO standing, and the person ownin!
5 such timber or material thus taken, shal
be paid out of any of the road fund il
the hands of the supervisor, fair valu
therefor, and in case there be no none
in the hands of such supervisor, the
y such supervisor shall give him a certif
cate stating the amount, kind and vau
of such materials taken, which certifcat
. shall be received for the payment of hi
J road tax for that or any succeeding year
:, to the amount thereof
s23 When notified in writing tina
any bridge or other portion of the publ
d road is unsafe or impossible. the superv
sor thus notified shall be liable for a
damage resulting from the unsafe or i'll
= passable condition of the road or bridge
= after allowing a reasonable time for repair
: ing the same.
y s24 For making such cxtraordinar
repairs, the Supervisor may call out an
:, or all the able bodied men of the distrit
:. in which they are to be made, but d
q more than two days at any one time will
out their consent, and persons so calle
- out shall be entitled to receive certifcat
y from the supervisor, certifying the nun
e Der of days of labor performed, whic
;, certificate shall be received for ruad ia
for that or any succeeding year, at Il
!, rate per day established for that year.
;. S25. If any able bodied man whe
- duly summoned for any such purpose, fai
,. to appear and labor diligently by himse
- or his substitute, or send satisfactory e
l. cuse therefor, he is liable to fine Of 81
a to be recovered by suit before any justi
. and for the use of the road fund of sa
- district; Prorided, in all cases, the pc
: !, son so notified shall have the privilege
IS paying the value Of such work immed
" ately in money.
ID SIS. 1t is the duty of the superv
in sor to remove distractions in the publ
,e highways, caused by fence or otherwis
,e but he must not throw down or reno
h fences which do not directly obstru
ID the travel elupou the highway, until not
b. exceed six months notice has been givt
to the owner of the land enclosed in pa
al b. such fence.
to 27. When any owner or occupa
OF of land adjoining and abutting upon al
all road or highway, may desire to plant
hedge upon the line of any road, he sh
IS be allowed to build or remove his fen
ct upon such road or highway, provided
y, shall not build or remove his fence nc
than ten feet within the outer line Of sa
st read, and that unless the said road be 81
e. ty feet wide the fence shall not be bu
I'D or removed upon both sides at the sal
time. Such owner or occupant shall 4
We be allowed 30 occupy such highway
nd aforesaid for more than 6ve years, a
not more than one year before such he'd
lst shall be planted, and at the expiration
he such time he shall remove such fen
mt upon the order of the supervisor of
district where such road is situated.
We %. 1t shall be the duty of the 1
he peryisor to keep the roads in as good CT
dition as the funds at his disposal "
mt permit, and to place guide boards
ad the forks of the roads in his district, q
nd shall be furnished with money to do I