Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22
BY AJ-THORITv.l

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I'm act 10 provide for tie backing
and repairing Of Public Hsxf.
trays, and Prcsc,i6ing tie dufies
If Township UNcsrs in certain
cases.
SECTION /. BE II enacted ty tie
General .As,ens6!y ofMe State Of 10.
soa, That the township trustees Of the
several townships of this State shall
meet on the first Monday Of October,
A. D., 1858, and every subsequent
year thereafter, and divide their respec-
tive townships into such number Of road
districts as they may deem necessary
for the public good.
5 2. There shall be elected at the
general election in the fall Of 1853 and
annually thereafter, one supervisor for
each road district within the several
townships of this State, who shall hold
his Office for one year and until his
successor is elected and qualified. -
Said supervisor must reside in the dis
trict for which he was elected, and in
the election of said supervisor no cleo
tor shall vote for more than one super
visor, and none other than the one re-
siding in the district where such elector
resides, but no person shall be required
to serve as supervisor who is exempt by
this act from performing labor on the
5 3. Said election shall be conduct
ed as other elections, and it shall be
the duty Of the township clerk to noti-
fy said supervisor elect within ten days
thereafter and give bond and take the
oath of Office as required by the con-
stitution Of the State Of Iowa.
"a. Any supervisor elect, after hav-
ing been notified as required in section
= Of this act, who shall fail to appear
before said township clerk unless pre-
vented by sickness within the specified
time, and give bond and take the oath
of Office as required by this act shall
forfeit the sum of FIVE dollars, and in
case Of his failing or refusing to pay
the same, it shall be the duty Of his
successor in Office to collect said amount
by suit or otherwise, and apply the same
to the repairing of roads in his district.
5 S. Each supervisor so elected
shall be required to give bond in such
sum and with such security as the town
ship clerk may deem requisite, condi-
toned that he will faithfully and inn
partially perform all the duties devolv-
ing upon him, and appropriate all mon
eys that may come into his hands by
virtue Of his Office, according to law,
which bond shall be kept by the town
ship clerk among the papers Of his Of
fee. And in the event of a vacancy oc-
curing in any road district within his
township, it shall be the duty of the
township clerk to fill such vacancy by
appointment as soon as notified of the
same. . ~
Sc. Each supervisor shall require
all the able bodied male residents Of
his district between the ages Of twenty
one and forty-fve to perform two days
labor upon the public highway between
the first day of July of each year as
hereinafter provided. az;
ST. The supervisor shall be requi-
red to give at least three days notice
previous to the day or days designated
to work the roads, to all persons in
his district subject to work as required
in section six Of this act, what day he
will superintend the work on the roads,
within his district, and all persons so
notified must meet said rervisor
at such time and place, and with
such tools, implen ents and teams as
said supervisor may designate, and shall
labor diligently under the direction of
the supervisor, for eight hours each day,
and for such two days labor performed,
the supervisor shall give to the person
certificate, which shall be evidence
that such person has performed labor
on the public highway as required by
section 6 of this act, and shall exempt
such person from performing labor in
payment Of road poll tax in that or any
other road and district within this State
for the same year. Provided that any
person furnishing a good team, con-
slsting of two horses or their equivalent
shall be allowed the same for the team
that is allowed for able bodied men per
day.
IS. Each person made liable to
perform labor on the public highway
by section 6 Of this act, who shall fail
or neglect to attend either in person or
satisfactory substitute at the time and
place appointed with the designated
tool, implement or team, having had
three days notice thereof, or having at
tended, shall spend his time in idle
ness, or disobey the supervisor, or fur
nish to said supervisor within FIVE days
some satisfactory excuse for,
not SO attending, shall forfeit and pay
to said supervisor the sum Of one dollar
and twenty-five cents for each days de-
linquency, and in case of failure to
pay such forfeit within ten days, it is
hereby made the duty Of such supervi-
,or to recover, before any justice Of the
peace in the proper township, which
money when collected shall be innesili-
ately expended on the public highway.
9. The supervisor shall perform the
same amount Of labor Is is required Of
IN able bodied man, for which be shall
be allowed the sum If one dollar and
Fifty cents per day including the time
spent in notifying the hands
snd making out his returns, which sum
hall be- paid cut of the road fund after
ieducting his two days work required by
section 6 Of this act, and road tax for
hat wear. Provided that where there is