The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-03-27

erect bridges across all such water coufse'
and other places ~ may appear to hi"
necessary xnd expsdient. and should there
be \ water course that requires a bridge
dividing any two road districts, the over
seer Of each district shall meet at the same
time and place with their hands, and tbs
oversesr chosen by the majority presen,
shall supsrintend the building OF sucl
bridges until finished.
SIC. IS That when il may be neces'
ssry to use a wagon to haul material for
any bridge, csussway, or other purposes II
repairing roads, the overseer Of such rosds
il su,ho izvd to exchange 'be labor OF any
hands bound to work on such road, for tbs
use Of n wagon or wagons, and teams
to be employed ~ aforesaid, also to es-
change labor Tor making Of index boards
aud mile posts.
SIC. 10 That il shall DO the duty OF
all oveiseers Of public roads. to measure
such parts Of roads ~ may fall within their
tespeo i've precincts or districts, IN continu'
alton. and to set up posts a, the end oil
each mile leading from the courthouse or
some noted place or town, and 10 make on
the sald pos, IN large leglble figures the di-S
tsnce IN miles to said courthouse or other
noted place. and when post so erected
shall be removed by any means whatever,
the ovefseer OF the road shall cause the
same to be replaced by another marked As
me original one +" sh"'' also ne .he ou'y
OF ovcfse-fs OF fohos !" "ihs NJ Tue 'ofks
OF all public ROADS IN the" respective u's-
uct or precincts, index boards, pointing
towards, WIN direction TO Tue "ost hoteu
places 10 which they LEAD. Ana ca iaiiufe
30 put up mile posts raked nc aioresald, or
INDEX bonfds, within SIX months alter mp.
polutu.nt, the osetreer oil such failure and
neglect, shall he liable TO indictment ADD
-u conviction thereof before the district
court, shall b. iincd ~ the sum OF tis. dol
lat.. AMI all costs oi prosecution.
Sac. 20 hat u any person shall be
gulily OF de- eng or pulling down nny
mil- post OF iaiex hoard such person being
convicted thereof briofe an, Justice of the
Peace iur ss,d county, lie shall iorisi, aud
pay ten do ', Iof every such offence aud
on h,, tau. Co pay such 6ue he shall be
Imprisoned IN the county jail of the county
IA WHICH the uh-uce was committed, tor
ten Jaws, uul.ss snouef paid, be applied
l'y The ev.'se.r to the improvement OF such
road.
sr. 81 Ihaiu any person or persons
shall alter or change ANA public road, un>
icss /, be dune by peemIs.on oil IL" county
court, he, she, or they, shall on conviction
tnet.o,. forfeit aud pay III. sum OF hv.
dulisfs iof .sch week the road is so turned
out OF ITS old cou'se. nud II any person
shall erect OF cause to b. erected acfos'
nny pubic road, M, bar or ience, or fall
amy tree or brush. or impeachment OF any
knd whatever aud shrll no, remove such
lmped'""nl WITH" t""n'y i"or hours, b" or
ih"y shhlI i"fieit s"d pay the SUN 81 thfe-
doilH" Tor every day the tmp'd'men' shall
rr""'" u snch i"a' "P'" eo"''e"'" 'hr'e'
OF before ANY Justice "i the fetee ." the
county, having Jurisdiction thefroi' p'"''-
died. that the parties :" Offending shall have
nj least i've days "o'le" d, cts,lon as !"
other cases fforid'" 'Hftht'' 'ha' ""'h>
my here'" c"n'''"e' s"A" s""J CT Wv P''N
removing said road, to DAMAGE where 'he
same Is done to sus'eh'en san foan through
enclosures OF W'e'e '"e '''"o'S' e"s" "''
render the ROAD more i"eo"Veh'rn' 10 Tue
pub'lc,
S,c. - This, II any person .uhiee, 10
road lazy, shall refuse TO serve as ov.ts"er
on sny rood agreeable to the order Of the
court IN the county in which he resides, h.
shall be liable 10 indictment aud on con.
yiction beiof. the district court, shall be
fined IN sum not less than ten. nor more
than forty dollars prorided, all reSsonst.c
excuses shall he heard BY the Court trying
the SANE Ard i, shaIl be the duty Of
every person appointed by the county court
a. an overseer OF the road, who is lawfully
exemp, from road duty. to notify the clerk
ol us county coHtt OF MS hoh>'cc'p'Ance
within ten days alter his being no''hsd OF
OF his appointment, and on 's'infs 10 90 ~
80 II shail DO considered An acceptance
OF his appointment, ana u 'hsl' moreover
be the duty OF the clerk to Insert on
the commission the dn'ie. required oil over
seefs IN respect 10 'he'f "o"'"eeep''
snee. And Il any person 80 appointed
shall notify the clerk OF h's's"'n' ~Ae"p'
ton from road duty Tue e'e,k s"s', 'o,"'
with report the same To the 'h'~' '"s"se'
who Is authorized ana require" 70 "PP","'
= successor to serve Tor I've 'es'""" OF '"s
time. and such new overseer' so Srpo"'"'
shsll be subject to Me same PenS.oe' s"o
iorfe,tufes rs the ovefseefs "pp'''''e" "'