Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-20
NO. 39.

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on the public highway, within the district
where the same is charged, prior to the time
designated by the commissioners of the county,
ior the completion of the labor on the public
highway, at the rate of one dollar per day. for
each days work, of an able bodied man, and
rataoie allowance per day for any team and i'm
PIGMENTS furnished by any person, under the
direction of the supervisor Of such district; who
Shall give to every such person certificate spe-
clfylng the amount of tax so paid in labor,
and the district and township, wherein such Ia
Dor, and the district and township, wherein
such labor was performed, also, that such work
was done between the first day of April and
the day designated by the commissioners for
the completion of all labor upon the roads and
highways, which certificate shall in no case
be given for any greater sum than the road tax
charged against such person and the county
| treasurer shall receive all such certificates as
money, in the discharge of said road tax, in case
the holder of such certificate shall desire to pay
taxes by semi-annual installments such certii-
cate may be received in the payment of the De-
cember instalment and the one-ha1f part there
of credited on the June payment; all road tax
es shall be placed upon the tax duplicate, and
collected by the county treasurer, in the same
manner as other taxes, except as herein provi-
| ded.
Sec. 6. All road taxes collected by the
county treasurer shall be paid over to the treas
hrer Of the township, from which the same were
collected and shall be expended on the public
roads Of the several road districts in the town
ship, from which the said taxes were collected,
under the direction of the trustees of the proper
township.
Sec. 7. That all such persons as are requir-
ed by the first seetion to which this act is sup
Elementary, to do and perform two days labor
on the public highways shall do and perform
the same between the first day Of April, and the
time fixed upon by the commissioners of their
respective counties Of each year which time
shall be specified by the commissioners at their
March session, in the year 1859, and until that
time the labor shall be performed between the .
first day of April, and the first day Of October
next; Provided, that no person shall be dis
charged or released from such labor by the neg
lect of the supervisor, to notify him to perform
! such labor, before the time designated by the
commissioners.
See. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the township
clerk of each township to make out and deliver
to each supervisor within his township, within
ten days after the annual election in April, in
each year, warrant, authorizing and requiring
such supervisor, to call upon all persons in his
district, who are by the first section of the act
describing the duties Of supervisors, and relat-
ing to roads and highways. passed February 13.
| 1853, liable to perform two days labor on the
public highway, which shall set forth the
bounds of such district or roads, to be worked
by such supervisors, which certificates shall be
received, as evidence, in any court. of the elec-
tion and qualification of such supervisor, in any
suit brought by him, for violation or non-per-
formance of any of the provisions of this act, or
the act to which this is supplemental, and
which warrant may be in the words and fig.
ures following, (except the blanks to be filed
by the clerk):
STAE OF ONO, SO. County, Township.
| To Supervisor of Road District No.
in said Township, GREETING.
You are hereby commanded to notify all
persons in your district, who are liable to per-
form two days labor bn the public highway.
under the laws of this state to perform the same
under y6ut direction. between the times fixed
by the commissioners, for the performance of
the labor, on the public highway, and that you
return this warrant to the trustees of said town.
ship, with the names of all persons in your road
district, who are liable to two days labor, on
| the public highway, showing the names of de-
linquents, if any, and cause ofsuch delinquency,
on the first Monday of March next at in
said township, --
A. B., Township Clerk.
| Sec. 8. 1t is hereby made the duty of the
township clerk, to make out list, attached to.
or accompanying said warrant, of all persons
liable to perform two days labor, on the public
| highway, as near as the same can be ascer-
tanned by such clerk; and the supervisor is here
by authorized and required to add to such list.
the names of all such persons, if any, "a
were omitted by such clerk, or who may have
subsequently, come within the bounds Of such
road district ~ss--
Sec 10. The supervisor shall take and sub
scribe an oath. on the back of such warrant, to
faithfully discharge his duties as supervisor,
which oath may be administered by the town.
ship clerk, or any person authorized to admins
ter Oaths.
Sec. IL. For violation or non.performance of
the provisions of this act the township clerk
and supervisor, shall each be liable to fine of
five dollars, TO be recovered by the trustees
of such township, in a civil action, before any
Justice of the peace of such township, and the
money arising therefrom. shall be apportiOned
by the trustees, for the improvement of roads
and highways, within the township. .
Section. II: That the act entitled an act to
amend the act prescribing the duties of supervi-
sors, and relating TO roads and highways, pass
ed April 2, 1854; and the act entitled an act to
amend the act prescribing the duties of supervi-
sors. and relating to roads and highways, pass
ed April 9Th, 1856; and the seventh section of
the act of February 18th, 1893, be. and the same
is hereby repealed. This act to take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker of the House of representatives.
NJ. WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
April IL, 1858.
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFrcE,
CoLUMBus, April IL, 1858.
hereby certify that the foregoing acts ara
true copies of the original rolls now on file in
this Office.
| A. P. RUSSELL,
Secretary of State.
AuproRis OFFICE, HOMES Co., o.,
MnLERsBuRsH. May 90, 1858.
| J. G.F. NEWTON, Auditor of Holmes County,
Ohio. do hereby certify thatthe foregoing Lava
are correctly copied from the official paper.
g. +. NEWTON, Auditor
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