Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-20


the county in the building or repairing
of bridges, or both.
SEC. +. The county commissioners
of each county shall, on the first Monday
of June next and hereafter annually on
the first Monday of March, or during
their March session, determine upon a
day not later than the first of Novem-
Der, when the labor on the roads and
high ways in their respective counties
shall be completed, and also the time,
not later than the fifteenth of Scptem-
Der, when the supervisors shall notify
persons, in their respective districts, of
the amount of road tax assessed against
them, which time so determined, shall be
certified to the clerk of each township,
in the proper county, by the auditor
thereof, within thirty days thereafter
and the time so determined shall be in
serted in the bond Of each supervisors.
SEC. 5. Amy person charged with a
road tax, may discharge the same, (ex-
cept that set apart for bridge purposes)
by labor on the public highway, within
the district where the same is charged,
prior to the time designated by the COM
missioners or the county, for the COM
pletion of the labor on the public high
ways, at the rate of one dollar per day,
for each Gays work, of an able bodied
man, and ratable allowance per day
for any team and implements furnished
| by any person, under the direction of
the supervisors of such district, who
shall give to every such person a certi
fcate specifying the amount of tax SO
paid in labor, and the district and town
sh p, therein such labor was performed;
also that such work was done between
the first day of April and the day desig
mated by the commissioners for the COM
pletiop 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 per-
son and the county treasurer shall re-
ccive all such certificates as money, i'll
the discharge of said road tax, and in
case the holder of such certificate shall
desire TO pay taxes by scmi-aLnual in
Stain nts such certificate may be re-
ccivcd in the payment Of the December
instalmcnt aud the one-half part there
of credited on the June payment; all
road taxes shall be placed upon the tax
duplicate, and collected by the county
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taxes, except as herein provided.
SEC g. All road taxes collected by
the county treasurer, shall be paid over
to the treasurer Of the township, from
which TIE same were collected, and shall
DC expended on the public roads of the
several road districts in the township,
from which the said taxes were collected,
| under the direction of the trustees Of the
proper township.
SEC T. That all such persons as are
required by the first section, to which
this act is supplementary, 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 hy the commissioners
of their respective counties of each year
which time shall be fixed by the com
missioners 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 Octo-
Der next; Provided, that no person shall
be discharged or released from such la
Dor, by the neglect Of the supervisor, to
notify him to perform such labor, before
the time designated by the commission
crS.
SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty of the
township clerk of each township, to
make out and deliver to each supervisor
W ithin his township, within ten days af-
ter the annual election in April, in each
year, a warrant, authorizing and requir-
ing such supervisor, to call upon all per-
sons, i'll his district. who arr, by the first
section Of the act, prescribing the duties
of supervisors, and relating 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
certificate shall be received, as evidence,
in any court, of the election and quail
fcation Of such supervisor, in any suit
brought by him, for the violation CT non
performance of any of the provisions of
this act, or the act to which this is sup
Elemental, and which warrant may be in
the words and figures following, (except
the blanks to be filed by the clerk:
STATE OF ONO, SIS. County Town.
ship.
To Supervisor of Road District No.
in said Township, GREETING.
/ You are hereby commanded to otlfy
all persons in your district, who are liza
BILE to perform two days labor on the
public highway, under the laws of this
state, to perform the same, under your
! 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 township, with the
names of all persons in your road dis
trict, who are liable to do two days la
Dor, on the public highway, showing
) the names of delinqucnts, if any, and
the cause of such delinquency, on the
first Monday of March next, at in
said township.
:, A. B., Township Clerk.
SEC. 0. 1t is hereby made the duty
of the township clerk, to make out a