The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-04-01

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SEC. II. Every penalty collected for neglect
| or refusal to appear and work on the highways
shall be set Oh against his assessment upon
which ii was founded. estimating each two dol
! lars collected - Q satisfaction for one days
| work.
| SEC. L.? The acceptance by an overseer of
any excuse for refusal or neglect shall not, in
any case. exempt the person excused from COM
| muting for or working the whole number Of
| days for which he shall have been assessed dur.
| ing the year.
SCI. Is. Every overseer Of highways shall
be entitled TO one dollar and fifty cents per day,
! to be paid gu. OF fines aud communication III ney,
for every day he Is necessarily employed in the
| execution OF his duties as oyerseer. beyond the
amount of his own highway labor aud road tax
the number OF days TO be accounted To and
| audited by the supervisors OF the town. When
there are no funds from fines or combinations,
the supervisors may pay the oyerseers out Of
| other funds IN their hands.
SEC. "a. |, shall be the duty Of the overseers
OF highways to warn all residents oil his district
/ against whom land road tax is assessed, Civ
ing them three days notice 10 work out the
same on the highways, and no shall receive
such tax in labor from every able bodied man,
or his substitute at the rate Of one dollar per
day aud any person or his agen, may pay such
tax in road labor AT the rate OF one dollar per
, day; or any person may pay his tax In money
II he eectto do so.
Sec. 10 1t shall be the duty OF the over
seer of highways, when such land tax has
been paid, either in money or labor, to write
the word paid, distinctly against such
name OF tract ia his list ON which the saline
has been paid
Sec. 10. Every overseer vi highways
shall deliver 10 the chairman ot supervisors
ot his town, at least fiyc days previous to
the annual meeting of the supervisors the
lis furnished by the supervisors containing
trc Aarrt ros3 t',< win ms ctTtifcar- there
| on, that all tracts OF land in said list, oppo-
site which the word paid is not written,
such tax is due and remains unpaid, accord
ing to the best OF his knowledge and belief,
Sec. IL. II any oycrseer shall refuse or
neglect to deliver such list with his ccrtih.
cate. us provided in the last section, he
shall for every such offence forfeit the sum
OF five dollars and also the amount OF tax
remaining unpaid, to he recovered by the
supervisors and applied by them in improv
ing the bridges and roads Of such town.
Sec. IS. 1t shall he the duty OF the su
peryisors of such town ~ cause the amount
OF such arrcaragcs of road tax TO be- levied
on the lands 80 returned. and 10 order the
same when collected to DC applied to the
construction or repair OF roads and bridges
Sec 10 1t shall be the duty OF every
ovcrseer of highways to have at least three
fourths vi the road labor assessed in his dis
trict worked ont or actually expended on
the highways previous to the hrst day of
, October III each year
Sec. 70 Every oyrIsccr Of highways
shall on the second TUESDAY next proceeding
| the time of holding the annual town meet
ing IN hir town, within the year for which
he is elected OF appointed, rcudcr Ia one Of
the supervisors OF the town an account in
writing, containing
First. The names of all persons assessed
to work on the highways ia the district Of
which he is oycrscer.
second The names Of all those who have
/ actually worked Oh the highways, with the
number of days they have worked.
| Third. The names Of all thosc who have
! been fined. and the sums in which they
| have been fined.
! Fourth The names Of those who have
| conimutcu and the manner IN which the
! moneys arising from fines and comIuutl-
tions have been expended 10y him.
Sec. II Every such o,eTseer shall also
then and there pay to the super, isors all
moneys remaining in his hands unexpendcd
to be applied by the supervisors in making
and improving the roads and bridges in the
town.
see. - Ifany oyerscef shall refuse or
neglect to render such account OF ii having
rendered the same he shall refuse OF neglect
To pay any balance which may then he due
from him, he shall for every such offence,
forfeit the sum OF tive dollars, t. he recoy-
cred with the balance OF the money remain
ing in his hands, by the supervisors OF the
town, and applied 10 the making OF improy-
ing of roads and bridges in such town
ARTICLE FOURTEENTH
Sec / The super, isors ot the town may
alter OF discontinue any road 81 lay out any
new road, when petitioncd by any number
Of legal voters not less than twelve, resId-
Ing within three miles vi the road ~ to be
altered, discontinued or laid out Said pc
sition shall set forth in writing, "a des'rip
ton OF the road, and what part thereof Ii
To be altered or discontinued, and II for "a
new road. the names If the owners oi the
land il known, over which the road is to
pass. the point at which IL is u commence:
it, general course, aud the point hear which
it is 10 terminate.
Sec 2 Whenever any number OF legal
voters determine 10 petition the suIsryi-
-ors for the alteration or dlscontinuABce VI
any ROAD 81 laying ont OF any new road
they shall cause - copy Of their petition, Ia
b. posted up in three oi the most public
places Vi the town twenty day. before any
AZ ton ,hall b. had IN relation thereto
Syc. 3. Whenever the supervisors shah re-
| ceive pet.ion ia compliance WITH the two
preceding sections, they OF a majority ~ them
hail within ten days alter the expiration Of the
twenty days DaiHsI IA section i~o. personally
. examine Tie proposed alteration discontiru
ancs. or route Tor the new rOad proposed. and
shall hear any reason. that may be offered tor
or against STEERING. disseminating or laying out
the same. II they shall consider sacn siterA-
ton, dlscoutiaaaGce, or laying out, necessary
aud proper and that the pablo interest will be
promoted thereby. they snail gran. the prayer
Of the petitioners a. hereinafter provided.
Sc. { Whenever the sUpsrsi.or- sbail de
terfIlse 70 ,sy Out aBy Rev road, OF alter soy
6i one, they .hall cause a survey ~ be made
by competent Surveyor. ~ho -haiI make re-
POI. ~ thea. VI sacb ssfssy, Ace0mp AaIes ~iih
a pas. particularly de.cfibing the route By
d H.etes and bounds, eDnr.@s sao distances; they
= .nA.. .IlCgg ygTale -qch report and sGgvey, o..
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