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


to make, which report shall be signed
md sworn to by said supervisor and
died by the township clerk among the
paperAaA his Office.
; 90 4 The township clerk shall Inn
mediafe! SITTER the fling Of Che report
Is requirSd il the foregoing section,
make out Srorrect list Of ali non resi-
dent land and town lots on which the
road tax has not been paid and the
amount Of tax charged on each piece
of land and town lot, designating the
difFFipEtich Said land OF toyn lot
10 4t% iSn9 trsnsm.;;.: 4 certified
CO f anne . Tue county Judge oi
YkArErk4S Which shall BE- inme late
b placed in the hands of the county
treasurer, who shall collect the same in
the same manner that county taxes are
collected, and in case of the clerk fail
ing or neglectingft to make such return,
he shall forfeit and pay to the use of
the toSnship for road purposes, . sum
eddM 20 the tax On said land, which
may be collected by suit on his official
bond, commenced in the name Of the
township by the trustees thereof before
any court having competent jurisdic-
ton.
s 20. The supervisor shall cause
two-thirds of the property tax in his
district 10 be- worked out between the
FIST day of May and the FIRST day of
July Of each year, and the remaining
one third whenever he thinks the con-
dition Of the roads demands it, but in
all cases before the first day of October
Of that year. ss9. ~.
5 Fl. Any supervisor failing to per-
form the several duties required by this
act shall forfeit and pay for the use Of
the road fund in his district, the sum
Of one-hundred dollars /; and it is here
by made the duty of the township clerk
in case of such failure or neglect, to
commence suit in his name for the col
lection of the same before any justice
Of the peace within the proper town
ahip. ,an -. t.,-,
5 %. The supervisor is authorized
to take timber or other material for the
use of the road from any unenclosed
lands in the neighborhood of which the
road passes, but he is not permitted to
cut down or injure any tree growing by
the wayside which does net obstruct the
road, and which stands in front Of any
town .lot. or enclosure or cultivated field
or any puad reserved for any public
use, where such tree is intended to be
preserved for shade or ornament by
the proprietor Of the land on or ada
cent to which the tree is so standing,
and the person owning such timber or
material thus taken, shall be paid out
Of the road fund in the hands Of the
supervisor, then such supervisor shall
give him . certificate stating the
amount, kind and value of such mate
rial taken, which certificate shall be re-
,ceivedf for the payment Of his road tax
for that or any succeeding year, to the
amount thereof
%. When notified in writing that
any bridge or other portion of the pub
lie road is unsafe or impossible, the
supervisor thus notified shall be liable
for all damage recruiting from the un-
safe or impossible condition Of the
road or bridge, after allowing reason
able time for repairing the same.
5 "a. For making such extraordi-
naryzrs0airs, the supervisor may call
out &9prl aMthe able bodied men Of
e. afxipt n which theys-are to be
made, but not more than two days at
one, time without their consent, and any
person so called out shall be entitled to
receive a certificate from the supervisor
certifying the numbertof days Of labor
performed, which certificate shall be re-
ceived for road tax for that or any sue
ceeding year, at the rate per day estab-
lished for that year. ~ CIV 2tt'iiiL.
625. If any able bodied man when
duly summoned for such purpose fails
to appear and labor diligently by HIM
selfsor, his subtitute, or send satisfacto-
~ excuse therefor, he is liable to fine
Of ten dollars, to be recovered by suit
before any justice Of the peace in the
name of the district and for the use Of
the: road fund of said district, Provided,
in all cases, the person SO notified shall
have the privilege Of paying the value
of such work Immediately in money.
s 26: It is the duty of the supervi-
sor to remove distractions in the pub
lie highways caused by fences, or other
wise, but Re must not throw down OF
remove fences which do not directly OBJ
struct the travel upon the highway, I'M
til not to exceed six months notice has
been given to the owner Of the land en-
closed in part by such fence.
SGT. When any owner or occupant
of land adjoining and abutting upon
any road or highway may desire to
plant hedge upon the line Of any road !,
he shall be allowed to build or remove
his fence upon such road or highway ;
Provided he shall not build or remove
his fence more than ten feet within the
outer line Of said road, and that unless
said road be sixty feet wide the fence
shall not be built or removed on both
sides at the same time. Such owner
-or'secapsnt, shall not hespoyed to oc-
eupy sudh Highway 3sl aforesaid more
than Eve years, and not more than one
yer bsfele aush hedge shall beplanted
2nd u lie exPiration Of such time he
aAsh remove such fence, upon the order
lof the supervisor Of the district where
fhcf rpa( is situated. ..-
a. 2& Il shall bethe duty Of the su.
fefvisor to keep the roads in as good
cconA;k;oy,e - the funds at his disposal