The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-19

OF such town to appraise the damages,
and such electors, being first duly sworn
Justly and impartially to appraise the
damages done upon such lands, shall pro-
coed to estimate the same, and the dam
ages. if any, allowed by them, shall be
certified under their hands, and the same
shall be audited by the town board, and
paid out of the town treasury; said ap-
praisers shall take into consideration the
advantage as well as the damages done to
said land by reason of any improvement
made on said road by such material so
taken.
Z SEC. 10. Whenever any highway shall
become impossible, by reason of any cas-
ual interruption from the falling of tim
Der, the destruction of any bridge, or the
washing away or injuring Of any part of
such highway, it shall be the duty of the
overseer of said highway to cause such
highway to be pnt in passable repair as
soon as practicable.
Sec. IA. If any person, for the purpose
of putting such highway in repair, shall
expend i'll labor, material or money, an
amount greater than he is assessed to pay
on the highway in such year, such person
shall be entitled to receive from the over
seer of such district, certificate for the
amount of such expenditure above his
highway tax, which shall be good credit,
and shall be allowed to the holder there
of, on account of any subsequent highway
tax assessed in said district.
SEC. 10. If any person chosen to the
office of overseer of highways shall refuse
to serve, or if his office shall become va
cant, the supervisors shall, by warrant I'M
der their hands, appoint some other per-
son in his stead and the overseer so ap-
pointed shall have the same duties, and
be liable to the same penalties as over
seers chosen at town meetings.
SEC. 16. The supervisors making such
appointment shall cause such warrant to
be forthwith filed in the Office of the town
clerk, and such clerk shall Immediately
give notice to the person appointed.
Sec. II. Every overseer of highways
who shall refuse or neglect to perform any
of the duties required of him by law, OF
which may be lawfully ehjoined upon him
by the supervisors of his town, and fol
the omission of which, penalty is moi
hereinafter provided, shall, for any such
neglect or refusal, forfeit the sum of ten
dollars.
Sec. Is. 1t shall be the duty of the su-
pervisors of each town, whenever any
overseer of highways in such town, has
refused or neglected to perform any of the
duties required of him by law, forthwith
to prosecute such overseer for the recovery
of such penalty.
of Persons liable to ,0ork on Highways and
making Assessments therefor.
SEC. 10. The supervisors in each town
shall meet within eighteen days after the
annual town meeting, at such time and
place in the town as they may agree upon
and proceed then, or at a subsequent
meeting, to assess the highway tax in
their town for the ensuing year; but the
supervisors shall not extend the time fol
assessing such highway tax. beyond the
second Monday in May, in any year.
SEC. 20. Each overseer of highways
shall, within sixteen days after his cleo.
ton or appointment, deliver to the towr
clerk a list, subscribed by him, of the
names of all the inhabitants of his road
district, who are liable to pay taxes OIL
the highways and the town clerk shall
deliver all such lists received by him tC
the supervisors. If the overseer shall
neglect or refuse to deliver such list t.
the town clerk, as aforesaid, the supervi
sors shall have power to issue warran
under their hands, directed to any consta
bic in the town, requiring him forthwith
to bring such overseer before them, t,
show cause why said list has not beef
filed with the town clerk, according t.
law. The constable's fees for such ser
vice, shall be paid by said delinquen
overseer.
Sec. 81. The supervisors in each tow
shall make out separate lists of the name
of all persons liable to pay highway take
in each road district, in such township
which list shall also contain a statemen
of all the taxable personal property, an
a description of all lots, or parcels of land
within each such district, with the vslu
of each lot or parcel set opposite to sue
description, as the same shall appear o
the assessment roll, and if any such lot G
tract was not separately described in sue
roll, then in proportion to the valuatio
which shall have been affixed to tn
whole tract, of which such lot or parcs
forms a part.
SEC. %. In making an assessment {
highway tax, the supervisors shall pre-
coed as follows: /, Every male inhab
tant in each road district, being over th
age of eighteen years, and under the as
of fifty years, excepting persons of colo
| paupers, idiots and lunatics, shall be a:
sessed to pay poll tax of four dollars, fl
road purposes; Provided, that when
majority Of the lands in the district al
not subject to taxation, the poll tax ma
be increased at the discretion of the boar
of town supervisors, to such an extent I
they may deem expedient. 2, The res
due of the highway tax, to an amount I
not less than twenty, nor more than thirt
mills on the dollar, shall be assessed @
|, the valuation of the real and person.
property in each district. 8, The supe
visors shall set opposite to each perso
and corporation, aud to each descriptic
of taxable property, the amount of ia
charged to each respectively.
SEC. %. The town clerk shall, und
the direction of the supervisors, make d,
} plicates Of the several lists, which sha
, be subscribed by them, one Of which lis
for each road district, shall be fled |
such clerk, in his Office, and the 9th
shall be delivered to the overseers Of hig
ways Of the district in which the hig
,, way labor therein specified is assessed.
r Sec. "a. The supervisors shall ann,
to each such tax list warrant signed
/. them, which shall be in substance, in &
r following form: "To A B, overseer
' road district number in the toy
q of You are hereby requir
!, to collect from the several persons Al
| corporations named in the annexed
e list, and from the owners Of the real ests
described therein, the taxes set opposi
: 10 such persons, corporations and prop,
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