The Kanzas news., 1859-03-19

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ry injury upon the same.
Sec. 1s. If any owner or occupant of
lands so entered upon for any of the pur
poses mentioned in the preceding sections
shall feel himself aggrieyed, be may ap-
ply to the supervisors of the town, who
i shall appoint three disinterested electors 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 proceed to es
innate the same, and the damages, 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 appraisers shall take in-
to 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. ,,,-. sl-.9
! Sec. IS. Whenever any highway shall be-
come impossible by reason of any casual
interruption from the falling of timber, the
destruction of any bridge. or the washing
away or injuring of any part of such high
way, it shall be the duty of the overseer of
said highway to cause such highway to be
put in passable repair as soon as practicable.
/ Sec. Id. If any person. for the purpose
of putting such highway in repair, shall ex-
pend in 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 overseer 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 thereof, On account of any
subsequent highway tax assessed in said
district.
Sec. Is. If any person chosen to the of
fee of overseer of highways shall refuse to
serve, or if his office shall become va
cant, the supervisors. shall, by warrant un-
der their hands, appoint some other person
in his stead; and the overseer so appointed
shall have the same duties, and be liable to
the same penalties as overseers 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. IL. Every overseer of highways who
shall refuse or neglect to perform any of
the duties required of him by law, or which
may be lawfully enjoined upon him by the
supervisors of his town, and for the omis
sion of which penalty is not hereinafter
provided, shall, for any such neglect or re-
fusal, forfeit the sum of ten dollars.
l Sec. 18. It shall be the duty OF the su
pervisors of each town, whenever any over
seer of highways in such town has refused
or neglected to perform any of the duties
required of him by law, forthwith to pros
ecute such overseer for the recovery of
ssuch penalty.
OF PERSONS LIABLE TO WORK ON HIGHWAYS,
AND MAKING ASSESSMENTS THEREFOR.
: Sec. 19. The supervisors in each town
shall meet within eighteen days after the
annual town meeting, at such time and
and proceed then, or at a subsequent meet
ing, to assess the highway tax in their town
for the ensuing year; but the supervisors
shall not extend the time for assessing such
highway tax beyond the second Monday
in May in any year.
Sec 90. Each overseer of highways shall,
within sixteen days after his election or ap-
pointment, deliver to the town clerk a list,
subscribed by him, of the names of all the
+ inhabitants of his road district, who are liza
ole to pay taxes on the highways; and the
town clerk shall deliver all such lists receiv-
ed by him to the supervisors. If the over
seer shall neglect or refuse to deliver such
3 list TO the town clerk, as aforesaid, the su-
pervisors shall have power TO issue war
rant under their hands, directed to any con-
|, stable in the town, requiring him forthwith
, to bring such overseer before them, to show
, cause why said list has not been filed with
the town clerk, according 10 law. The con-
: stables fees for such service, shall be paid
; by SAID delinquent overseer.
| Sec. 21. The supervisors in each town
shall make out separate lists of the names
of all persons liable to pay highway taxes in
each road district, In such township, which list
shall also contain a statement of all the tax
, able personal property, and description OF
: all lots, or parcels Of land. within each such
district, with the value of each lot or parcel
set opposite to such description, as the same
shall appear on the assessment roll, and ii
, any such lot or tract was not separately de-
e seribed in such roll, then in proportion to
the valuation which shall have been affixed
, to the whole tract, of which such lot or par
, eel forms part.
: Sec. 22. In making an assessment oi
highway tax, the supervisors shall proceed
f as follows: ], Every male inhabitant in each
road district, being over the age of eighteen
f years. and under the age of fifty years, ex-
eepting persons of color. paupers. idiots and
5 lunatics, shall be assessed to pay poll tax
of four dollars, for road purposes; Provided,
: that when majority of the lands in the
district are not subject to taxation, the poll
i tax may be increased at the discretion of the
5 board of town supervisors. to such an ex-
: tent as they may deem expedient g, The
residue of the highway tax, to an amount OF
e not less than twenty. nor more than thirty
, mills on the dollar, shall be assessed on the
valuation of thezreal and personal property
: in each district. 3, The supervisors shall
set opposite to each person, and.:corporation,
and aach dascrintion of tsxakIa a.o.-.,-a-.