Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-22

eighteen hundred and sixty-three one third for
two years, or until the ihrty-iirst of December
eighteen hundred and sixty-four; aud one third
for three years, or until the thirty Of Decen
Der, eighteen hundred and sixly-tye. The terms
Of members shall commence on the first day OF
January, and end ON the thrty-hrst day Of ne-
eember; and il shah DO the duty of the President
% nominate members 10 All the places OF those
whose term IS about 10 EXPIRE as early as the fit-
teenth day OF december; and he may renominate
any outgoing member, should he think proper TO
30 So. OF the nine members OF the court, live shall
be rosideuts OF the county, three of the city of
Wash rs,or, AMI 0n( Of city OF Georgetown.
In cases OF yaeaL les happening, the Pres, dent
shall iill them as other vacancies are hled and
the term OF the person appointed TO fill any va
csncy shall expire when the term OF him in whose
place he is apponiedwould have txpred
Sec. 3 Aad be Il further enacted, That every
penon appointed AS a member of the levy court
shall, before he enters on h duties, take IN oath
faithfully - discharge the duties Of the Office, and
also 20 rupposl the Constitution Of the Uni cd
States and he shall also take the oath of allegi-
ance prescribed by the act Of July second, eighteen
hundr and slNty-two, Tue members OF sand
court shall hereafter be entitled 10 receive four
dollars a day, each, for every day they shall at
tend sitting OF the court, and not absent them
selye, without PERMISSION of tine court, and four
dollars Tor every day III y shall serve ON a COM
mittee, to be paid by the county treasu' er upon
] the certificate OF the president Of said court.
Sec. ). Aad Be q tT.her enacted That the
said court shall have the care aud charge of. and
the exclusive jurisdiction over, all the roads and
! nluEtA IN Hflu county, tAttph tutu lodhs anu
bridges as belong to and are under the care of the
4 United States. And the said court shall have
/ power, ahd il shall be their duty
| First, To lay out, alter, repair, discontinue,
and regulate any of the pubic roads and highways
| within said county, and at any time hereafter to
| inquire and to de de whether any road in said
| county held by any incorporated company, has
| been, and is at the time OF such inquiry, kept IN
the condition required by the charter thereof, and
| il not TO take legal proceedings to acquire pos
| session Of the same as other county roads.
Second. To levy and collect taxes for that pur-
pose upon and from the inhabitants OF said county,
| OF the age of twenty-one years and over those
having no property to assess TO be assessed 10 Ia
| Dor.
| aud security FROM clerk and treasurer, and also
| TO appoint collector OF taxes, who shall have
| power to collect a the taxes mot to be paid in
labor levied by said court and TO proceed to coll
| lect the same, in such manner and within such
periods OF time as the said levy court may direct.
| Fourth. To appoint, annually, general SUI
| perintendent of roads and such number OF super
| visors of roads as they may deem expedient; TO
remove them, as we'll as the clerk and treasurer
and tax collector whenever, in their Judgment,
there is ueient cause, or the public interests viii
| be subserved thereby.
| Fifth, To cause bridges TO be erected whenever
necessary or convenient, and to keep all bridges
in good repair.
Sixth. To fix, from time to time, the pay OF
the clerk, treasurer, tax collector, superintendent
and supervisors of roads, and the rates per day
| hour to be paid for labor to be performed by men
| or teams when employed upon roads OF bridges.
| Seventh. To levy tax upon all lands and
other assessable property lying in said county, al
| n rate not exceeding one dollar in the hundred
dollars OF their valuation, and also tax of moi
| exceeding one dollar each on dogs.
| Eighth 10 require reports or the rendition Of
accounts from the collector of taxes the treasurer
of the county, and from supervisors of roads, when
ever they shall deem it expedient proper. ALSO,
reports from supervisors as to the condition OF the
roads and bridges in their respective districts, and
estimates of the probable amount that will be re-
quired to put and keep the same in good repair fol
| the en- ulng year.
Ninth. 10 pass ordinances imposing fines FOL
| trespasslng upon or Cbstructng inluring any
road or trees therein, or bridge, in said county
| and to empower and require the tax collector K
collect the lme in the same manner as other fine:
NV collected, and to exercise general polict
! Iycwer over all roads and bridges in said county,
Tenth. TO lay out private roads.
Eleventh. To provide for the maintenance anc
support OF the poor; to erect a "poor-house " fol
that purpose, ii deemed by said court necessary
and proper and, IN addition to the tax otherwisl
real and personal property in said county to pay
for the same. Z he powers herein given are TO APP
ply only TO that portion of the county not included
within the corporate bounds Of Washington anC
Georgetown.
See. 4. And Be il further enacted, That tn,
said court may authorize any portion, not exceed
ing three iourtbs of the taxes levied for road anS
bridge purposes, to be paid in labor, of men
horses, mules, oxen, the use of poughs carts, ant
wagons, at rates per day hour, for each, 10 b,
fixed by SAID court. But in case any one assessed
shah have no visible property and shall prefer it
he may pay the whole of his tax in labor. AL
labr upon roads and bridges shall be performe
at such times and places the superinte ndent o
roads shall direct, and under his SUPERVISION OF
that OF the supervisor of the road, or such othei
person as may he appointed to superintend tn,
work. And 1t shall be the duty OF the uperin.
tendent TO notify all persons liable to pay road
tax, or to labor on roads, of the time and place
when and where they must appear and perform
such labor, at least week before the day they
are required to appear And he may notify such as
have teams OF horses, mules, or oxen, or may have
a cart or wagon, to come or sena an ablebodied
hand with such team, cart, or wagon, to be used
in repairing or making roads or bridges such no
tce to be given personally in writing left at the
residence OF the individual notified. Ii the person
so notified shall fail to appear at the time and
place, send an ableboded substitute, or shall
not conform to the directions of the person hav-
ing charge OF the work, or shall not labor dill
gently, IN the latter case he shall be dismissed
and IN either case he shall pay the whole amount
of his road tax in cash, with an addition OF twen-
ty per centum thereon For the convenience OF
the tax collector and the superintendent of roads
1t shall be the duty Of all Taxpayers who desire to
work out that portion OF their read tax which il
herein provided thes may work out, as carly as
the first Monday OF Apri of each year, to give
notice to the supervisor of their district of such
desire, and CHI supervisor shall notify the tax
collector. But IN case any one shall fail TO per-
form to labor required OF him, the tax collector
upon Uelng c0llect the SAID
tax in cash, with the twenty PER centum added.
Sec. 5. And be 1t further e3ated That it shall
be the duty of the superintendent and supervisors
ofroads to have at least thr fourths of the Horl
TO be done on them during the year performed as
early as the middle of July and in making and
repairing the roads they shall be raised full twelve
lncaeS higher ia the middle than at the Sides and
shall be gradually rounded of TO the cutters
winch shalt be made capaoious enough to carry oil
alltne falling water.
Sec. 6. And BIZ II further enacted, That no bill
Tor labor performed upon any road or bridge shall
De allowed or pad to any suporvisoc by the lew
court "hlca IS not accompanied Y a certificate Of
the superintendent OF ROADS that he has gefsonal.
ly examined the road bridge SO made or re-
paiIei, and that The work has been well done an d
according TO law, and that the charges are reason
able ana just: Pyobited, Aoleeces, That one Of
more members OIL the court, 70 be appointed ior
that purpose, may, alter personal examination,
make such certificate.
See. z ARd be IL further enacted, That on
extraordin any occasions, when any public road OF
bridge shall be destroy cd, or 30 injured as TO re-
qure immediate rel alr, it shall be the duty OF the
superintendent as well as the supervisor of the
road to suse the necessary repairs to be forthwith
made; and II there fnnIs in hand with
which to hire laborers ana teams, or ii laborers
and teams cannot be otherwise procured, the said
superv scr shall Immediately summon sufficient
number of men living nearest the place 10 appear
and la0or on SAID ROAD bridge until ii shall be
repaired; and he may also require any person