The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-04-16
provemant Of the roads in his township
or district, and accounted for as herein
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provemant Of the roads in his township
or district, and accounted for as herein
described. asii4 dtuA aley 4fz sg9
SEC. 5. That every person called upon
to perform any labor upon the public
highways under the provisions of this
act, shall by himself or orsubstitute appear
at the place appointed BY the trustees ol
such other person appointed as aforesaid
at the hour of seven clock in the fore
noon, with such necessary tools and i'm
plements as they may be directed to
bring to be used on the roads in the per.
formance of said labor. --,-
Sec. 6, That for the purpose provided
for In the preceding sections of this act
the residence Of any person who has 8
family, shall be heldto Be where his fam
lily resides, and the residence of any other
person shall be held to be where he boards
in any township or road district in. thi:
State. @ 5g3 gaa3essF:,, ~
( SEC. q That the trustees within theil
respective townships shall collect by sui,
or otherwise all fines, penalties and for.
FIXTURES arising and accruing under the
provisions Of this act, and pay the same
into the township treasury; to prosecute
to- final Judgment all persons neglecting
or refusing to comply. with the provisions
of this act from whom such fine, penalty
or forfeiture, in their opinion, can be col
leeted by execution, and the said judg-
ment, if not paid, together with the costs
thereon shall remain and be in force
against the judgment debtor, as other
judgments are in case of debt provided,
however, that all persons who are or may
be exempt from performing labor upon
the highways by any law of this State
shall not be subject to the provisions Of
this section. aIe ,& sBarLs. 2a1
SEC. s. That in case the trustees shall
enter into contract with any person OF
persons. as provided in the second section
of this act, all persons liable to perform
the days labor aforesaid. shall perform
the same under the direction of, or pay
the Communication in lieu thereof to the
contractor or contractors within the dis
trict embraced in his or their contract, ,af-
ter being notified by him or them in the
same manner as .hereinbefore provided;
and the person or persons SO employed OF
contracted with shall meet with the trus-
tees on or before the first Monday oi
March, annually, and then and there pro-
duce an account of their labor and SER
vice, including list of the number and
names of those performing the two days
labor and of those paying the commuta,
ton in lieu thereof, and also a list of those
refusing or neglecting to work the two
days or pay said Communication money
and the trustees are authorized and re.
quired to adjust and settle all accounts SC
produced in such manner as may to them
seem just and right, and they shall care.
fully estimate the amount and value ol
the two days labor performed under the
direction of the person or persons hold
ing contracts as aforesaid, ,and deduct said
amount, together with all commutatior
money collected by him or them from thu
amount due on their respective contracts
and if upon such settlement the trustee;
shall be satisfied that such person or per
sons have properly discharged the duties
assigned, and fulfilled the contracts en-
tered into by them they shall give hin
or them an order on the township treas
urer for the amount due, taking his o,
their receipt therefor, and file the sam,
in the Office of the township clerk; and i
any moneys remain in the hands of am
person or persons employed or contracted
with as aforesaid at the time oe such set
tlement, the same shall be by him O
them paid into the township treasury.
SEC. 8. That said trustees shall caus
to be built.an repaired, all bridges acros
any river or stream of water within thei
several townships, and when tits necessa
ry to build or repair any bridge acros
any river or stream of water, which i
the boundary or dividing line of an,
township, it shall be the duty 'of tn
trustees of such township to build an,
keep in repair every such bridge, AM
each township shall pay an equal part o
the expense OF building or repairing tn
same, unless 1t shall be otherwise agree.
1y t1e trustees Of sucn townships; Prov
ded, however that IN no case shall the se1 ex
Pense OF ouiioing or repairing any OF "a "a
Driages Aforesaid, exceed nity doiiars'
DEC. ~. fnat tne person , OF person son
employed or contracted with py the 'aaE trus
tees under the provisions ,,.'1 OF the secon'
secslon oI TINS act, snail meet with tn tn
trustees at their annual lnla. meeting, for tn
settiement OF townsnlp business; ant
tnen and there produce an account OF the, "a