The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-09

warned to work, may apnear in person or by any |
able-bodied man, as @ substitute, and the person
substitute shall actually work eight hours In |
each day, under penalty OF twenty-five cents
for every hour such person substitute shall be
in default, to be imposed as q fine on the person
assessed"
g. Section thirty two {s2) Of said article is
hereby amended so as 70 read as follows IL
any person after appearingr emain idle, or 90 not
work faithfully, or hinder others from working,
such offender shall, for every offense, forfeit TO
the town the sum of TIVE dollars. -
3 4. Section thirty three (33) of said article
is hereby amended so as to read as follows "Ev.
ery person so assessed and duly notified, who shall
not commute and who shall refuse or neglect to
appear. as above provided, shall forfeit to the
town for every day refusal, or neglect, the sum
| of two dollars. If he was required to furnish
| team carriage, man or implements, and shall re-
fuse or neglect to comply, he shall be fined as fol-
| lows :: first, for wholly failing to comply with
such requisition four dollars for each day. second
for emitting to furnish pair Of horses, or oxen,
two dollars for each day third, for emitting to
furnish a man to manage the team, two dollars
| for each day fourth, for emitting to furnish
4 wagon, cart pillow, two dollars for each day"
| 5. Section thirty Eight 1881 of said article
| is hereby amended so as to read as follows =
every penalty collected for refusal neglect to
| appear and work on the highways shall be set of
against his assessments upon which it was found
ed, estimating every two dollars collected as
satisfaction for one days work"
II g. Section forty (40) of said article is here
| by amended so as to read as follows "Eaeh and
every overseer of highways shah be entitled TO
one dollar and fifty cents per day, to be PAID out
| of fines and Communication money, for every day
he is necessarily employed in the execution OF his
duties as oyerseer, the number of days to be &C
| counted to and audited by the commissioners OF
highways: Provided, that when there is no funds
I from fines and combinations, the commissioners
may pay the overseers out of other funds IN tneii
l hands, if they think proper"
. z. Section forty-one (4l) of said article II
I hereby amended so to read as follows III
q shall be the duty of overseers OF highways u
warn all residents of his district against whom I
land or personal property road tax Is assessed
giving them three days notice, to work out tn
, same upon the highways; and he shall receive
1 | such tax in labor from every able-bodied man o
OF his substitute at the rate of dollar per day
II | and any person or his agent may pay such tai
l. in road labor at the rate of one dollar per day
s and in proportion for less amount: Prouided
d That any person may elect TO pay such tax L
| money"
d S. Article seventeen shall hereafter read a
II follows, viz "The commissioners of highway
shall assess all real estate and personal prop
ert liable to taxation, of the town, to any amour
u they may deem necessary, not exceeding fort
Is cents on each one hundred dollars worth, as va
l. ued the assessment roll of the previous year
D g. The overseers of highways of the sewers
o. towns are hereby authorized to enter upon an
land adjacent to any highways in their resPecuV
lie districts, for the purpose of opening any ditci
" drain, necessary suiee or water course from an
highway to the natural water courses, and TO dii
open or clean bitches upon said land for the pun
| pose of carrying off water from said highways,
=, | to drain any slough pond on said highway :
~ | Provided, that unless the owner of such land
d his agent shall first consent to the cutting of
N bitches. the overseer of highways shall call uPe
| two discreet householders to assess the damage
le which such owner may sustain by reason OF Il
w digging or opening of such bitches drains
and if the owner of such lands shall think prOpe
ie he or she may choose two other discreet hous
id holders TO act with such may be chosen /
the overseer of highways; and if they can n
agree, the four shall choose a fifth, umpir
and the five, majority of them, shall NAL
out their award, under their hands and seals, al
deposit with the clerk of the town in which sa
a. highway is situated, who shall file the same
TX his Office. Such award shall be final and concl
De sive of the amount of damages sustained by SUI
10 person and the amount awarded shall
aS audited, levied and collected in the same mann
. provided in section fourteen, article seventeen
Z the township organization law; and the overse
of highways shall be warranted and is herei
C. empowered to enter such lands and dig, open al
N clean such drains, bitches and water courses
" aforesaid, for the purposes contemplated in tn
ir act, and is further authorized to use and empl
IN the road labor and money of his district for SUI
49, purposes.
&c Approved, February Is, 1867.