Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-03-21
NEW ROAD Law.
An Actrolating to Roads and Highways

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: That the trustees Of the sever,
townships in this State, shall hay
the care, supervision and control {
all public roads and highways witt
, in their respective townships. e1
cept where it belongs to some pal
ticular person or corporation t.
control, or keep the same in repair
and they shall cause to be opene,
all public roads and highways whicl
shall have been, or may hereafter b
laid out and established through
any part Of their respective town
ships, and the same to be kept opel
and in good condition, Of Lawful
width, and free from all obstruc
tions that may from time to time b.
found thereon; and in case any
public road is or shall be establish
ed as a part of the line or boundary
Of any township, or incorporated
village, or city, the trustees in such
adjoining townships, or council o1
any Incorporated village or city, as
the case may be, and shall meet al
some convenient place as soon af.
ter the first Monday Of March as
convenient, and apportion such
roads between the two townships,
or township and village or city, as
justice aud equity may require, for
the purpose of opening and improv-
ing the same, and the trustees, in
their respective townships, or vii
lage or city council, shall cause
said road or roads to be opened and
improved accordingly,
SEC. 2. The said trustees may
employ, or enter into contracts with
any suitable person or persons, to
open, make, repair or improve the
several roads and highways, or any
part thereof, within their respective
townships, and they may authorize
such persons to enter on any lands
adjoining or lying near the road, to
make such drains or bitches thro'
the same, as they may deem neces-
sary for the benefit of the roads, do
ing as little injury to said lands and
timber, as the nature Of the case
and the public good will permit, and
the drains and bitches so made shall
be kept open by direction Of the
trustees if necessary, and shall not
be obstructed by the owner or occu-
pier of such lands, or any other
person or persons, under the penal
ty of forfeiting sum not exceed
ing ten dollars for each and every
otfense, to be recovered at the snit
of the trustees, and applied for the
benefit Of the roads and highways.
Sec. 3 That all able bodied male
persons, and all male persons able
to procure the labor herein requir-
ed to be done between q and 55
years Of age, except pensioners Of
the United States and those who
have been permanently disabled in
5ho military service Of the United
States, shall be liable yearly and
every year to do and perform 2 days
.abor on the public roads, under the
of the trustees of the sew
eral townships or such other per
sons as the trustees may employ or
contract to take charge of, make
md improve the roads, as herein
before provided, within whose
ownship or district they may re
;pectively reside; provided, that it
hall be lawful for, and the trustees
If any township are hereby author
zed, to dispense with and remit in
heir respective townships the two
lays labor aforesaid, and take com
money herein after provi-
led to be paid in lieu Of said labor,
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of
aid trustees, or Of such person or
as may be employed or con
racted with by them, as aforesaid,
o order out every such person res
dent, as aforesaid, between the first
lay of April and the first day Of
september, annually, to do and per
orm the work aforesaid upon the
oads and highways within his town
hip or district; and if any such
'erson being personally warned by
he trustees or the person or per-
ons employed or contracted with,
s aforesaid, or by leaving q written
office at his usual place of abode,
hall refuse or neglect, having had
t least three days notice, to attend,
" himself or substitute, on the day
nd at the same time directed in
aid notice, or, having attended,
hall refuse to obey the directions
f the trustees or the person by
lem employed for that purpose, or
hall spend the time in idleness or
lattention to the duties assigned
i'm, every such delinquent shall for
,it and pay for every neglect to at
md, or for any of the offenses
bove specified, the sum of one'dol-
II for every such olfense, to be re-
overed by action before any jus
&c of the peace of the proper town /
nip, at the suit Of the trustees of {
leir respective townships, and the
.oney so collected shall be applied S
Y said trustees for the improve |
.ent of their roads, provided that {
0 person shall be released from the i
of labor on the high q
ays by reason of the neglect ofthe t
ustees or the person by them en- t
oyed, as aforesaid, to order out Il