The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-04-18
,pcy 10. Tint the person or persons employed

meet with the triste es at their annual meeting. /
for thesetteineut Of township business and then |
and there produce an account OF their lahor and |
services (unless the same shall have been sooner |
settlcd) aud the trustees are authorized and re-
qured to adjust and settle NIL accounts 50 pro- |
dueed In such manner as TO them may seem Just
Md right and Il upon such settlement thevshall !
be satisfied that such person or persons layeprop /
erly discharged the duties assigned 10 tetn, the
trustees Stall give him or them na order on tho
township treasurer. for the aInOnnt due taking
his or their receipts therefor and file the Same In
tile office Of the township clerI..
SEC. H.. Thntif any person, body polite or
corporate, shall Obstruct any road or highway
authorized by any laws Of this State and sulier
such obstruction to remain to the hindfance or
Inconvenience Of persons making use Ot such pub
lie road or highway, or shall, by virtue Vi any
authority whatever. or otherwise change the line
ill up or dig out the bed Of any such road or
highway, Or In any other manner render the same
less convenient or useful than 10 had been pre-
yiousy thereto such person, body corporate or
polite, shall be subject 10 alI action at the sut Ot
the commissioners OF the county or trustees ot
amy township, or any person WHO shall be iuJnred
by such obstructiOn in which said ro1d or high
way Is situated in whole or in part, and When any
person obstructing any road or highway as afJre-
| said shall suffer such obstruction 10 remain for
more than twenty-tour hours after being notified
| 10 remove the same, every such person shall be
ueeillCu HulIy Ol hn auultlOla Outi'c uSulIst lIC
| provisions OF this act aud shall be Liable TO The
| suit OF suits Aforesaid ...... .i. +. s.r.t
SIC. Il. That the commissioners OF any county,
| or trustees OF any township In which any such
road or highway is situated, iu whole or IN part.
shall also Aaye.th right 10 apply " any Judge Of
q cUurt Of reco for All Injunction TO restrain the
commission Of aliymlury contemplated by the
eleventh section Of this act aud tue same shall be
granted or refused according to justice and equity,
Which writ when allowed shall be made return
able TO the court Of common pleas oil the county
in which such injury is done or contemplated.
SEC. -. That every suit brought under the
provisions OF this act in the ulilcalcapacy of any
! such commissioners or trustees respectively.
slla not abate by the change Of officers but shall
be prosecuted by their successors the same as IL
no change had taken place. TO final Judgment.
unless other wise disposed OF. o.. -.Iu.y4 .ysg
| SIC Ia. That the measure Of damages In any
suit brought under the provisions Of the
eleventh section of this act, shall be full
compensation to the public for the loss Of or IN
Jury to, such road or highway ana tne damages
recovered in anv such suit, after paving the eX-
penses of the same shall be 4 trust fund in tue
hands OF the commissioners or trustees respect
iyev 10 be applied to the repair OF such road or
highway. or 10 be expended upon the public roads
OF such county or township, as justice or equity
may require.
| rQllOnS, Nf uUN CtnuuClOl hh. hIHai " i"AHoN'
cars or any other aren't or servant Of any rail
road company shall obstruct. unnecessarily any
public road or highway authorized by any law OF
this State by permitting any railroad car or cars,
or locomotive, to remain upon or across any pup
lie road or highway for longer period than ivG
minutes, or shall permit any timber, lumber,
wood or other obstruction, TO remain upon OF
across any such road or highway to the hindrNnce
OF Inconvenience Of travellers, or any person OF
persons passing along or upon such rOad or llEll-
way every person or corporation SO OHenalhe
sliat forfeit and pNy for every such oliense, any
sum not exceeding twenty nor less than two dol
lars. and shall be liable for all damages to any
nrrstn from such obstruction, or injury to sucl
rond or highway TO be rucoveled by an action a
the suit OF the trustees Of the township III WIcl
said oticnsr shall have been committed, or any
person sueing for the same before any justice D
the peace within the county where such pLehs'
shall have been committed, or by indictment III
the court or common pleas III the proper county
and all fines accrng under the provisions 0l Iill'
sectiun when collected, shall DC paid over 10 lhI
treasurer Ut the township in which such olens'
was committed, and by the trustees applied u
= the improvement Of the roads nnd highway
l therein and every twenA-tour hours such cor
porution person or persons as aIoresaid, after DG
G ing notified Shall suffer such oOsI@lctiOn unnee
= ns,arily TO the hindranee or Inconvenience q
travellers, or any person or persons gong alohi
= ar unin such road or highway, shall be deelne'
an additional olIense against the provisions ot Ihl
i act. IS. .....il. A..
e cornorntiou shall be liable for all lines assesse
9 agnnst such company or corporation lor any on
s sfrnrlion caused By the conductors OF Tallroa
u cors ararts ar servants of any suc railroad con
nn,,l o1. other corporation, for violations oi an
: Of the PROVISIONS of the last preceding seCtlon'
! SrC. H. That any llndhUldtr, through who's
i lnnd any state county, or township rohu Is ~,
= or may hereafter be laid out ana estaDllshed,
IS hereby authorized, under the direction u W
: trustees of the proper township 10 coIstruct
: u,lss,yav or DassWays, either over or uhuer sue
Il road or roads, 50 as to permit the stock Ol sue
landholderto pass and repass provided tlaI sue
n passwnv OF pnssways shall not RECONSTRUCTED Owe
e or under anV road within the limils pi tue uu'o
o of any city, town, or village ana sllall hot laI'
s. ralIy hinder or obsruet tue travel on sucn loa
or rads where the s,llle may be constructed; prt
l. yided, further, that the said pass"ay OF asSH"!
. shall be constructed and atNll llieS kePt III soo
2 rrpuir at the proper expense ut such iadholuer
y SEC. 49, That the trustees within thelr toWi
c shin shall cause TO be erected and kept UP Nv W
: expense of the township, AZ. the lurks VI eNer
{, state and county road, post anu g1loG-ooulH
u iuger-buard, containing all Inscription III leSlp
d letters directing the way aud distance 10 "
nc town or towns, or public place or places situate
st on eacn road respectively. THAT II any peFsu
W shallwilfllly dcm0lish, throw down, alttr, Or a
III face any such gudu-OOard, every person SO Olel'
r. inp shall mon conviction before justice Ol III
W ptaee of the proper county, be fined ~ any SUI
IS notexceeding ten dollars. All fines collected III
der the provisions of tnis section shall De lmia u
er to tie township treasury where the Olieh'c WI
o. committed To the credit OF the rOad ia'ia =,
rs SIC. 10. That the trustees OF Their rcsPectlN
d. townships are hereby authorized 10 nppFuPm
or rom the road funds of their township, money
to provide aud maintain suitable places LOT Proep
ct Ing water for man and beast, on any puDhc hg
o. way In their township where they may deem
as necessary for the convenience oil the pl0llci p
rs ydud that no more than llIGy dollars shall Oe G.
th pended lUr such purpose III any township III al
oI one year.
vi src. 90 That 1t shall be lawful for the truste
90 eof townships borde Ing upon tue state llhe .
- tween ONO and any adjoining state where pu
IL liz hiphwa, has been located upon such State I'LL
sc in arcortanco with and under the provisions
OF the laws ul the state OF Ohi1 10 cause SAID roa
es TO be improved in the sane manner us otler rWl
lIe loeted within the boundaries oi THIS 6taJe ar
IN and they are hereby authorized 70 construct 10
lE bridges over Streams 0 wafer on salu hlsh"u!s'
o0 SIC. o. That the commissioners OF The
~ sppctiye counties In this state are hereby auIht
on lied to levy, at the March session o thelr poal
on t annually. for road and bridge purposes, as II
mn' m lows, In counties where the taxable property
oh ceeds the sum Of sixty millions of dOillIs not
La than one-twentielh Ut mill nor more thqn ny
S tpnths of Il mill In counties OF thirty MllOhs
, taxnble property and less than sixty mllJls
M le' less than one-tenth OF mill nor more Than
~, mill In counties Of less than thirty millions q
i If lars Of taxable property, and more Illaa ten u
-. | IONS not less tnan two-tenthS Ol hill nor hlS
., | than two mills; IN counties Whefe lne @Aa
" w ,rnup,ty Is less than ten Millions and over
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