Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-03-21

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quired, and the same shall be az
. piled by the trustees or person re
= ceiving the same, to the improve
}, ment of the roads in his townshi
u or district, and accounted for a
e therein provided.
# SEC. 5. That every person calle,
l. upon to perform any lobor upoI
+ the public roads and highways un
= der the provisions of this act, shal
, by himself or substitute, appear a
f; the place appointed by the trustees
! or other person employed as afore
! said, at the hour of 7 o'clock in thu
. forenoon, with such necessary tool'
/ and implements as they may be di
rected to bring, to be used on the
| roads in the performances Of sale
labor
SEC. g. That for the purpose pro.
, vided for in the preceding sections
, of this act, the residence of any
person who has a family, shall be
held to be where his family resides,
and the residence of any other per-
son shall be held to be where he
; boards, in any township or road dis
| -trict in this State.
SEC. 7. That the trustees within
their respective townships shall col
lect by suit or otherwise, all fines,
penalties and forfeitures arising and
accruing under the provisions of
this act, and pay the same into the
township treasury; to prosecute to
final Judgment all persons neglect
ing or refusing to comply with the
provisions of this act, from whom
such fine, penalty or forfeiture, in
their opinion, can be collected by
execution and the said judgements,
if notpaid, together with the costs
thereon, shall remain and be in
force against the judgment debtor,
as other judgments at law are, in
case of debt; provided, however,
that all persons who are, may be ex-
empt from performing labor on the
public highways by the laws of this
State, shall not be subject to the
provisions of this section.
Sec. s. That in case the trustees
shall enter inta contract with any
persons, as provided in the second
section of this act, all persons liza
BILE to perform the two days labor
aforesaid, shall perform the same
under the direction of, or pay the
commutation money in lieu thereof
to the contractor or contractors
within the district embraced in his
or their contract after being mott
tied by him or them in the same
manner as herein before provided
and the person or persons so EN-.
ployed or contracted with shall
meet with the trustees on or before
the first Monday of March, annual
ly, and then and there produce an
account of their labor and service,
in cluding a list of the number and
names of those performing two
days labor, and Of those paying the
commutation in lieu thereof, and al
so a list of those refusing or neg
lecting to work the two days rpay
said Communication money and the
trustees are authorized and required
to adjust and settle all accounts so
produced, in such manner as to
them may seem just and right, and
they shall carefully estimate the
amount and value of the two days
labor performed under the direc
ton Of the person or persons hold
ing contracts as aforesaid, and de-
duct said amount, together with
all commutation money collected
by him or them from the amount
due on theirrespectiye contracts and
ifupon such settlement the trustees
shall be satisfied that such person
OF persons have properly discharg-
ed the duties assigned, and fulfilled
the contracts entered into by them,
they shall give him or them an OF
der on the township treasurer for
the amount due, taking his or their
receipt therefor, and file the same
in the Office of the township clerk
and if any moneys remain in the
hands Of any person or persons
or contracted with as
at the time Of such settle
ment, the same shall be by him or
them paid into the township treas
ury.
SEC 8. That said trustees shall !
cause to be built and repaired, all
bridges across any river or stream
of water within their several town
splps, and when it is necessary to t
build or repair any bridge across
any river or stream, which is the i
boundary or dividing line of any t
it shall be the duty ofthe {
of such township to build {
and keep in repair every such t
bridge, and each township shall pay c
equal part of the expense Of build e
ng or repairing the same, unless it 7
shall be otherwise agreed by the S
rustees of such townships proVi- s
led, however, that in no case shall t
he expense of building or repair t
ng any of the bridges aforesaid, z
exceed fifty dollars. b
SEC. 10. That the person or per t
ons employed or contracted with O
" the trustees under the provisions
# the Cd section of this act, shall c
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