Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-03-14
New Road Law.
AN ACT RELATING TO ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

SECTION 1. Bet enacted blythe Ge,
eral assembly of the State of OH,
That the trustees of the several towr
ships in this state, shall have th
care, supervision and control of a
pubic roads and highways With
their respective townships, excep
where 1T belongs to some particula
person or corporation to control, O
keep the same in repair; and the,
shall cause to be opened all publi
reads and highways which shall hav
been, or may hereafter be laid ou
and established through any part O
their respective townships, and tn
same to be kept open and in goot
condition, Of lawful width, and fire.
from all distractions that may from
time to time be found thereon; ant
in case any public road is or shall b.
established as part of the line O.
boundary of any township, or incor
perated village or city, the trustees
in such adjoining townships, or conn
Gil OF any incorporated village o.
city, as the case may be, shall NEE
at some convenient place as soon af
ter the first Monday of March a:
convenient, and apportion such road
or reads between the two townships
or township and village or city, as
justice and equity may require, fol-
the purpose of opening and improv.
ing the same, and the trustees, in
their respective townships, or village
or. city council, shall cause said road
or roads to be opened and improved
accordingly.
Sec. 2. That said trustees may
employ, or enter into contracts with
any suitable persen 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 person or persons to enter on
any lands adjoining or lying near
the road, to make such drains or
bitches through the same as they
may deem necessary fer the benefit
of the roads, doing as little injury
to said lands and timber as the ma
ture of the case and the public good
will permit, and the drains and ditch
es so made shall be kept open by
direction of the trustees if necessa-
ry, and shall not be ebstructed by
the owner or occupier of such lands,
or any other person or persons, I'M
der the penalty of forfeiting sum
not exceeding ten dollars for each
and every offense, to be recovered
at the suit Of the trustees, and ap-
piled for the benefit of the roads and
Sec 3. That all able bodied male
persons, and all male persons able
to procure the labor herein required
to be done, between twenty one and
fifty-five years Of age, except pen
sioners of the United States and
those who have been permanently
disabled in the military service of
the United States, shall be liable
yearly and every year to do and per-
form two days work on the public
roads, under the direction of the trus-
tees of the several townships or such
other person or persons as the trus-
tees may employ or contract with to
to take charge of, make and improve
the roads, as hereinbefOre provided,
within whose township or district
they may respectively reside; provi-
led, that it shall be lawful for, and
The trustees of any township are here
oy authorized, to dispense with and
remit in their respective townships
'he two days labor aforesaid, and
'he communication money hereinafter
provided to be paid in lieu of said
abor.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of
'aid trustees, or of such persons as
nay be employed or contracted with
oy them, as aforesaid, to order out
every such person resident, as afore-
'aid, between the first day of April
md the first day of September, an
lually, to do and perform the work |
lferesaid upon the roads and high
Ways within his township or district;
Ind if any such person, being per-
'onally warned by the trustees or the
person or persons employed or con-
racted with, as aforesaid, or by leav-
ng written notice at his usual place
If abode, shall refuse or neglect,
having had at least three days notice,
o attend, by himself or substitute,
IN the day and at the time directed
n said notice, er, having attended,
hall refuse to obey the directions Of
he trustees or the person by them
for that purpose, or shall
'pend the time in idleness or mat
ention to the duties assigned him,
,very such delinquent shall forfeit
md pay for every neglect to attend,
,r for any of the offenses above spec
fed, the sum of one dollar for eve
y such offense, to be recovered by
!ction before any justice of the
,eace of the proper township, at the
uit of the trustees Of their respect
We townships, and the money SO
collected shall be applied by said
rustees for the Improvement of their
oads; provided, that no person shall
'e released from the performance of
abor on the highways by reason of
he neglect of the trustees or the
'erson by them employed, as afore-
aid, to order out such person on or
'efore the first day of September,
nnually; and, provided further,
hat if any person being warned, as
feresaid, shall pay to the trustees
n the person so employed, in whose
ownship or district he may reside,
he sum of two dollars, the same
hall be received and accepted in
leu of the two days labor hereinbe-
ore required, and the same shall be
4pplied by the trustees or person re-
sewing the same, to the improve
nent of the roads in his township or
district, and accounted fer as herein