The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-04-16

1, William Henry Smith, Secretary o
Estate Of the State of Ohio, do hereby
certify that the annexed is true copy
of an act relating to roads and high
ways, passed by the General Assembly
Of said State, February ~, 1867, a,
taken from the original rolls on file il
this Office. al, se
Given under my hand, at the city of Co
lumbus, the 9th day of February
1867. 1fsa ass assFD =. ).
An act relating to Roads and Highways.
SECTION /. Bet enacted 5y the Gene
raj assembly of the State of Ohio, Tha
the trustees Of the several townships il
this State shall have the care, supervision
and control of all public roads and high
ways within their respective townships
except where it belongs to some particu.
lar person or corporation q to control, ol
keep the same in repair; and they shall
cause to be opened all public roads and
Highways which shall have been, or may
hereafter be laid out and established
through any part of their respective
townships, and the same to be kept open
and in good condition, of lawful width
and free from all distractions that may
from time to time be found thereon; and
in case any public road is or shall be es.
tablished as part of the line or boup-
dary of any township or incorporated
village or city, the trustees in such ad-
joining townships, or council of any in
eorporated village or city las the case may
be, shall meet at some convenient place
as soon after the first Monday of March
as convenient, and apportien such road OF
roads between the two townships,or or town.
ship and village or city, as justice and
equity may require, for the purpose of
opening and improving 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. Reea 3o agilssf!p
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 high
ways, or any part thereof, within their re-
spective townships, and they may author.
ize such person or persons to enter on
any land adjoining or lying near the road,
to make such drains or bitches through
the same as they may deem necessary fol
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 bitches SC
made shall be kept open by direction Of
the trustees if necessary, and shall moi
be obstructed by the owner or occupier
Of such lands, or any other person OF
persons, under the penalty of forfeiting a
sum. not exceeding ten dollars for each
and every ofense, to be recovered at the
suit Of the trustees and applied for the
benefit of the roads and highways.
SEC. 8. That all able bodied male per
sons,and all male persons able to procure
the labor herein required to be done, be
tween twenty-one and ffty-fve years O.
age, except pensioners of the United
States and those who have been perma
nently disabled in the military service O
the United States. shall be liable year..y
and every year to do and perform two
days work on the public roads under tn,
direction Of the trustees of the severa
townships, or such other person or per
sons as the trustees may employ or con
tract with to take charge of, make ant
improve the roads, as hereinbefore pro
vided, within whose township or distric
they may respectively reside, provided
that it shall be lawful fol, and the trustee
of any township are hereby authorized, I,
dispense with, and remit in their respec
tive townships the TIVE days labor afore
said, and the communication money herein
after provided to be paid in lieu of sait
labor. es a
i Sec. A. It shall be the duty of sait
trustees. or of such person or persons a
may be employed or contracted with b,
them, as aforesaid,t to order out every sucl
person, resident as aforesaid, between tn,
first day of April and the first day o
september, annually, to DO and perform
IbiebWays within his townsb;n Or d;str; Il
I and if snv sucb nerson heinz nersonall,
warned by the trustees or the person )
nersons. analoved Or contracted with 4
i lafoSss1;d ~ leaving 4 written motto,
At his us,,,{ 5laee Of abode shall refus,
or neglect bay;nc had At least three dav
to attend by himself or substitute o,
1.-The day and at the time directed in sai,
notice or having attended shah refnse I,
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