The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-03-21

NioiOu VI buO hVoNo uuNSA Wv S'HrAS
Of the township trustees For the in.
formation Of our readers we give be.
low synopsis Of the provisions of the
law, for which we are indebted to the
Guernsey Times. This law will gov.
ern the pert rmance Of road work the
present season, as it took effect from
and after its passage.
Section provides that all public
roads and highways shah he under the
care and control of the trustees of the
ownships in which they are located,
whose duty il shall he to keep them
open, in good condition, and free from
all Obstruclions and when road
forms boundary line between two.
townships said road must be appor-
toned between said townships by the
trustees thereof
Section2 provides that the trustees
.of the several townships may employ,
qr enter into contract with any suita-
bic person or persons to make, improve
or repair the roads o. any part there
OF in their respective townships.
Section requires all able bodied
male persons, and those who are able
to pay, except pensioners and soldiers
who have been permanently disabled
in the military service of the United
States, to perform or cause to be per.
formed, two days labor on the roads,
under the direction Of the trustees or
any person they may employ TO make
or improve the roads.
Section A makes it the duty of the
trustees or persons employed by them
to order out all such persons aforesaid
mentioned. between the first of April
and the first day of September of each
year to perform or cause to be per-
formed, said labor. Two dollars may
be paid to the trustees in lieu Of said
labor, to be applied to tho improve
ment of the roads.
Section 5 requires that persons de
string to work the roads shall meet Mt
the appointed place with the required
tools at seven O'Clock in the morning.
Section holds the residence Of q
man having family to be where his
family resides, and that of any other
person to be where he boards.
Section 7 requires tho trustees to.
collect by suit or otherwise, fines &C.,
accruing under this act, and to pay
the same to tho township treasurer.
Section 8 specifies how persons con.
tracted with by the trustees for the re.
pair of the roads, shall keep account
ofthe labor performed, and the money
paid them in lieu of labor, and, how
their settlement shall bo made with
the trustees &c.
Section 8 requires the trustees to
build and repair all bridges, but in no
case at cost exceeding fifty dollars.
Section ~ is in regard to settlements
between tho trustees and those they
may have contracted with to perform
certain labor,
Section II is in regard to the OBJ
9 ruction &c of the highway.
Section II specifies how thotrustees
shall proceed to restrain persons from
committing contemplated injuries to
the highways.
Section l3 specifies how suits shall
be brought under this act.
Section II requires that damages
collected tor violation of this act be ap
piled to tho repair Of the roads.
Section Is provides penalty of not
more than twenty nor less Chan two
dollars for unnecessarily obslructihg
the highway, and provide that any
person 30 obstructng shall also be ia-
bic for all damages arising to any per.
son ON account Of such obstruction. and
how snd penalty and damages arc to
be assessed and collected
Section l6 makes railroad companies
and corporations liable tor violations
ofthe precedngsecti by their agents
or servants.
Section u provides for tho con
strucuon Of passages over or under
roads for the passage of stock of land.
holders through whose lands roads
may pass.
Section IS requires tho erection Of
guide bourds at the forks OF roads,
Section l9 aulhorzcS the trustees to
appropriate township funds to provide
suitsblo watering places for man and
beast on public roads when they may
deem il necessary, but not more than
City dollars shall be expended in any
township in one year for said purpose,
Section 20 provides Er the erection
of foot bridges over streams on high.
ways
Section 2l authorizes the Commits.
sioners to lovy at their March sessions,
annually, tor road and bridge pur,
poses, from one twentieth of mill to
! five mills on the dollar according to
The amount OF taxable property in u
county,
Section % empowers township trus.
tees, II they shall deem it necessary to
levy an additional road tax of from
one and II halt to three mills on their
respective townships, in addition to
the amount lowed by tho commission.
ers.
Section % empowers the commission.
ers to set upar, portion of tho road
tax by them levied, not exceeding one
half thereof, for building, protecting
and repairing bridges in their respect.
i've counties, which shaIl be expended
under their direction,
Section 2l provides that all road
taxes collected by tho county treasur
or, eXcept that set Apnrt bv tho com