The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-04-18
ROAD LA w
AN ACT
Relating to roads and hlghwqys.


and highways within their respective townships
except where 1t belongs to some particular person
or corporation to control or keep the same in re-
pair and they shall cause to be opened all public
roads and highways which shall have been, or
may hereafter he laid out and established through
any part Of their respec tive townships, and the
sare 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 ln
case any public road s or shall be established as
part of the line or boundary of any township or
incorporated village or city, the trustees In such
adjoining townships or council OF any incorpoo.
rated village or city, as the case may be, shall
meet at some convenient place MS soon after the
first Monday Of March as convenient, and anpor-
ton such road 0r roads between the two town
shirs or township and village or city, as justice
and equity may require, for the purpose of open
ing and improving the same, and the trustees, IN
their respective townships, or village or city con-
Gil shall cause said road or roads to be opened
and improved accordingly. e. .
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 highways, or any part thereof, Wllhn
their respective townships and they may author
ize 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 for the benefit Of the roads. doing
!
ture of the case and public good will permit and
the drains and bitches so made shall be kept open
bv direction of the trustees if necessary, and shall
| not be INSTRUCTED by the owner or oceupler OF
such lands or any other person or persons, under
the penalty of fOrfetih% sum not exceeding ten
dollars for each and every ottense to be recovered
| at the suit of the trustees, ana apphed ior tue
| benefit of the roads and highways.
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. aud
! fity-tive years Of age, except pensioners OIL the
| United States and those who have been pcrnla-
nently disabled In the military service OF the Uni
ted States shall be liable yearly and every year to
do and perform tive tavs' work on the pubic
roads under tue direction of the trustees OF the
several townships or such other person or per-
SONS as the trustees may employ or contract with
to take charged make and improve the reads, as
hureiubetore provided. within whose township or
district they may respectively reside; provided,
that it shall be lawful for and the trustees OF any
township are hereby authorized, to dispense
| with aud remit in their respective townships the
two days labor aforesaid, aud the commulatlon
money hereinafter provided to be paid III lieu ol
said labor. ... .r. .-... 30 ..t
SEc 4. 1t shall be the duty of said trustees, or
of such person Or persOns as may be employed or
contracted with br them, as aforesaid, TO order
out every such person resident as aforesaid, be-
September, annually, to do and perform the work
aforesaid upon the roads and highways within his
tow nship or district; and If any such person, be-
ing personally warned by the trustees or the per
son or persons employed or contracted wlIll' a.
aforesaid or by leaving a written noLlce at hl-
usual place Of abode sha refuse or neglect, haV'
ing had at least three days notice, to attend, by
himself or substitute on the day and at the time
directed in said notice, or, having attended, shall
refuse to obey the directions of the trustees or lt
person by them employed for that purpose, ol
Shall slend the time in idleness or inattentlon u
the duties assigned him, every such delinquent
shall forfeit and pay tor every neglect to attend
or for any Of The OucnseS above specified, The sum
OF one dollar for every such oilensc, TO De recoV
cred by action before any justice OF the peace
the proper township ut the suit OF the trustees o
their respective townships, and the money 50 col
ettvd shall be applied by said trustees Tor the llll
prOyenleut Of thetf roads provided. that no per
son shall be released from the performance Ol III
Dor oil the highways b. reason of the neglect o
the trpstees Or the person by them emplot ed, a
aforesaid, 10 order out such person on or betor
the first day of September, annually Aand, p,o
vided further, that if any person being warned
rs Aforesaid shall pay to the trustees or the per
SON 50 employed in whose township district IL
may reside the sum of two dollars, the same shal
he received and accepted in lieu of the two ga,
> labor herenhcfore required, and the same shall b
applied by the trustees or person receiving IN
same, to the improvement of the roads N ~
. | township Or district and accounted loI Us hclcl
= provided -.
SIC. 3, That every person called upon TO PEI
, form anyilabur upon the public roads ana nSu
ways under the provisions ofths act, shall by MN
self or substitute appear at the place appointed
the trustees or such other person employed
aforesaid at the hour Of seven O'Clock in the lore
noon, with such necessary tools and implement
! tI, Ia tod fn u d
the roads in the performance of said labor:
SIC. G. That for the purposes provided Tor i
the proceeding sections of this act, the Iesldenc
Of any person who has family, shall be held I
be- where he boards in any township or road dis
trict in this State. ......-..- ..
4 SEc7 That the trustees W ithn their respec
i've townships shall collect by suit or otherwise
If all fines penalties and foreitures arising aud AZ
= cruing under the provisions Of this act and pa
:. the same into the township treasury; to prosecu
To final judgement all persons negcctlng or n
lIsing to comply with the provisions oI this ac
FROM whom such fine, penalty or forfeiture l
their opinion, can be collected by execution an
the said judgments if not paid, together with II
costs thereon, shall remain and be in force eagan
the Judgment debtor, rs other judgments at Ia
are IN cAse Of debt; provided, however that q
III, persons who are, or may be exempt from pc
y forming labor on tic public highways by any Ia
of this State, shall not be subject to the provision
OF this section. - .'
T. SEC. 8. That in case the trustees shall ent
into contract with any person or persons, as pr
vided in the second section Of this act, all persol
liable TO perform the two days labor alOresal
shall perform The same under the direction oi,
pay the cOmnlutation money in lieu Thereof
= the contractor or contractors within the ulstrl
v embraced in his or their contract after being N
- titled by him or them in the same manner
hereinafter provided and the person or perso
" so employed or contracted with shall meet WI
- the trustees on or before the tirst MONDAY
n March, annually, and then and there produce
4 account of their labor and service, including
y list of the number and Lames OF those periormll
= the two DAYS labor and Of those paying the con
mutation in lieu thereof, and also q list of tho
y refusing or negecting TO work the two days
4 nav said communication money; and the truste
n are authorized and required to adjust and set
all aceountssOp Oproduced in such manner as othe
a may seem just aud right, and they shall careful
= estimate the amount aud value Of the two da.
r labor performed under the direction of the pers
- or persons holding contracts as aforesaid, and
. duct said amount together with all commutati
MONEYS collected by him or them from the amoU
due on their respective contracts, and II up
settlement the trustees shall be satisfied that su
person or persons have properly discharged
duties assigned, and fulfilled the contracts enter
into hy them they shall give him or them an orr
on the township treasurer for the amount d.
taking his or their receipt therefor, and file
same in the office of the township clerk an'
any MONEYS remain in the hands OF any per'
or persons employed or contracted with as aU
uS said at the time of such settlement the sa
'1o 20 shall be by him or them paid Into the towns
treasury.
sGc o. That said trustees shall cause to
G built and repaired, all bridges across any river
~ stream of water within their several townshl
and when II is necessary 70 build or repair