The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-05-10

OoiOIo required, anu the Same enaIl 90 Ap.
piled by the trustees or person receiving
the same, TO the Improvement of the roads
in his township district, aud accounted for
as herein provided
Sac. o. That every person called upon to
perform any labor upon the public roads
and highways under tho provisions Of this
act shall by himself or substitute appear
at the place appointed by the trustees or
such other persons employed as aforesaid,
at the hour of seven o'clock in the forsaoon
with such tools aud implements as they
may be directed to bring, to he used on the
roads in the performance Of said labor.
SEo. 6. That for the purposes provided
for in the preceding sections Of this act,
the residence Of any person who has q fam
lily, shall be held to be where his family
resides, and tho residence of any other per.
son shall be held to be where he boards in
any township or road or district in this
State.
SIC. Z. That the trustees within their
respective townships shall collect by suit
or otherwise, all fines, penalties and for
FIXTURES arising aud acoruing under the
provisions of this act, and pay the same
into the township treasury; to prosecute
TO 6nal Judgment all persons negleotiug or
refusing to comply with tho provisions Of
this act, from whom such penalty or for
feiture, in their opinion, can be collected
by execution, aud the said judgments il not
paid, together with the costs thereon, shall
remain and be in force against the judg.
ment debtor, as other judgments at law ore
in case of debt provided however, that
all persons who are, or may be exempt
performing labor on the public highways
by any law oil this State, shall not be sub.
ject to the provisions of this section.
SIC 8, That in case tho trustees shall
enter into contract with any person or per-
sons, as provided in the second section OF
this act, all persons liable 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 tho district
embraced in his or their contract, after be.
ing notified by him or them in the same
manner as hereinbefore provided a., aud the
person or persons so employed or con
tracted with shall meet with tho trustees
on or before the first Monday Of March, an
nually, aud then and there produce All &C
count Of their labor and service, including
| list of the number and names of those
! performing the two days labor aud of those
| paying the communication in lieu thereof
aud also list of those refusing or neglect
| ing to work the two days or pay said com
notation money and the trustees are au
thorized and required to adjust and settle
all accounts so produced in such manner
MS to them may seem Just and right and
they shall carefully estimate the amoun,
and value of the two days labor performed
under the direction Of the person or per
sons holding contracts as aforesaid sand de-
duct said amount, together with all commu
tation money collected by him or them
from the amount due. on their respective
contracts, and if upon such settlement the
trustees shall be satisfied that such per
son or persons have properly discharged
the duties assigned, and fulfilled the con
tracts eutered into by them, they shall give
him or them an order on the township
treasurer for the amount due. taking his OF
their receipt therefor, and file the same il
tho Office of the township clerk aud if any
money remains in the hands Of any persot
or persons employed or contracted with a,
aforesaid at the time OF suoh settlement, the
same shall be by him or them paid into the
township treasury.
SEo g. That said trustees shall cause tc
be built and repaired, all bridges across
any river or stream of water within tbeil
several townships, and when it is neces.
sarS to build or repair any bridge across
any river or stream of water, which is the
boundary or dividing line of any township
it shall be the duty of the trustees oG such
township 10 build and keep in repair every
such bridge, and each township shall pay
an eqnal part of the expenses of building
or repairing the same, unless it shall bt
otherwise agreed by the trustees of sucl
townships provided, however, that in nc
case 81 all the expenses Of building or re-
pairing any of the bridges aforesaid, ex
ceed fifty dollars
SEQ 10. That the person or persons EN-
ployed or contracted with by the trustees
under the provisions of the second section
of this act, shall meet with the trustees a
aheir annual meeting, for the settlement o.
township business, and then aud there pro
duoe all account of their labor and services
| (urless the same shculd have been sooner
setlled), aud the trustees are authorized
and required to adjust and settle all &C
counts so produced, in snch manner as L
them may seem just and right, and if upoI
such settlement they shall be satisfied tina
such person or persons have properly dis
charged the duties assigned them, the trus
tees shall give him or them an order on the
township treasurer for the amount due
taking his or their receipts therefor, and
| file the same in the Office Of township clerk
SEC. IL. Thatif any person, body poll
tic or corporate, shall obstruct any public
road or highway authorized by any laws o.
| this State, and suffer such distinctions Il
remain to the hindrance or Inconvenience
of persons making nse of such public road
or highway, OF shall, by virtue of any au
thority whatever, or otherwise change thu
! line, ill up. or dig out the bed OF any sucl
road or highway, or in other manner ren
der the same less convenient or useful thar
II had been previously thereto, such per
son, body corporate or polite, shall be sub
! ject to an action at the suit of the commits
siOners of the county or trustees of any
township, or any person who shall be in
| jured by such obstruction, 10 which said
road or highway is situated in whole or ia
part, and when any person obstructing any
road or highway as aforesaid, shall suffei
such obstruction to remain for more than
twenty four hours after being notified IA
remove the same, every such person shall
be deemed guilty Of an additional Oifense
against the provisions of this act, aud shal
be liable to the suit OF suits aforesaid.
SEC. IL. That the commissioners Of any
county, or trustees 'of any township Tn
which any such road Orhighway issituatea
in whole or in part, shalt also have the
right to apply 70 any Judge of court o
record for an injunction TO restrain the
commission Of any injury contemplated by
the eleventh section Of this act, and shs
same nhall be granted or refused according
10 justice and equity. which writ, whsr
allowed, shall be made returHable to the
court of common pleas OF the county il
which such injury is done or contemplated
SEg. 13. That every suit brought nndei