The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-04-09

of tax of each and provide that the
road tax may be discharged by
labor at the rate of $1.5O per- day,
and ratable allowances for teams
and implements-the supervisor to
give the proper certificate, which
the county treasurer shall receive
as money. The county. treasurer
shall pay over to the township treas
urer all road-taxes collected in such
township, to be expended within
that township. All funds hereto
fore levied and not expended, shall
be apportioned among the road dis
tricts by the trustees.
The twenty second section au-
thorizes land owners, through whose
lands roads are laid out, to construct
under the direction of the supervi-
sor, passages over or under such
roads for the use of their stock
not within the limits of the out-lots
ofany town, city or village, and not
fobstructing travel; to be kept in
repair at the landholder's expense
The twenty-third section provides
for appointment, by township trus-
tees, of supervisors to fill vacancies
occasioned by death or resignation.
! The twenty fourth section impo-
ses fine of from sS5 to $50 upon
supervisors for neglect of duty or
the giving Of receipts for money
not paid or labor not performed
prior to the signing ofsnch receipts.
The township trustees are required
to prosecute such offenses, and the
supervisor is allowed to appeal
from the justice of the peace to the
Court Of Common Pleas.
The twenty fifth section forbids
supervisors to cause work to be
performed on any road not regular
ly laid cut and established.
The tWenty-sixth section requires
supervisors who take timber, stone
or gravel for road and bridge pur-
poses to give che owners, on de-
mand, certificates of the quantity
and value Of the property taken,
and the purpose for which it was
taken.
The twenty seventh section pro.
vides for the presenting of such GER
tificates to the county commission
ers within twelve months, and the
payment of them from the treasury
ofthe amount certified, if deemed
reasonable, or of such sum as they
may determine to be just.
The twenty eighth section fixes
the pay of the supervisor at two dol
lars per day for the time he is &C
tually employed, less the commuta
ton for individual two days labor.
The twenty-ninth section provides
that in case of the obstruction Of
roads, the supervisor may call out
an adequate force of persons liable
to such work, to remove the OBJ
structions, and if any Of the force
have already paid or worked out
their tax, he shall give the proper
certificate of extra labor, which shall
be receivable on next years tax.
The thirtieth section provides
that labor shall be applied on road
located on a State line in the same
manner as other roads; and in case
a road is established as part of
township, village or city boundary
line, the trustees and city council
shall meet as soon after the first
Monday of March as may beconve-
nient, and apportion. such roads in
an equitable manner.
The thirty first section imposes
fine Of So to $2Oupon any person,
corporation, railroad conductor or
agent, for obstructing public road
with lumber, wood or otherwise, or
permitting a car or locomotive to
stand across it more than five min
utes the fine to be recovered on
suit of the township trustee, or of
any person before justice of the
peace, or by Indictment in the Court.
Of Common Pleas-every "a hours
such obstruction is allowed to con-
tinue being deemed an additional of.
fense. ...----..
The thirty section pro-
vides that every railroad company,
VI OC1Si Soi E1oi dlioh Slidll DS lIdUie
for the fines incurred by its agents
or employees in thus. obstructing
the public highway, and such liabil-
ity may be enforced by execution.
The thirty-third section repeals
the acts ofFeb. 81 and April 8, 1867;
provided that such repeal shall not
prevent the trustees of any town
ship from executing any contract
entered into by them under the acts
hereby repealed, for the purpose of
repairing or building bridges or for
other purposes, and paying for the
same out of the road funds of said
township. ....
"Section 35. This act shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage"
French and German Papers on
Impeachment.