The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-03-24

property at fires, now existing and un-
der the control of the corporate authori-
tiles of any city or incorporated town or
village within this State, or Of any such
company which shall hereafter be organ
lied under and subject to the authorities
Of any city, town, or village as aforesaid,
and who receives no pay for such SER
vices during the time he may continue
an acting member.of such company, shall
be liable, annually, to do and perform
two days labor on the highways, under
the direction of the supervisor of the
road district in which he shall reside;
provided, further, that [if1 any person,
being warned as hereinafter provided,
shall pay to the supervisor in whose dis
trict he may reside, the sum of three dol
lars, within three days after being mott
| fed by said supervisor, the same shall
be received in lieu Of the two days la
Dor, and shall be applied by the super
visor, receiving the same, to the improve
ment Of the roads in his district, and ac-
counted for as herein provided. ~
Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty Of
every supervisor to order out every such
person, resident as aforesaid, between the
first day oe April and the first day of
september or November, annually, as the
trustees may designate and direct, to do
and perform the work. aforesaid on the
public roads within his district; and if
lany such resident being personally warn
ed by such supervisor, ..or by leaving a
Iwritten-notice at his usual place Of abode,
shall refuse or neglect, having had at
ileast two days notice, to attend by him.
self or substitute, to the acceptance Of
the supervisor, or shall spend the time in
Iidleness or in inattention to the duties
lassigned him, every such delinquent
lshall forfeit and pay the sum Of one dol-
lar for every such oAense, and shall fur
Ither be liable, in all cases of non. attend.
lance. to the amount allowed for two days
work, to be recovered by action before
lany justice of the peace of the
proper township, at the suit of the
lsupervisoF within whose district he may
reside; and the money SO collected shall
be applied by said supervisor to the i'm
Iprovement Of the road in his district, and
accounted for by him at the annual set.
Element with the trustees of his township
provided, that no person shall be..released
from the performance Of labor on the
public highway by reason of the neglect
of any supervisor to order out such per.
|son on or before the first day of Septem.
ber or November as herein provided.
SEC. 6. That in case any person shal
remove from one district to another, whe
has prior to such removal performed the
whole or any part Of the labor aforesaid
or in any other way has paid the whole
or any part Of the amount aforesaid il
lieu of such labor, and shall produce I
, certificate Of the same from the supervi
sor Of the proper district, such certificate
shall be complete discharge for th'
y amount therein specified.
Sec. z. That any person called upor
to perform any labor upon the publ,
roads and highways under any provision
of this act, shall, by himself or substi
: tute, appear at the place appointed BY
the supervisor, at the hour of sever
o'clock in the forenoon, with such neces
sary tools and implements as the super
: visor may direct, and thesupervisor may
if necessary for the Improvement Of th'
: road, order any person owing the sam,
, !, to furnish team of horses, mules o.
oxen. and wagon. cart, plow or scraper, t
be employed and used on the roads un-
: der the direction of the supervisor 8
SEC. 8. Thatfor the purpose provided
-lfor in the preceding sections of this act
tie residence Of any person who has
= family shall be held to be where his fam
Iily resides, and the residence Of any
other person shall be held to be whers
he boards, in any road district in thi
state. = - =
4 SEC. 9. That the several supervisors
within their respective districts, ahal
collect, by suit or otherwise, all fines
forfeitures and penalties arising and ac
cruing under the provisions of this act
unless the collection thereof is otherwise
herein provided for; and they are hereby
authorized and required, before their set
tlement with the township trustees, Il
prosecute to final judgment all persons
neglecting or refusing to comply with thu
provisions Of this act from whom such
fine, forfeiture, use or penalty, in th'
!, opinion Of the. supervisor, can be collect
led by execution; and the said judgments
if not paid, together with the costs there
on, shall remain and be in force aga;ns
the judgment debtor, as other judgments
at law.
+ SEC. 10. That the several supervi
Isors shall expend all moneys by then
collected for the benefit of the roads and
81 highways in their respective districts; aDd
every supervisor is hereby required tc
account to the trustees of the township
at tho annual settlement, for all moneys
expended under this act; and they shall
also return full and true list and Estate.
ment of the names Of all persons within
, their respective districts, who have been
!, ordered out to perform the two days la.
Dor as required by this act, and Of. those
who have refused OF negleotedto perform
the same; and all fines and forfeitures
|sued for and recovered under the provis-
lions Of this act, shall be paid over on
demand by the justice of the peace or
constable collecting the same, to. the su-
lperyisor oil, such road district wherein
such fine or forfeiture accrued; and the
lseYeral supervisors shall also render an
account to the trustees; at the annual set
Element, Of all moneys that remain in
their hands at the time of settlement;
lalso all judgments that remain unpaid,
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