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

eraI Assembly of the State of Ohio, Tha
the trustees of the several townships O
this State shall, on the first Monday o
March next, divide their respective town
ships into suitable road districts, and
ANNUALLY thereafter, may make such al
teration therein As they may deem prop
er. and cause briets description thereo
to be made on the township record, ant
also furnish each supervisor with pla
of his road district; and shall cause tn
same notice to be given as is now reaulret
by law for the election of other town
ship officers, of the election of as many
supervisors of roads as there shall b
road districts in the township.
SEC. 2. There shall be elected il
each township in this State, on the frs
Monday of April next, and annually
thereafter, one supervisor of Highways
for each Of said road districts, who shall
reside therein; and no .elector shall vote
for more than one supervisor at sucf
election, and such elector shall be a resi-
dent of the same district in which the
person SO voted for shall reside. Super
visors so elected shall take an oath faith
fully and impartially to discharge The
duties Of said Office; and the trustee.
may require Of such supervisor bond
payable to the State of Ohio, in trust fol
said township, in such sum as they may
determine. with security to be by them
approved, conditioned for the faithful
discharge Of the duties of said Office; and
on refusal or neglect toqualify and serve
shall forfeit and pay the sum Of five dol
lars and costs, to be collected by the trus.
tees in an action of debt. Moneys SC
collected shall go into the road fund Of
the township, to be expended as other
road moneys.
SEC. 8. That It shall be the duty Of
each and every supervisor to open, OF
cause to be opened, all public roads and
highways which shall have been or may
her eafter be laid out and established in
his road district, the same to keep in re-
pair, and remove, or cause to be removed
all distractions that may from time te
time be found thereon; for which purpose
the supervisors are hereby authorized tc
enter upon any uncultivated or improved
lands, planted or left for ornament OF
shade; to dig, or cause to be dug and
carried away, any gravel, sand or stone
which may be necessary to make, i'm
prove or repair said road; and to enter
on any lands, adjoining or lying near the
road, to make such drains or bitches
through the same as he may deem neees-
sary for the benefit of the roads, doing
as little injury to said lands, and the i'm
provements thereon and timber, as the
nature of the case and the public good
will permit; and the drains and bitches
SO made shall be conducted to the near
est water course, and shall be kept open
by such supervisors, and shall not be OBJ
structed by the owner or occupier of
such lands, or any other person or per-
sons having the same in charge, under
the penalty of forfeiting sum not ex-
ceeding ten dollars for each and every
offense, to be collected by the supervi-
sor, and paid over by him to the town
ship treasurer, and applied to the road
fund of the township.
Sec. 4. That all able bodied male per-
sons, and all persons able to perform, or
cause to be performed, the labor herein
required, between the ages of twenty -one
and ffty-6ya years, except persons per-
disabled in the military service
of the United States, and any person who
is now or shall hereafter become an acting
member of any FIRE engine, hook and lad J
der, hose or other company, for the ex-
tinguishmsnt Of FIRE or the protection Of