Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-03-27
The New Road Law.
A Full and Intelligible Abstract Of its Pro-
Visions


A Full and Tnteligtble Abstract Of its Pro
visions
Very few persons, we take it, even OI
the classes most directly interested, will
care to wade through the legal redun.
daDcy Of the new Road Law enacted by
the Ohio Legislature, which would fill
several columns stsOlid," :" of the Weekly
Republic. For the accommodation of the
large portion of our readers who desire
to know what are the provisions of the
law, and yet have not the time or dis
position to undertake the vOluminous
original we have given the substance Oi
the new enactment below. 1t has pass
ed both branches of the Legislature:
The first section provides for the
meeting of township trustees on the
first Monday in March Tinstead of the
third, as nOwl to divide their townships
into road districts. The change of time
does not take effect until March, 1869.
The second section provides for the
election, on the Ist Monday of April Ol
each year, of a supervisor for each road
district, to be chosen at the township
election, each supervisor being separ-
ately voted for by the electors of his
district. a fine of IS and cost is impos-
ed tor refusal or neglect to serve.
The third section prescribes the du-
ties and rights of supervisors, suDstant-
tally as in the old statute.
The fourth section requires two days
labor yearly on the roads, of all able
bodied males, and males able to hire
the labor of others, between q and 55
years of age, except disabled Union
soldiers and actual acting members of
ltHpGgd fire companies-cOm
fixed at three dollars.
The fifth section prescribes the season
of labor on the roads, [frOm April l to
September II and the penalty tone dol
- l. Q -
amount allowed for two days work, in
case of non-attPudance) for disObed-
ieuce of the orders of the supervisor.
The sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth
sections prescribe the method Of prOce-
dure in case of removal from one dis
trict to another, fix the hour of begin
ing labor. and the rules Of determin-
ing residence [of a man of family, where
his family resides, and of any other per-
son, where he bOards] and provided for
collection of fines and fOrfeiCures.
The tenth and eleventh sections in
struct supervisors 20 account to the
township trustees, at the annual settle
ment, for all moneys expended to re-
port names of persons ordered out for
the two days labor and of those who
fail to cOmply-the fines to be paid over
by the Justice or constable collecting
them, to the supervisor OF the district,
and the trustees to prosecute suits ac-
supervisors are to pay over moneys on
hand to their successors, taking re-
ceipt therefor and the incoming super
visor can sue out execution on unpaid
judgments.
The twelfth, thirteenth and four
teenth sections authorize supervisors to
construct foOt-bridges, and require
them to keep up guide-bOards at the
township expense at forks and cross
roads of every State and County road /;
the penalty of throwing down or defac-
ing such guild boards to be fine not
exceeding $40 and costs.
The fifteenth section authorizes town
ship trustees to furnish plows and scra-
peFs for use in their several rOad-dis-
tricts, to be paid for out of township
funds taking receipts for them from
the supervisor, who shall be RESPONSE
ble for their proper use and keeping,
and shall return them on the first Mon
day in March.
The sixteenth sections authorizes
township trustees to maintain water
ing-plaCes on public highways at an
expense of not more than $50 year in
each township.
The seventeenth section is as follows:
That the commissioners of the re-
spective counties in this state are hereby
authorized to levy, at the March ses-
sion of their board, annually, for road
counties where the taxable property
exceeds the sum OF sixty million OF
dollars, not less than one-tWentieth OF
a mill, nor more than five teuths of q
mill in counties of thirty millions OF
taxable property, and less than sixty
millions, not less than One-tenth of a
mill, nor more than one mill; in cOun-
ties of less than thirty millions dollars
OftaXable property, and more than ten
millions, not less than twO-tenths of a
mill, nor more than two mills; in coun-
ties where the taxable property is less
than five millions of dollars, the levy
shall not be less than seven teenths OF
a mill, nor more than five mills; and
/ the auditor of the county shall place the
same on the tax duplicate of the cur
| rent year, to be collected as other tdreS
/ to be included in and collected in the
| December installment of taxes, except
/ as hereinafter provided. And the cOun-
| ty commissioners shall set apart such
! portion of the road tax by them levied
as they may deem proper to be applied
/ to the building or repairing of bridges
/ IN there respective counties, which pro-
/ portion SO set apart shall be called d
/ bridge fund, and shall be entered on
the duplicate Of taxes for the county
] by the auditor Ofthe county, in a seper-
| ate column from the other levies fol
road purposes, and shall be collected in
money and expended under the direc.
/ ton of the commissioners of the county
| in the building or repairing of bridges
or both.
The eighteenth section instructs the
| township trustees, in case they shall
deem an additional road-taX necessary
to fix the per cent, not exceeding three
mills on the dollar and certify the same
to the County Auditor on or before the
first Monday in June he to assess III,
tax, which shall be collected in the De,
cember installment.
The nineteenth section iustructs the
| County Auditor, after the Com mission.
er and township trustees have fixed the
amount to be assessed for road purpO,
ses, to give notice in some newspaper O
general circulation in the county of pen
cent. on each SI00 of the valuation of The
County and Of each township, and Il
make out lists of taxpayers and the
amount tax of each aud transmit tht
same to the township clerk.
The twenty and tWentY-tirst sections
instruct the township clerk to furnish
to each supervisor a list for his distric
of taxpayers and amount of tax o
each and provide that the rOad-taz
may be discharged by labor at the rate
of so per day, and rateable allow
anee for team and implements-the au
pervisor to give the proper certificate
which the county treasurer shall re-
ceiYe as money. The county treasure
shall pay over 60 the township treasure-
ala rChd-taxas collected in such town
ship, TO be expended within that town
ship. Ali funds heretofore levied ant
not expended. shall be appoftioneg