Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-25
THE NEW ROAD LAW,
AN ACT RELATING To
Roads and Highways.
PASSED MARCH 3, IS6S.

SECTION 4. ne ~ endcded Oy Lle OellcT'-
al Assembly of tie State Of Ohio, That
the trustees OF the several townships OF
this State shall, on the first Monday OF
March next, divide their respective town
ships into suitable road districts, and,
annually thereafter. may make such alter.
ation therein as they may deem proper,
and cause brief description thereof to be
made on the township record, and also
furnish each supervise. with plat of his
road district; and shall cause the same
notice to be given as is now required by
law for the election of other township
officers, of the election Of as many super
vlsors of roads as there shall be road dis
tricts in the township.
SEC. 2. There shall be elected in each
township in this Stste, on the first Mon
day of April next, and annually thereaf-
ter, one super visor of high ways for each
of said road districts, who shall reside
therein; and no elector shall vote for
more than one supervisor at such election,
and such elector shall be resident of the
same district in which the person so voted
for shall reside. Supervisors so elected
shall take an oath faithfully and impair
tally to discharge the duties of SAID Office I;
and the trustees may require Of such super
visor bond payable to the STATE of Ohio,
in trust for 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 Of
fee; and, on refusal or neglect to
qualify and serve, shall forfeit and
paw the sum Of hve,dollars and costs, to be
collected BY the trustees in an action of
debt. Moneys so collected shall 60 into
the road fund of the township, to be ex-
pended as other road moneys.
SEC. g. That it shall b. the duty of
each and every supervisor 10 open, or
cause to be opened, ala public roads and
highways which shall have been or may
hereafter 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 to
time be found thereon; for which purpose
the supervisors are hereby authorized to
enter upon any unclultivated or improved
lands unincumbered by crops, near to or
adjoining such roads; to cut and carry
away timber, except trees or groves on
improved lands, planted or left for orna-
ment or shade; to dig, or cause to be dug
and carried away, any gravel, sander stone
which may be necessary TO make, improve
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 necessary for the
benefit of the road. doing as little injury
to said lands, and the improvements there
on and timber, as the nature of the case
and the public good will permit and the
drains and bitches so made shall be con-
Quoted to the nearest water course, and
shall be kept open BY such supervisors,
and shall not be obstructed by the owner
or occupier of such lands, or any other
person or persons having the same in
charge, under the penalty of forfeitIng a
sum not exceeding ten dollars for each and
every offense, 10 be collected by the super
visor, 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 male persons able to perform
or cause TO be performed, the labor herein
required, between the ages of twenty one
and fifty five years, except persons perms-
nently disabled in the military service of
the United States, and any person who is
now or shall hereafter besome an acting
member of sny fire engine, hook and
ladder, hose or other company, for the
extinguishment of fire or the protection
of property at fires, now existing and un-
der the control of the corporate authori-
ties 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 to the authorities
of any city, town, or village as aforesaid,
and who receives no pay for such services
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 direc-
ton Of the supervisor of the road district
in which he shall reside; provided, further,
that lifl any person, being warned as
hereinafter provided. shall pay to the
supervisor in whose dis rict he may reside,
the sum Of three dollars, within three days
after being notified by said supervisor, the
same shall be received in lieu Of the two
days labor, and shall be applied by the
supervisor, receiving the same, TO the i'm
provement Of the roads in his district,
and accounted for as herein provided.
SEc. 8. That it shall be the duty of
every supervisor to order out every such
person, resident as aforesaid, between the
first day Of 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 any
such resident being personally warned By
such supervisor, or by leaving q written
notice st his usual place of abode, shall
refuse or neglect, having had at least two
days notice, to attend by himself or sub
stitute, to the acceptance of the supervisor,
or having attended. shall refuse to obey
the directions OF the supervisor, or shall
spend the time in idleness or in inattention
TO the duties assigned him, every such
delinquent shall forfeit and pay the sum of
one dollar for every such ofense, and shall
further be lisble,i all cases of non attend
snce, to the amount allowed for two days
work, TO be recovered by action before any