Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-03-27

/ landowners, through whose lands
! roads are laid out, to construct, under
the direction Of the supervisor, passa-
geS over or under such roads for the
use of their stOck-nOt within the limits
of the oHtlOts of any town, city, or vil-
/ 1age, and not Obstructing travel /: to be
kept in repair at the land-hOlder's ex-
| pense.
The twenty-t bird section provides for
] the appointment, by township trustees,
/ Of supervisors to fill vacancies OCCASION
ed by death or resignation.
/ The tWenty-fOurth sectiCn imposes a
/ fine Of from s. to $50 upon supersiOrs
! for neglect of duty or giving of receipts
! for money not paid or labor not per
/ formed prior to the signing Of such re-
/ ceipts. The township trustees are re-
! quired 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-ffth section fnrbids su-
pervisOrs to cause work to be perform
| ed on any road not regularly laid out
and established.
The twenty-siXth section requires su-
pervisOrs who take timber, stone or
gravel for road or bridge purposes to
give to the owners demand certificates
of the quantity and value of the proper
ty taken, and the purpose for which it
taken.
The twenty-seventh section provides
| for the presenting of such certificates to
the County Commissioners within
twelve months, and the payment by
them from the Treasury Of the amount
certified, if deemed reasonable, or Of
such a sum as they may determine TO
be just.
The twenty-eigbt section fixes the
pay of the supervisor at two dollars per
day for the time he is actually employ
! ed, less the Communication for individual
two days labor.
The twenty-ninth section provides
that in case of the obstruction of roads,
the supervisor may calIOu an adequate
force of persons liable to such work, to
remove the obstructiOns, 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 upon a road 10
Gated on State line in the same man
ner as other roads; and in case a road
| is established as part of a township,
village or city boundary line, the LTus-
tees and council shall meet soon after
the first Monday of March as may be
convenient, and appOrtiOn such roads
in an equitable manner.
The thirty-frst section imposes a fine
Of 81 to $40 upon any person, corpora
Cion, railroad conductor or agent, for
ObstTuCting public road with lumber,
wood or otherwise, or permitting a car
or locomotive to stand across it more
than five minutes the fine to be recOY-
cred on suit of the township trustee, or Of
any person before a Justice of the peace
or by an Indictment in the court of COM
mon pleas-every a hours such OBJ
struction is allowed to continue being
deemed an additional Offense.
The thirty-second section provides
that every railroad company or other
corporation shall be liable for the fines
incurr' by it's agents or employees in thus
obstructing the public highway, and
such liability may be enforced by exc
cutiOn,
The thfrty-third section repeaIs the
acts OfFeb. q and April s, 1867: "pro-
vided that such repeal shall not prevent
the trustees of any township from ex-
cutting any contract entered into by
them under the acts hereby repealed,
for the purpose orrepairing or building
bridges or for other purposes, and pay
ing for the same out of The road funds
of said township"
''Section 80. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage. e."-SpTtngfeLd Republic.