Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-25

! annual settlement 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
person on or before the first day of Sep
ter or November as herein provided.
1 SEC. 6. That in case any person shall
remove from one district to another, who
has prior to such removal performed the
whole or any part OF the labor aforesaid,
or in any other way hss paid the whole or
any part of the amount Aforesaid in lieu Of
such labor, and shall produce a certificate
Of the same from the supervisor of the
proper district, such certificate shall be
complete discharge for the amount therein
specified.
SEC, Z. That any person called upon to
perform any labor upon the public roads
or highways under any provisions of this
act, shall, BY himself or substitute, appear
at the place appointed BY the supervisor,
at the hour of seven o'clock in the fore
noon, with such necessary tools and imple-
ments as the supervisor NAV direct; and
the supervisor may, if necessary for the
improvement of the road. order any per-
son owning the same to furnish a team of
horses, mules or oxen, and wagon, cart,
plOw or scraper, TO be employed and used
on the roads under the direction of the
supervisor.
SEC. s. That for the purposes provided
for in the preceding sections of this act,
the residence of any pers1n who has
family shall be held to be where his family
resides, and the residence of any other
person shall be held to be where ne
| boards, in sny Ioad district in this State.
SEC. 9. That the several supervisors,
within their respective districts, shall col
lect. by suit or otherwise, all fines, for
FIXTURES or penalties arising and accruine
under the provisions of this act, unless
the collection thereof is otherwise herein
provided for; and they are hereby author
lied and required, before their settlement
with the township trustees, to prosecute to
final Judgment all persons neglecting or
refusing 70 comply with the provisions OF
this act, from whom such fine, forfeiture,
use or penalty, in the opinion Of the SUPER
visor, can be collected by execution; and
the said judgments. If not paid, together
I with the costs thereon, shall remain and
be in force against the Judgment debtor, as
other judgments at law.
shall expend all moneys by them collected
for the benefit of the roads and highways
in their respective districts and every
supervisor is hereby required 10 account
to the trustees Of the township, at the an
nual settlement, for all moneys. expended
under this act; and they shall also return
full and true list and statement of the
names af all persons within their respec-
| tive districts, who have been ordered out
TO perfom the two days labor as required
! by this act, and Of those who have,refused
or neglected 10 perform the same and all
] fines and forfeitures sued for and recovered
under the provisions Of this act shall be
| paid over on demand by the justice of the
peqce or constable collecting the same, to
the supervisor of such roa district where
| in such fine or forfeiture accrued; and
the several Supervisors shall also render an
account 10 the trustees, at the annual set
! tlement of all moneys that remain in their
| hands al the time Of settlement also all
| Judgments that remain unpaid, and the
name of the judgment debtor, and the
justice before whom such judgments were
! obtained, with the amount thereof; and
/ the trustees shall make such order as TO the
prosecution of suits by the supervisors of
the proper districts, against such Gelin-
cuents, as in the Judgment of the trustees
/ the interest Of the township may re-
quire.
SEC. IL. That all moneys that may re-
main in the hands OF any supervisor st the
time Of the annual settlement with the
township trustees, shall be paid over to
his successor in office as soon as such sue
cessor shall bo elected and qualified. taking
8 receipt therefor. and deposit said receipt
with the township clerk. 1t shall be law
I ful for any supervisor to sue out executions
on any judgments that remain unpaid
within his proper district, at any time
when, in his opinion, the same can be
/ collected; and the money so received and
collected shall be expended as provided in
the foregoing section.
I SEC. l2. That supervisors of roads and
/ highways within this State be and are
/ hereby authorized to construct foot bridges
over streams of water on said high
ways.
SEC. Is. That each supervisor, within
his district, shall erect and keep up at the
expense of the township, at the forks or
cross roads Of every State and county road,
a post and guide board or finger board,
containing an inscription in legible letters,
directing the way and distance to the town
or towns. or public place or laces, situa-
ted on each road respectively.
SEC. IA That il any person shall will.
I fully demolish, throw down. alter or de
face any guide board at the forks or cross
roads of any public road, every person so
offending shall, upon conviction thereof
before any justice of the peace of the prop.
er county, be fined in any sum not ex-
lceeding ten dollars and costs Of suit {; and
the money, when collected, shall be by
the justice of The peace or constable col
lecting the same, paid over 70 the super
VISOR in whose district the offense was
committed, and be by him applied to the
repair of the roads and highways within
his district.
SEC. Is. That the township trustees of
the several townships within this State be
and they are hereby authorized to furnish
plows and scrapers for the use Of the sew
eral road districts within their townships,
to be paid for out of any moneys in the
I township treasury not otherwiS approp.ia-
ted. The trustees shall take areceipt from
each supervisor for such implements as
/ they may deliver TO him, showing the
number, kind and condition thereof and
such supervisor shall be liable for anv in
/ jury or damage that may reiult to such
Supplements, or any of them, BY the i'm
proper use thereof, or by unnecessary ex-
posure to the weather during The time the
same may be in his possession and he
shall, on the first Monday in March, an
nually, return the same to sad trustees
The amount for which such supervisor
may be liable for such improper use or ne
giect, may be recovered by acton in the
name of the trustees.
SEC. l6. That the trustees of any
township in this State are hereby auth r.
lied 10 provide and maintain suitable
places for PSocuring water for persons and
animals on the public highways in their
township; provided, that no. more than
fifty dollars shall be expended in any
township, in any one year, for such pur-
pose, to be paid out of any MONEYS in the
township treasury not otherwise appro-
priated.
SEC. Il. That the commissioners oil
the respective counties in this State are
hereby authorized - levy, at the March |
session of their board, annually, for road |
and bridge purposes, as follows: In coun-
ties where the taxable property exceeds I
the sum of sixty millions Of dollars, not |
less than one twentieth Of amill, nor more |
than fve-tenths Of mill; in counties Of |
thirty millions of taxable property, and |
less than sixty millions, not less than one
tenth of mill, nor more than one mill |
in counties Of less than thirty millions
dollars OF taxable property, and more than