Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-11-25


receive it, and expend it on his road, by
hiring labor or purchasing such material as
he may need; provided; that the prices paid
| for work or material shall not exceed the
neighborhood rates.
II. Each overseer Of roads may, at any
time, when a taxpayer in his district is in
| arrear in the4payment OF his road tax, by
| labor and material, or the use of teams and
implements, if he believes such taxpayer
does not intend to pay his road tax, or that
he is about to remove from his district, he
may, from the book in his possession, make
off q tax-tlcket against such taxpayer, and
| upon affidavit of the facts upon such tax
ticket, place such ticket in the hands of one
Of the constables Of bis township and after
any taxpayer shall have had an opportunity
to pay bis road tax in labor and material,
or the use Of teams and Implements, the
overseer shall place the ticket against such
tax payer in the hands Of one Of the con-
stables for his township. Such constable
shall receipt for the same, to be paid to said
oyerseer, or his successor in office, when
collected, and shall forthwith levy and col
lect the same, with ten per cent thereon for
bis OWE commissions, in the same manner as
Isother taxes are collected, and for this pur-
pose shall have all the powers now vested in
township collectors for the collection of taxes,
and whom collected, shall pay the same, less
his commissions, to the overseer Of the dis
trict from which the ticket or iginally came
IL. At the annual June meeting of the
township board, the overseer shall render
accurate account to the board. showing how
much of the taxes IN his list have been co..
lected and expended, what amount of fines
have been collected and expended, and what
persons are delinquent; how much has been
paid in money and how much committed by
labor, teams and impleme nts, and how
much, in his opinion, it will take to keep
his road 10 order for the ensuing year, who
are delinquent and for what sums and said
overseer shall have credit in his settlement
for all receipts Of constables for taxes charged
against him. which shall be charged against
his successor; but the township board may,
at any time, credit such overseer with any
taxes which appear to be insolvent, and
which the overseer may make affidavit have
not been collected by him.
IA. The overseer and his sureties shall be
liable, upon his bond, for any failure to ac-
count for any taxes in his hands; and if be
fail to make such settlement as i. provided
for in the preceding section, or fail to ac
count for all taxes placed in his hands, the
township clerk shall at once place his bond
in the hands of the attorney for the Com
monwealth for the county, who shall sue up
on the same for the use of said township,
and shall be entitled to fee of five dollars,
to be taxed in the cost of'the suit.
15 All male persons in each road district
shall be appointed by the overseer of roads
for that district, and compelled to work on
some public road therein two days in each
year, with the following exceptions, viz .
Persons under sixteen and above sixty years
of age, and persons who reside in a town
that provides for its poor and keeps its
streets il order. A list or designation of
the persons SO appointed to work on the
public roads shall be flod by the said over
seer of roads with his township clerk.
16. Every person required to work shall,
either in person or by a sufficient substitute.
when required by the ovcrseer of roads for
his district, attend with proper tools, and
work the road on such days (not exceeding
two in the year, as the said oyerseer Of
roads may direct. For every day on which
there may be failure, eighty cents shall be
paid es a fine to the said overseer of roads
within twenty days thereafter, by the person
in default, if q person Of full age, or if he
be an infant, by his parent or guardian If
the money be not paid, it shall be recovera-
bic by the overseer Of roads, with costs be-
fore a justice, and said justice shall issue a
writ Of tieri tacias for said fine and costs,
which, when collected, shall be paid to the
said overseer Of roads Any money receiy-
ed by an overseer Of roads under this section,
after the payment of costs, shall be applied
to the improvement Of the roads il his dis
trict.
IT, Each overseer of roads shall cause
the roads under his charge to be kept clear
and smooth free from loose rocks, from
gates unlaNfully kept up, and other obstruc..
tons, of the required width, we'll drained
and otherwise in good order, and secure
from the falling of dead timber therein =
He shall keep at the fork OF crossing Of cv-
cry road sign-b board, on which shall be
stated, in plain letter., the most noted
places to which each road leads, and across
each stream where it is necessary and prac-
ticable, sufficient bridge, bench or log for
the accommodation Of foot passengers
IS. Upon complaint to the county court
by any citizen of the county, or upon pre-
sentiment by the grand jury, that any road
in such county is not in such condition as
the law requires, the court in its discretion
shall summon the township board of the
township in which such road may lie TO APP
pear before it upon day named in such
summons, to show cause why they shall not
be compelled to lev, q sufficient tax to keep
such road in order; and if, in the opinion
Of the court, upon the hearing Of said cause,
the same is necessary, it shall by mandamus
compel said township to levy sufficient tax
to keep their roads in order, and the cost of
such proceeding shall be paid by the Incl
vidual members of such township board
The attorney for the Commonwealth shall
appear for the complainant but if such
complaint shall be decided against com
plainant he shall pay all costs, but nothing
shall be paid to the attorney for the Com
moawealth.
10. Each overseer Of the road shall re-
ceive for his services two dollars per day
for each day actually and necessarily en-
ployed in the discharge Of his duties, to be
Offset against his tax, and the excess, if any,
to be paid by the township. He shall also
provide, when practicable, suitable watering
places on the line of roads under his charge,
for the accommodation of cattle and foot
passengers.
20. If a vacancy occur in the office of
overseer Of roads in any district, the town