The union Democrat., 1870-04-02
Road Law for TuOlumnei


the following has been proposed by Sena-
tor Wing, to amend the present Road Law
Of this County:
An Act Amendnf0ry of and Supplementary
to nn Act entitled San Act Concermin n 8
Roads md Highways in TWOlnnan c
County" Approved February Twenty
seventh, Eighteen Hundred and Sixty.
six.
The People cf'the State Of California rep
resented in Senate and assembly, do enact as
.tollors:
SECTION l. Section three of said Act is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Sec 3. To enforce the collection of Road
Poll Taxes as provided in this Act, the Tax
Collector may seize as much of any and etery
species of personal property whatever claim
ed by any person liable to and refusing or
neglectiug to pay his road poll tax, or prop
erty in the possession of or due from any 9TH
err person and belonging to such person 80
refusing to pay such road pol! tax, as will be
sufficient to pay such road poll tax and costs
of seizure, which costs shall not exceed two
dollars, and shall and may sell the same at
any time or place upon giving verbal notice
one hour previous to such sale: and any per-
son indebted to another liable to pay road
poll tax but who has neglected or refused to
paw the same shall be liable to pay said road
poll tax for such other person. after service
upon him by the Tax Collector of notice in
writing stating the name. or names of the
person or persons so liable and owing road
poll tax, and such debtor may deduct the
amount thereof with the costs of serving said
notice, which shall be one dollar and for
which he shall! be equally responsible from
such indebtedness, Provided. thet the pay
ment of the road poll tag of any person who
shall have given to the ROAD Commissioner
of his district the notice provided for in Sec
tion Two of this Act, shall not be enforced
under the provisions of this section until such
person shall have been certified to be delin-
qnent in the payment of such road poll tax
as provided for in Section two Of this Act.
SEC. .. Section four of said Act is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
SEC. 4. AIRY person liable to the payment
If the road poll tax may pay said road pnli
tax in labor ON the public highways, provid-
ed. that such persons between the first Mon
day in April and the first Monday in August
shall have filed with the Road Commissioners
of his district notice in writing of his in
tention to paw such road poll tax in labor
all labor performed on the public highways
shall be done under the direction of the road
master of the district and all road poll taxes
paid in labor shall be reckoned at the rate
of two dollars per day. eight hours to consti-
tute days labor. 1t shall be the duty Of
the road master under the direction of the
Road Commissioner to warn all persons who
have filed the proper notice to appear and
vnrForp, 10 bnr tho pnhlia ;rh,r ~
such time and places as they NAV require la
Dor to be performed, such notice NAV be
either verbal or written. il written it shall be
served upon the party in person or left at bis
usual place of residence. all notices either yer.
bal or in writing shall be served at least three
lavs previous to the dav on which the work
is to be performed. and so far as practicable
each person performing labor upon the pub
lie highways shall be so emploved as conven-
iently near as may be to his place of resi-
dence. The Road Masters shall certify to
the Road Commissioners of their respective
districts the name. and number of all persons,
who have performed labor on the public
highways in accordance with the provisions
of this section within ten days after such Ia
Dor shall have been performed. and the Road
Commissioners shall upon application deliver
to the persons named in such crtifcatc, the
Road Poll Tax labor receipt provided in SEQ:
tion FIVE of this Act. duly signed by said
load Commissioner anj said Road Poll Tax
receipt when presented to the Tax Collector
shall he sufficient evidence that the holder
thereof has paid his road poll tax, provided,
that 1t any person who shall have given no
tice as specified in this section shall fail or
refuse for the period of ten days after he shall
have been notified so to do bv the Road Mas
ter to perform labor upon the public high
ways. to the amount of his road poll tax.
then it shall be the duty of the Road Master
On the first Monday of the month next sue
ceeding. to return to the Tax Collector the
names of all such persons so failing or refus-
ing to perform labor. as delinquent road poll
tax payers. who shall thereafter be proceeded
against by the Tax Collector as provided for
in Section one Of this Act.
SEC. 8. Section six of said Act is hereby
amended so as TO read as follows:
SEC. G. 1t shall be the duty of the Tax