The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-04-25

Or other person qualified to administer an !
oath, and shall also give to said superin-
tendent such other information concerning
the order and condition of such portions
Of roads under his charge as may from time
to time be required by said superintendent,
all Of which said superintendent shall duly
report to the board Of supervisors.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty OF said superintendent to
examine and inspect all Of the public roada,
causways aud bridges within his county at
least once in each month, if practicable,
and to note and keep a particular account
of the order and condition Of said roads,
causeways and bridges, and he shall advise
with, instruct and direct the oyersesr Of the
roads as to their various duties, and assist
them when practicahle aud convenient 10
making out their reports.
Sec. l. Be it further enacted, That il any
person or persons liable TO work on public
roads within the county shall desire to have
portion Of the road he or they may be
assigned to work on set off to him or ihem
and shall make his desire known to said
superintendent after procuring the number
Of hands as are by existing laws required to
work on public reads in the county to allot
and set off BY mete7 and bounds to said
applicant the proper portion OF the road
he is 80 assigned to work on, having refer.
ence as well to the amount Of labor required
as to the distance and extent of such allot-
ment, and which allotment shall be made
with due regart to the convenience and con.
tiguity % the residence of such applicants,
such superintendent shall specially direct
and instruct The persons to whom such
allotment may be made respectively, in the
manner such portion Of said road is to be
worked, aud the bridges canseways, sewers
or drains therein built or repaired aud said
applicant shall be under the same rules
and restrictions as oyerseers Of roads
Sec. s. BE it further enacted, That any
citizen of the proper county may at any
time enter complaint against such suporin-
tendeut for any delinquency or failure to
perform any of the duties required by this
act to the said board of supervisors or to
the member of said board Of the district in
which he may reside to be laid before said
board by said member at ita next session ;
setting forth and specifying in such com
plaiut such delinquency or failure in writing,
sworn to before proper officer, which said
complaint thus sworn to shall be held prima
lacia evidence of the facts stated therein,
whereupon the president Of said board Of
supervisors shall notify such superintendent
of such complaint, and if such facts 50 set
forth in said complaint shall amount TO a
: violation of his duty and after investigation
of the default of such such superintendent
to appear and contest the same he shall be
adiudged guilty thereof by said board, said
board shall fine snid superintendent in 9
SUM not exceeding fifty dollars to be de
Quoted and withheld from the salary OF sucl
r superintendent.
Sec. 9. BE it further enacted, That il
case any doubt or or difficulty shall arise a
q a1y time in the vacation Of the sitting Q
! such board Of supervisors as to what i
e the proper duty of said superintendent il
# any particular case, such superintendent
+ shall advise and consult with the membe
}, Of said board residing in the district With
> which such doubt or difficulty may exist
+ and il deemed necessary by such membe
If and said doubt or difficulty cannot readil
# be removed or settled by the aid ard nsss
/, ance Of said member, said member ma
10 notify the president Of said board Of tn
same. who may call special meeting {
A. said board, to consider Of and remove an
i. settle such doubt or difficulty according
d, law.
le Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That
le any oyerseer of such public road shall col
Is ceive himself agrieved by the decision {
III action Of such superintendent in referen,
id to his portion Of road, he shall have Il
of right to appeal and refer the matter
oy dispute to said board ofsuperyisors f
ar its action and decision thereon. and th
til section shall apply to such persons as mi
nd have portion Of road set of and allott
ID to them as specified in the seventh secti,
-e of this act
rs. Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That sa
it superintendent shall be subject 70 and sh
ID obey all orders of said board of sup
nd visors made in accordance with the pow
be Of said board under the road laws Of Il
or state or OF this act, apd not inconsiste
an with the constitution or any other law
,er, this state, and said board shall have
Ier power to 6ue such superintendent for a
ze delinquency or failure to perform asy of