Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-05-01
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son named in the list furnished
by they gverseers, and not as
sessedhpon the assessmatrel
and also to EACH valuation of
property within the several road
districts, the funher of days
which ssuchs persons Or proper
ty shaHabe assessed for hi ghway
labof.sl .bao.d ed -
a' 4th::sThe clerk of the board
of commissioners shall under
their direction make duplicates
Of thesseEerat lis hsts,,ss : which shall
be subscribed by the commisl
sioners, one .ofssswhiehsa list for
each road district shall be filed
by said clerk IN his Office, and the
other shall forthwith deliver to
thessseFerseers- of highways of
thesdistYiet in which 9 the high
way labor therein specified is
assessea..a - .sosk .97it d. gnob3gs
1s 5fh. The n names. of % i persons
left out. any such list, who
ought to have been included
therein, and of new inhabitants
who have not 1.-The, same j ear
been assessed in some other
place for highway labor, shall
he from time to time added to
the several lists, and rated by
the oyerseer in proportion to
their Fotaxable real and personal
property as others are rated on
such lists by the commissioners
to work on the highways, sub
ject to. ain appeal TO ! the COM
missioners. -,,,r..,se,.-- ....-.-s
7th. Whenever the occupant
of any land no, owned by him
shall be assessed therefor by
the commissioners. they shall
distinguishIinltheir assessment
the aneunt~c charged upon such
land from the personal tax, if
any, of such occupant but
when any such landsshall beias-
sessed in the name of the oc-
cupant, the owner thereof shall
not be assessed during the same
year TO work on the highways,
on account of such land. tzI
Sth. Whenever any. tenant
ofranys land, for a less time than
twenty-five years, sshall z be AS
sessed to work on the highways
on, ctountof such land, pursu-
ant to the last section, and shall
actually perform such work. or
commute therefor, he shall be
entitled to a deduction for The
rentodue Or to become due from
him for such7land, equal to the
full amount of!such assessment
or he may recover the same of
hisrlandlord in7an- actionfor mon
ey4paid for his benefits estimat-
ing the same at SO much as is,
or shall be, prescribed by law
for seommutationg pper, day qfor
highway labor, unless otherwise
provided by agreement between
such tenant and, his landlord.
9th. 7Itsshalio be the duty Eof
the commissioners in each dis
strictc to elect or appoint an. over
seer for not less than three MOI
more than five miles of road in
their respective districts, to
serve one year. q ID bsTg5,sfgrsH
| 10th. ItEshall be the duty of
the overseeF of chighwaylog give
at least two days notice to al
persons assessed to work on the
highways in, their respective
districts, of the time and place
when and where they are to ap-
pear forthat purpose, and with
what indictments. a. t .s SO
/ I1th. It shall be the duty of
the several overseers of high
ways to notify the agents of ev.
cry nonresident owner of 1andt
within their Respective districts
ifthey shall know that any sucf
agent resides within the district
of the number of days assessed
upon the lands of such non-res
ident, and the time when, anc
where, the labor is to be per
formed, which notice shall b
given at least five days previ
Gus to the time appointed.
/ 18th. Every person liable t.
work on the highways shal
, work the whole number OF days
fer which he shall have beer
assessed; but every such per
son, other than the ,oyerseer
. whether resident or non-resi
dent, may elect to commute fo 9
the same, or any part thereof
at the rate of one dollar for eacl
day; in which case, such com
mutation money shall be pai'
; to the oyerseer of highways o1
the district in which the labo
is required to be performed, an
shall be applied, and expendes
. by such overseer inTthe spuren
ase Of Implements or construc
ton andrepair of the roads an