The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-04-17

by the county shall be paid out OF the
treasury thereof, upon warrant drawn
thereon. Whenever any road is ordered
opened or changed under the provisions
of this act. If such road shall run on any
line where Il fence is standing, or
through any inclosed field, it shall be the
duty OF the owner OF the land Oh which
such fence stands, to remove his fence
from the line of such road within six
months from the time he may be notified
in writing to do SO by the overseer of
the district in which said road is situate,
and upon his failure to remov such
fence, it shall be the duty of the over
seer of the road district to enter upon
such land and remove such fence: Pro-
riaed, hOWGrer, that no owner Of larl or
overseer shall be compelled to remove
any fence under the provisions of this
section. until all damages '!':;t may have
been awarded the ownc. q. ,u,h land
shall have been deposited with the coun-
ty treasurer. subject to til" order of the
pt rs IN entitled thereto.
SEC. IL. Whenever a public road has
been or shall hel eafter be onened in any
county to the boundary liue 0! said coun-
ty, or to a river or stream ut Il point at
which the same is fordable during Il part
or all of the year, and such river or
stream forms the boundary between
such county and an adjoining county the
county court of such adjoining county
shall. ON the petition of any twelve or
more persons. residents of said county.
and proof of the fact aforesaid, establish
and open forthwith Il public road within
the same, from the nearest hubble road
already established, by the most direct
and practicable route To the point on such
river, stream oil county line opposite the
termination of said aforementioned public
road, and the most conve, mt to such
ford, so as to connect the puhli" roads of
the W counties for the con cnience of
the inhabitants thereof.
SEC. II. The several county courts
shall divide their counties into conveii-
lent road districts. and shall appoint a
road overseer for each distric', except in
districts where overseers have been
elected under the township organization
law, and furnish him with the bounda-
ries thereof; and at the May term of the
court i'll each gear, the court shall APP
point, if not elected under the township
organization law, a suitable person in
each road district to act as road over
seer for the e ensuing year; such
person shall be Il resident Taxpayer of
the county. 1t shall he his duty to keep
the roads in his district in good repair,
according to the provisions of this act.
and if such OyerSeer shall fail or neglect
to faithfully perform all the duties re-
quired of him by this act, he shall bc
deemed guilty of II misdemeanor, aud
be subject to indictment, and fined i'll
any sum not less than ten nor more than
fifty dollars.
SEC. Il. The clerk of such county
court shall within ten days after al,
journment oil the court, make out Il copy
of such order of appointment of over.
seers, and place the same in the hands oI
h sheriff of the county with Il n indor>e.
men thereon of the time of delivery
and the sheriff shall. within ten day'
thereafter, serve the order of appoint.
ment in like manner that ordinary sum
mons are served. and shall, within ter
days thereafter. return such notice, witt
the manner of service Endorsed thereon
to the said clerk, who shall file the samt
among the papers of the Office: and an,
person so appointed Ovcrseer and 81
served with notice, who refuses to serve
rs such, shall pay a fine of moi less thar
five nor more than twenty dollars-th,
amount to he fixed by the court.
SEC. II. The payment of the forfeitur,
. for failure to accept such appointment
shall exempt such person from reap
pointment rs overseer for a period o
twelve months.
, SEC. ID. As often rs any rOad shall
i need repairing, the overseer of the prop
err road district shall call out the hand
! in his district and repair the same. TIN
overseer may credit any person in hi
road district from whom road labor o
taxes are due for repairs made on tn
road actually needed for the conven
!, fence of travel: Proridcd, that no persoI
! shall be required to work more than fou
DAYS in any one wear. A verbal motto
to any hand by the overseer himself. o
, by any person having written authorit
from the Overseer, or Il written motto
= left at the abode of the person ut leas
, two days before the day the person j
!, required to work, with some member G
the family over the age Of fifteen years
! shall be sufficient notice.
SEC. Is. All able-bOdie0 male inhat
itants between the ages of twenty-On
i and fifty years, having resided in tn
. district one month. shall be subject t
work on public roads; but no perso
shall be required to work on more tina
: one road division in any n year, ea
;. cept in opening new roads.
i SEC. IL. The county court shall fix tn
a per diem allowances of the Overseer i
. each county. which shall not exceed tn
sum of two dollars for each day he ma
be actually employed in the work an