South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-08

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give him certificate specifying the amount
Of extra labor so performed, which cer'itti-
cate shall be received for the amount specs
fled in discharge Of any labor or road tax
within the same precinct, due in any SUD-
sequeut year from the person to whom Suoh
certiGc tie was given.
Is. The county court Of the county may
authorizs the surveyor Ofany road preoinac,t
therein to hire SO many IaborerS as WIN
those liable to work on the roads IN such
precinct, and the money applicable thereto
viii suffice to put and keep, the county roads
aud bridges therein in good order, and O.
pen aud make such new county roads and
alterations as may be ordered BY proper
authority. The coust may also authorize ss
him TO purchase powder for the ersn9 e, ga p,
ohstrcetions ia the roads; aud tools anu anu
implements TO be preserved aud transferred.
from one surveyor to another as the court
may direct. Tho surveyor shall return
particular account on oath, Of all expenses
so incurred, as also Of the expenses OF Plac'.
Jog ard keeping up guide boards as before
mentioned, and such account when audited
and allowed BY the court shall be pald. out 4.
Of the county treasury.
10. WhcUeYer it may be necessary to
havo wagons, carts, Floughs or scFapeVs,
draught oxen, mules or horses for making
OF repaiying any county road or bridge, the
surveyor may hire the same by agreement
with the owocr, or if be cannot so obtain
the use thereof, may impress such Of them
as shall be necessary with their gear. The
surveyor in either casa shsll allow fair
compensation to the owner for the use there
of, and if the surveyor AMI the owner do
nos gree as to the amount, each shall choose
freeholdet of the district, and the two so
chosen may if necessary select third, TO
ascertain what would be fair compensation
to the owner for the use of the said proper:
sy, The sam so agreed on or asccgtained
shall be paid by order Of she court out Of
any money appIiOabla thereto.
20. The surveyor Of any rood precinct
may take from any convenient lands so
much wood, stone, gravel or earth as may
be necessary for constructing or repairing
any county road or bridgeiu such preciuof,
and may for the purpose Of draining any
such road cause a ditch to be cut through
.auy land adjoining the SANE. Bat such
wood and other articles shall not be taken
from, nor such ditch cut through any lot
ina town or city withous the consent OF the
oRnev. The surveyor shalt if required, al
low Q fair comp pensatioss 10 the owner for
the articles so taken or tha damage doue by
cutting the said ditch ), but if the surveyor
aud owner do no. agree as to the amount
the Same shall be ascertaiOel according to
the preceding section: The sum SO agreed
on or asccrtained shall b. paid by order of
the court ous Of any money applicable
thereto. ..
2l. The surveyor may change any COUP
ty road in his precinct with the conseut of
the owner Of the land in which such change
is mado. provided such change does not iu-
crease the length or grade or require more
work to keep the road 10 repair or place
the same on worse ground than it was be.
fore such change, or reuder the said. road
10 any respect worse than it was before the
change. Any surveyor who shall make
such change otherwise than as prescribed
BY this section shall be guilty of misda.
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall be
foed cot less than ten dollars.
%. When the county court of any couu.
ty shall decide to levy a Tax in pursuance
of the provisions of this act, it shall ascer-
tain as nearly as possible the amount of
money which will be necessary 10 each dis
trict 10 their county, together with the la-
Dor required to be performed thereia, to
constructs, put aUd keep 10 good repair the
roads and bridges in such district and shall
by an order entered in their journal direct
the assessor Of the assessment district in
which suoh district may be, to extend on
the land and property books required to be
made by said assessor road tax on the real
and personal property taxable iG said dis
trict at such rate as may be specified in
suoh order or resolution, which levy shall
be made upon the latest assessment thereof
for State taxation. Such tax shall be a
lien on the real and personal property on
which it is imposed 10 like manner and eff
feet as county taxes, and shaIl be collected
by aud accounted for by the Sheriff iu the
same manner as county taxes are collected
and accounted for. It shall constitute a
road fund, 80 be expended on the order Of
the county court 10 the district in which it
may DO collected, in the construction and
repair of the roads and bridges therein
For extending the road levy on the land
and property books the court shall allow
the assessor reasonable conpensatiog pay.
ablo out Of the county treasury, and for
collecting said levy the Sheriff shall be en-
titled to the same commission as for she
collection of State taxes. IL
%. If any person assessed wiki any
road tax desire to pay the same, or any part
thereofiu labor, be shall Yerk on the coun.