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Sec. 9. That if,any person having
been notified or warned, as herein
before provided, shall pay to the the
county treasurer Of the coahty in
which he may reside, the sum of one
dollar per .asy for each days work
required, the same shall be received
in lieu of such labor, and shall be ap-
piled by the commissioners of such
county to the construction and repair
of the highways in the districts to
which they belong.
See. 10. The overseers in their re-
spect;ve districts shnll have full power
to cut down and make use of any
timber, wood, earth, or stone, in or
near the roads, bridges or causeways,
for the purpose of repairing the same,
rs to them shall seem necessary, ma
king just compensation therefor,
should the same be demanded; over
seers shall not authorize the cutting
down of any timber trees reserved by
the owner in clearing his land, or
planted for the purpose of shade or
ornament, either in the fields, around
the springs, or about the dwelling
houses or appurtcnances, nor the cut
ting of any rail timber when other
timber can DC procured at or near the
place, or take stone or earth from
within the grounds of any person
incloscd for cultivation without con.
sent of the owner Of the same. :,
If any person, or persons, shall by
any means hinder, forbid 6f oppose
the said oversccrs, or either of them,
from cutting down or making use of
any timber, wood, stono or earth, in
any or near SAID roads and cause
ways, for slight fcpairs of bridges,
for tho pufpose Of making or repair
ing the Same, or shall in any manner
otstruct the passage of said road,
causeways orbridges, by gates, fences,
bitches, or any other obstruction, ex.
cept where authorized BY law, or shall
hinder, forbid, or threaten any travel
cr from travelling. any public road /;
and every person for such offence
shall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or, and upon conviction thereof in a
trial Justices court shall be fined in a
sum not less than FIVE nor more than
ten dollars.
Sec. II. If any person; liable to
perform such labor, shall remove from
one county to another, who, prior to
such removal, performed tho whole
or any part of it; or in any other way
has paid tho whole or any part OF
the amount aforesaid, in lieu of such
labor, and shall produce certificate
or receipt, shall operate as a complete
discharge for the amount therein
spccifed. The residence of any per-
son who has family shall be held to
be where his family reside, and the
residence of any other person shall be
held to be where he boards in any
county in the State.
See. 12. That the county commits
sioners in this State are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to have spe-
cified supervision Of the building OF
now bridges over the rivers, and
creeks of this State; also, of extra
and expensive fepairs Of old bridges !;
when such work is to be accomplish
ed, the commissioners shall give fifteen
days hotice in the county paper, and
III whiting duly posted in the neigh:
bofhood in which such %oth is to be
performed, giving notice that the
commissioners of the secti5b in which
such work is to be performed will be
at such place uh eueh d day and
hour, with suitable specifications to
let out such work to the lowest bid.
der, and to take from the successful
bidder sufficient bond for the faithful
pcrEbfmancc Of his duty. When the
work is done, it shall be inspected BY
the commissioner letting it out, whose
duty it shall be to report the result Of
his investigation to the full board,
who shall accept or reject the same
accordingly rs they may determine
whether or not the constructor has or
has not complied with the tefths Of
his contract. If any. bridge over wa
ters of this State, which constitute a
boundary line between counties. shall
be necessary to be erected or repair
ed, it shall be the duty of the commits.
sioners of such counties to cause the
same to be erected 6r repaired, in tho
manner aforesaid, each county bear
ing nd e9ual share Of tho expense SO
incurfed, and when any such bridge
already exists, or shall hereafter be
built, it shall be the duty of said com:
missioners to divide the same by
measurement from the centre, and
each board shall be responsible for
the good condition Of the half next
adjoining the coHhty In which they
exercise the functions bf the office,
and when it becomes necessary to
build new bridge, or to entirely re-
pleace an old ore; which has been
carried away or destroyed, it shall be
the duty of the board of the two
counties to do the same as aforesaid.
Sec. 13. That al aets of parts Of
nets Inconsistent With this net, be, and
The Sums are hereby REPEALED.
Approved March 10, A. D. 1874!
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