Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-02-10
ROAD LAW.
Senate Bill Number Two Hundred and
Seventy-Two.
AN Act to provide for the opening and keep
ing in repair the county roads.

e leave it standing within the distance of fiEty
feet from q road or without lawful authority
shall knowingly and wilfully break down. de.
stroy, injure or Obstruct auy bridge or any
bench or log placed across a stream for the ac-
commodation of travellers, or destroy. ipjure,
deface, or alter any guide board, mile stone,
or mile post: or ohstruct, or injure. any road
or any ditch made for the purpose of draining
a road. shall be guiIty of misiomeanor. aud
on conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than ten nor more than 6ity dollars
81. Any person who shall drive or ride on
or over a bridge faster than walk shall be
fined five dollars. The county court of any
county may prescribe by an order what nuns
Der of stock of any bridge within their county
at any one time, hut in every such case they
shall cause n printed copy of such order to be
kept posted in conspicuous place at every
bridge to which the same is applicable.-
Every person violating any such order as afare-
said, or who shall tear down. alter or deGace
the same, except when ordered by such court
to do so, shall he guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than ten nor more that fifty dollars.
55. The fines incurred uuder the last two
sections shall in the o; ccuuty road,
bridge. or work, be to the county court of the
county and be paid and applied as provided
in the fiity>eighth section in the case of a
road turnpike or bridge owned hy comrany
or person, shall be TO such company or person !:
and in the case Of the Cumberland road or any
State work shall be to the State
56. Any driver ola vehicle meeting another
vehicle on road or bridge shall reasonably
drive to the right if the width thereof will
permit, so that they may pass each other
without interference, and when vehicle is
overtaken by another vehicle the driver of
which desires to pass the other, the driver of
the former, upon being informed of such de-
sire, shall bear II the right, and tho driver Of
the latter to the left, until the latter one shall
have passed ANY driver falling to do so
shall fnrfeit two dollars
81. II any horse race be run on nny public
road or bridge, the rider nf any horse in such
race. the owner Of any such horse if he con-
sent TO such race, and every person Who shall
bet on such race, shall be fined not less than
ten dollars.
IS No fine imposed hy this chapter shall
for any action for damages or breach of con-
tract, except where it is otherwise specially
provided, all GDcs imposed shall he to the
county court of the county, and be paid to
sheriff "t the county, to he applied 70 Iho con
s:IUc:io:., :I:lHI"vcrneut aud repair of county
roads, bridges aud landing in the district in
which the offence committed.
90. Every railroad company heretofore or
hereafter incorporated which has, by the
building of their road or otherwise ubs,ructed.
or shall hereafter obst:uc, any public road
shall, as fast possible, put tho road so OBJ
structed in as good condition at every cross
ing Of said railroad as it was before the OBJ
struction.
60 Any person who sustains an injury to
his property or person hy reason of public
road or bridge being cut of repair may recover
all damages sustsiued by him by reason of
such injury, on an action in the case brought
in any court Of competent Jurisdiction against
the county in which said road or bridge is
The summons in such csse shall issue against
the county by name, and may he served on
the president of the county court or the clerk
thereof. If judgment be Tor the plaintiff in
such suit. the county court shall, at the next
annual fiscal term of said court, levy upon
the taxable property Of the district in which
such IL jury may have been sustained, a snfi
cient amount to pay such judgment The
amount so levied shall be collected bv the
sheriff rs other district taxes are collected,
and it shal! be the duty of such sheriff to paw
such judgment from the proceeds of such
levy soon as he receives sufficient amount
for the purpose TroUiIed. That if such
road or bridge be in any Incorporated CITY.
town or village, Rnd under the jurisdiction Of
the corporate authorities thereof. then such
recovery may he had against such corpora,
tion and it shall be the duty of the proper
authorities Of such corporation to lew and
collect sufficient tax to pay the judgment in
such case and pay the same as soon as such
tax is collected.
Gl. Any person who may be injured as
aforesaid by reason of turnpike, road or
bridge belonging to any company or person
or to any county in its corporate capacity, be-
ing ont of repair. may recover all damages
sustained by him by reason of such injury,
in the manner prescribed in the preceding
section. against any such company, person
or county, or against the lessee for the time be-
ing of any such road or bridge ANY judg-
ment against city. town. village CT county
under this or the preceding section may be
enforced by the circuit court By writ of man.
damus
62 The words "county court" whenever
it may occur in this chapter, shall be held to
include the board Of commissioners or other
tribunal established or that may hearafter
| be established in any county in lieu of a
county court, so for as the words ''couuty
court" relate to the management of the police
and fscl affairs of the county.
6a. This act shall be in force it. passage.
During our recent visit TO Charlestown
we stopped with DR.. johnson, of the ''Sap-
| piDgtou Hotel" The DR. manifested shrewd d
| appreciation of the "Grauge movement by
acting literally toward the members of the
organization who stopped with him. Give
him call, when you wish to stop with jolly
landlord and at full table.-Ger. Times