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

substitute, as other hands, properly pre-
pared to labor, shall be deemed to have
elected 10 pay the tax in money.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the
Overseers of the several road districts TO
notify each resident Taxpayer in his dis
trict of the amount of rOad-taX due, and
give the said Taxpayer an opportunity
to pay the same in labor on his proper
road on or before the first day of No
vember in each year. Any over
seer failing to notify said taxpayers of
the amount of taxes due, and when and
where the same may be paid in labor on
the road, shall be liable on his bond for
the amount of taxes he may thus fail to
collect.
SEC. 20. The Overseer shall keep q
district road book, in which shall be re-
corded the names of all persons in his
district subject to work upon roads, and
shall keep therein n correct account of
the work and labor done by each person
so liable, and shall give receipts for the
amount of labor done by each person so
liable, and shall give receipts for the
amount of labor done by any hand.
ANY person who shall have performed
more labor in his road district than spec
flied by the court, shall receive II separ-
ate receipt therefor, which shall be taken
and received by the county collector, and
credited upon the road-tax Of such per-
son.
SEC. 81. The county courts of the
several counties shall, at the May term
thereof in each year, designate by order
the number of days each person liable
to work OH public roads shall work 4:
Pr0rided, that in no case shall the said
court order less than n nor more than
four days' work in each year: and ut the
same time, said court shall levy upon all
personal property taxable by law, and
all real estate in their county made tax
able by law, a tax of not less than one
or more than four mills on the dollar
said levy to have the effect of Il judy
ment, and to be called the road-.aX,
which shall be levied and collected as
the State and county taxes: PrOUided that
collectors are authorized and required
to receive on account OF road-taX from
any taxpayer or his agent. the receipts
of the Overseer of the proper road dis
trict. designating that the road-tax or
any par; thereof has been paid in labor
on public roads; and the amount o!
money thus collected rs road-tax shall
be paid by the collector to the overseer
of the proper road district: who shall
give duplicate receipts therefor, one OF
which shall be filed in the office of the
clerk of the county court; and the
amount when so received shall be used
and expended by said overseer in pur,
chasing the necessary tools with which
To work his road or roads. and material
to build culverts and bridges, not cx-
ceeding fifty dollars in value. OF in
otherwise keeping roads in his district in
good repair, according to the provisions
OF this act: Proriied. that all road-tiN
collected in incorporated towns Or citie'
forming separate road districts be paid
into the treasury of The same to be eN-
pended on the improvement of streets
and it shall be the duty of the county
court To take and file in the Office Of tn.
clerk of said court a bond. with approved
security, from each Overseer. in sucf
sum rs the court may require, condi
toned that said overseer will faithfully
do ard perform all the duties of hi
office, and account for and pay over al
moneys that may come into his hands a
overseer.
SEC. -. The road overseers of thu
several road districts in each county
shall furnish and cause u list of all thu
resident taxpayers in their respective
road districts to be filed in the office o
the clerk Of the county court, alphabet
ically arranged. on or before the first da.
of April in each year.
SEC. %. The clerk of the county cour
shall, on or before the first day of jun
in each year.. furnish each overSerr ii
his county with the amount of road-ta'
due from each taxpayer in his district
SEC. -. Every person made llabl
to work on roads, who fails without rca
sonable excuse to attend. either in per
son or by satisfactory substitute. wit
proper tools and implements, having ha'
at least two ca days notice, OF, havin;
attended, shall disobey the REASONABLE
orders of the road overseer, shall forfei
and pay n dollar and fifty cent 70
each day he may fail to attend. or, nj
tending, fail to work with due diligence
SEC. %. 1t shall be the duty of ever
overseer to equitably and impartial
distribute the labor required of the hand
on the roads of his district, according t
their public utility; and every overseei
after having used all lawful means t
collect, either in work or money, all roa
taxes they are required to collect
shall place n list OF all such delin
quents as have failed to attend, or. al
tending. failed or refused to obey til
reasonable orders of the overSeer, in tn
hands of some constable of the TOWNSHIP
in which such Overseer or hand resides
and such constable shall have the pOwe
to sell the goods and chattels of person
liable for road-taXes, in the san maj