Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-11-11

publcans have elected i72 representa-
tives and the democrats 81. Nine dis
tric:s to he heard from.
ELECTION row.
ST. LOUIS, November "A Kansas
City special says desperate fight took
place at London. Simmer county,
Kansas, during the election yesterday,
and that Sheriff Neil, in attempting to
restore order and preserve peace, shot
and instantly killed desperate named
J. H. Turner, and badly wounded two
others. Returns from Kansas indi-
cate that the republicans have elected
nearly two-thirds of the Legislature.
[CHAP. 1871. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR
WORKING AND KEEPING IN ORDER THE
ROADS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Approved March 20, 1875:
II. The court of each county shall
divide into precincts all the county
roads not kept IN order under any con
tract, and as often as it pleases may
appoint a surveyor for each precinct,
who shall held his office until another
be appointed in his stead The clerk
of the court shall, upon such appoint
ment, issue writ to the sheriff COM
handing him to give information
thereof to the sperson ESQ appointed,
which writ the sheriff shall execute and
return 10 the court at the succeeding
term. The clerk shall moreover,
annually, at his March court, publish at
the door of the court house list of the
precincts, and Of the names of the SUR
veyors. And clerk or sheriff, failing in
such duty, shall forfeit therefor five
dollars provided, that whenever a
surveyor, so. appointed, shall remove
from the precinct where appointed, his
Office of surveyor shall be vacated.
18. Any person, after being surveyor
F.! for two years, may give up his office,
if his road be in good order, and shall
not, within two years thereafter, be
appointed surveyor, without his con
sent. ..
10. Every such surveyor shall super
intend the roads in his precinct. He
shall cause the same to be kept cleared
smoothed of rocks and constructions, of
necessary width, well Drained. and
otherwise in good order, and secure
from the falling of dead timber therein.
He shall cause to be placed and kept,
at the fork or crossing Of every road, a
f.sign board, on which shall be stated. in
plain letters, the most noted place to
which each road leads; and across every
stream, where it is necessary and prac
ticable, a sufficient bridge, bench or
log for the accommodation of foot
passengers. When any more impor
tant bridge or causeway is necessary,
and it is practicable for him to have it
made, he shall cause it to be made,
twelve feet broad at the least, and safe
and convenient. Every bridge or
causeway, in his precinct, shall be kept
by him in as good order as the means
in his power will permit.
20. The county court ofany county,
upon the motion of any road surveyor
in any magisterial district therein, or
whenever, IN the opinion Of the judge
thereof, a necessity therefor exists,
shall appoint three discreet treeholders,
from such district, whose duty it shall
be to lay off, alter, or rearrange any
precinct or precincts therein, and to
allot the hands to work on the same.
Said commissioners shall report 10 court
as soon as may be their action in the
premises. Said report shall be filed for
exceptions, and at the next term of
said court, any person, who thinks hims
self aggrieved thereby, may appear,
and for good cause shown, have the
same alteied or amended, otherwise it
shall stand confirmed. Said COM
missioners shall receive each one dollar
per day, for their services, payable out
of the county levy.
81. All male persons, i'll each county.
shall be compelled to work on some
public road therein, as near as may be
to the place Of their residence, with the
following exceptions, namely: Ministers
of the gospel, persons under sixten and
above sixty years of age, persons who
reside in town that provides for its
poor and keeps its streets in order,
and any person who has lost a leg or
arm. Any other person, who is other.
wise disabled, may be exempted on
certificate of tbs county court, of such
disability.
%. Every person. required to work
on the public roads. shall, either in
person, or by a sufficient Substitute,
when notified by the proper surveyor,
attend with proper tools, and work the
road on such days as the surveyor may
direct. For every day on which there
may be failure, seventy five cents
shall be paid to the surveyor, within
thirty days thereafter, by the person in
default, if person of full age. or if he
be an infant, by his parent or guardian.
II the money be not paid to the sur~
veyor within the time above specified,
he shall make out ticket against such
delinquent party, for the amount OF said
fine, with an addition Of ten per centum
for costs, which ticket shall be put by
him into the hands of the constable OF
his district, or the sheriff of the county
for collection: provided, however, that
such delinquent may, after notice to
such surveyor,apply to the county court
or Judge thereof, in vacation, or to the
supervisor of his district, and for good
cause shown, have said fine released or
RENTED: and provided further, that
such delinquent may, before said ticket
goes into the hands of the constable or
sheriff, discharge said fine by labor
upon his road precinct. The officer
having charge of the collection of such
fines, may d;strain therefor, in the samt
manner as for taxes and county leyies
He shall account to the surveyor for
all lncs, collected by him, dividing The