Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-03

SEC. 60. Every person notified to labor
on the public roads, under the provisions OF
this chapter. shall be required TO appear at the
place appointed by the supervisor, at the
hour of eight o'clock in the forenoon, with
such necessary tools aud implements as said
supervisor may direct, and work industrious
~ and diligently, doing at least eight bsurs
faithful labor 10 each day at such work, and
in such manner as shall be directed by the
supervisor, and such supervisor may, If he
deem 1t ncccs sary, order any person downing
the same) TO furnish ateam Of horses, mules
or oxen, and wagon, cart, scTaper or p!ow, to
be EMPLOYED or used on the roads under the
direction of such supervisor, who shall allow
such person a reasonable compensation for
the use of such team, wagon, cart, scraper or
pillow, in discharge of any labor due from
such person.
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SEC. 2S The supervisor Of roads shall
open, or cause to he opened, all public roads
which may have been, or may hereafter be
laid out and established according TO law,
in any part of his road district, and shall
keep the same in good repair; and If the la
Dor in his district, assessed as provided in sec
on.twcntytwo, of this act, is not sufficient
for that purpose, then he shall have authority
TO assess and call out such an amount OF Ia
Dor as will be sufficient to put the public
roads in his district in good repair: Provi.
ded, That said assessment. shall be made
as near as possible upon the basis of assess.
ment in section twenty.twO; and he shall
have authority to purchase for the use of the
road district, any plows, scrapers or other
implements which he may think proper, and
to enter upon any lands adjoining or near
the public road, and gather, dig and carry
away any stone, gravel or sand, and cut
down and carry off any trees or wood neces-
sary for the making and repairing any public
road, and to purchase any timber, plank or
other materials necessary for making or re-
pairing any public road in his district, and to
enter upon any land adjoining or laying near
any public road in his road district, and cut,
open or construct such drains and bitches as
he shall deem necessary for the making or
preservation of such roads, doing as little in.
Jury as may be to such lands; and any per
son stopping or obstructing the drains or
bitches so made, shall forfeit the sum of
twenty dollars for each offense, to be recov-
cred and appropriated as provided in the last
section: Provided, That in all suits decided
adversely to the supervisor, hereby authorized
to be instituted by him, he shall be allowed a
credit, in his yearly settlement, of costs he
of such adverse decision or decisions
SEC. 20. II any person shall fcelaggriaYed
by the act of any supervisor cutting or carry
ing away timber or stone as Aforesaid, he
may make complaint thereof in writing to
the county commissioners, at any regular
meeting within six months after the cause of
such complaint shall exist, and such commits
sioners shall proceed to assess and determine
the damages, If any, sustained by the com.
plainant, and cause the same to be paid out
of the county treasury.
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keep up at the forks of every highway and
every crossing of public roads within his road
district, guide or finger board, containing
an inscription in legible letters, directing the
way, and specifying the distance to the next
town or public place situated on each road
respectively.
SEC. 81. If at any time during the year,
any public road shall become INSTRUCTED by
falling of timber, or from any other cause, or
any bridge shall be impaired or become dan.
gerous for the passage of teams or travellers,
ing notified thereof, shall forthwith cause
such obstruction to be removed or bridges
repaired, for which purpose he shall immedi-
ately order out such number OF inhabitants
oflis district as he may deem necessary to
remove such obstruction, or to repair such
bridge; and all persons so ordered out shall,
after having received one days notice, be
subject to the same restrictions aud liable to
the same penalties, as il ordered out under
section twenty-four of this chapter.
SEC. 80. Ia all cases where any person
shall, under the direction of the supervisor of
roads, perform more labor upon the public
roads than may have been assessed upon him
under the provisions of this act, the supcrvi-
sOr shall give such person a certificate, speci-
flying the amount of extra labor so performed,
which certificate may be transferred and re-
ceived in discharge of the labor of any other
person within the same district, to the amount
of labor specified in such certificate, or may
be received from the holder in satisfaction
Of labor on the roads in such road district in
any subsequent year for the amount of labor
specified therein.
Sec. 80. Every supervisor shall keep an
account OF the days work performed ON the
roads in payment of road tax and by whom
performed, and Also an accolnto vi dill moneys
collected or recovered by him for road tax,
and such supervisor shall each year return
his accounts to the board of county commits
sioners for examination and settlement at the
February or May term thereof, and must pay
over any moneys in his possession to his sue
cessor In Office"
SEC. "a. In an action y the supervisor to re
cover delinquent tax, the presumption shall
be, until the contrary Is shown, that the de-
fendant was duly warned to work the road,
and failed or neglected so 10 do, and that lie
had no property whereon the supervisor
could levy to make the amount of such tax,
or the portion sued for. No property is ex-
empt from levy and sale for delinquent road
tax.
SEC; S5. Any supervisor of roads who
shall neglect or refuse to perform the several
duties enjoined upon him by this chapter, or
who shall under any pretence whatever,
give or sign any receipt or certificate pur.
porting to be receipt or certificate for
money paid or labor performed, unless the
money shall have beeh paid or the labor per.
formed prior to the giving or signing such
receipt or certificate, shall forfeit for every
such ofIense not less than five, nor more than
fifty dollars for the use of his county, to be
recovered before any justice of the peace
having jurisdiction of the same, in the name
of the county commissioners; and it is hereby
made the duty of the commissioners to sue
for the same: Provided, That II any super
visor conceive himself aggrieved by the de-
cision of the justice of the peace, he may ap-
peal TO the district court as in other cases.