The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-03-29
The. Al, u, e..qtied . Road LAG.

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The afalcntted Road Lac:
The change in tho road Law that
occasioned the warmest discussion
in the legislative session Of 1872 Z: Is
the one printed below. It repeals
the act Of March 1st, 1877, as it
amends section twelve Of chapter
194fofthc acts Of 1872 7S; leaving
the amended section as below;
This act as originally introduced,
provided that every able-bodied
maletnot under eighteen nor over
fifty years of age, should work upon
tho roads, but upon the motion of
Hon! b H. Butcher Of I Parkers;
burg the minimum! age was chang
ed from eighteen to twenty:one'
leaving the section rs follows
Every able bodied male per
son not under twenty:onc nor over
fifty years Of age, residing in any
road precinct and mot 70 pauper,
hayingihad atlleastlt three days no.
tice,. shall, between the list day Of
April and tho list daytof November
ofjeachi year, attend in person or
by a sufficient substitute, with
proper tools, and work on the coun-
tyroads Il in such precinct, under
thee direction Of the suryeyorIt there
Of! atfsuchi place and on such days
during; the period as the said Sur
veyorf may appoint, at least two
that numberE be necessary.
And the { County Court Of every
countyiin which the said two days
rkgshall be insufiicientEto open,
construct and keep in good repair
the! roads and bridges thereof, shall
prescribe by an order Of the Court
tho MANNER in which tile same
shall be done after expanding there
on the two days work aforesaid
whether; entirely.b a tax on prop
erty or entirely by labor or partly.
byllabor; ipartly-b tax, land it
shall prescribe, provide for and
lay;aisullicient amount Of tax, or
labor, or,botf, as the case may be,
TO open, construct and keep in
good repair the roads and bridges
in their county during each year.
Eyeryiperson required BY the coun-.
tyf Court the provisions Of
the section to work on roads shall
perform such additional number Of
.days'iRwork thereon as may be re
Iquiredlby such orsler.p
$50 The County Courtofi aieoun-
tysmay,;upon petition direct any.
county road or landing tlcreinito
be discontinued ;but.notice Of every
suchIpetitionlm must be giyen three
weeks Of least before tits acted
posting copies of suchino;
tice 1.-THE! front door Of tho Court.
HouscEand Eat=t three othcr=public.
places in cvorYzt district III which
any. part d! the said5road or land
ingmayzbc.# Upon such petition
after notice is given as aforesaid,
the County Court shall appoint two
or more viewers, or a committee Of
their own body, to view such road
or landing and report in writing
whether in their opinion any and
if any, what inconvenience would
result from disseminating the same.
Upon such report and other evil
denee,'if any, the Court may dis
continue the road or landing; TAX
ing caro- in every case of IN estab-
.lished post road not to discontinue
tho same until another has been
established. And this section shall
apply as well to turnpike roads
which have been or, may hereafter
be transferred ito any county By
the State, as to other county roads,"
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