The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-03
THE NEW CODE.
ROADS, FERRIES AND BRIDGES
Synopsis of Chapter 81 Adopted by
Senate and House.
COMPILED By HON. E. J. MARETT, FOR
HOLLY SPRINGS SOUTH

Senate and House.
/ COMPILED BY HON. E. J. MARETT, FOR
HOLLY SPRINGS SOUTH.
MEssRs EDITORS: / send YOU the promi-
nent changes made in the following Chapter.
Chapter 81. an act in relation to roads.
ferries and bridges. Add 20 section 2341
Code II. Commissioners aud persons in
such cases shall be each entitled to two dol
lars per day to be allowed by the Board of
+ Supervisors, and paid out Of the county
treasury. Add To section 2343, and he
shall pay all the costs and expenses incurred
/ IN such proceeding.
/ The Board of Supervisors may at their
discretion authorize the owner of land
through which any road may pass To erect
gates across the same OF sufficient width To
allow the safe and easy passage Of all wheeled
carriages, upon such conditions TO keep
them in good repair, aud under such re-
strictidns as the sid board may deem
proper and such authorization may be re-
voked al any time hv such board, but no.
/ tice thereof shall be given to the party in
/ terested, and six months time shall be al
lowed him to remove such gates, and ar
range for such change, wherein pursuance
OF such authorization he shall have erected
gates and fences. After the word SuperviS-
ors in the Sth line, section 2346, strike out
aud substitute ''of the original with en-
dorsement thereon of such delivery of a
copy thereof" Add to section 23fS: list
4 of overseers furnished grand jury" After
the word appointment in section 2349,
+ insert land notification who 10 work on
roads, All male persons over the age of IS
years and under the age of sixty Years, not
blind, nor deaf and dumb nor otherwise
disabled by disease, or loss of limb, aud not
students or teachers in any college, academy
or school, nor ministers of the gospel. in
charge Of churches, shall be liable To work
on public roads.
Insert ten instead of ''six" in the 18th
line section 2357 Insert Il hours instead
of days in 9th and 18th lines section 1852
Insert "repair bridges" between the worGs
to and stop" in 3D. line, section 1893: In
sert wagons between the words when and
''teams" first line, section $3.50 and in the
fifth line after the word Tabor" insert
for each one horse plow with team and
gears and hand to manage the same, two
DAYS labor" Insert between the words
Furnished" and leach" in the 18th line the
following All of the horses, mules, oxen
wagons, plows and other implements and
tools of persons not liable To work on roads,
shall be liable, on the requisition of the
overseer of the district To which they may
be appointed and directed by the Board of
of Supervisors, to be used on the road Dis
trict. not exceeding ten days, for each horse.
mule. OK, wagon, pillow or other things in
one year.
The overseer may notify such person, or
his agent having charge of such things, as
he does persons liable to work on the road,
that such teams or other things will be re-
quired, and such person shall permit any
one, whom the overseer may designate for
that purpose, to have such things, and they
shall be carefully used and returned to the
person and at the place from which they are
received.
When person has more than one horse, +
mule, OK, or other thing required for use on
the road, not more than one half of such
things possessed by him shall be required
of him at one time
Amended by House and Senate property
of person exempt liable to road Duty by F
giving owner authority to designate person T
to take charge Of property
Any person not liable to work on roads T
who shall fail or refuse to furnish to the per-
son designated by the oyerseer to receive .
them, after due notification AS provided for 4
above, the article called for and which he is
made liable to furnish, shall be reported by
the overseer, rs delinquent therein, to a
convenient Justice of the Peace as other de-
linquents, who are liable to work, and
shall be proceeded against III the same way
and subject to the same regulations,
and shall be fined to the same ex-
tent as one liable to work ON the
road, is liable to be fined for failure to
furnish such things - are required of him.
l.se. E3gons' in this section and others
where teams, tools, implements, etc" are
used, Strike out 'and 80 cents" in second
line, 1857.
In 1868 strike out zone half to use of
county"
1864. Strike out all after word "post" in
third line.
300. Strike out after word recovered
and insert Gin the name Of the Board Of
Supervisors
1856 Strike out all between the words
Greg uired' in third line and 'shall' in fifth
and insert for mile posts and boards and
guide posts
1867. Insert between the word regular" i,
in first line and "meetings' in the second
spring and fall.
The board of Supervisors may specify the
bridges to be built, and the hills to he cut
down, or other special work to be done on
the road by the labor of The hands assigned
thereto; or of some of them; and the over
seer of the road being notified thereof, and
having sufficient labor therefor who shall
fail to haye<such work done, shall on con-
vietion be liable to a fine Of one hundred
dollars. Add to end section 1912 "and to
the erection and maintenance of bridges
therein
2374 After the word Coach" ninth line
add Ind if the Board of Supervisors OF one
Of the counties shall refuse to join in such
agreement, the other may construct the
bridge, and have exclusive control of it, and
charge toll thereon against all citizens of
the county not joining in the building"
1876 insert "three of the most frequented"
between the words 'and and places" in the :
fourth line. 2377. Add end section, "The
overseer shall administer an oath to such )
appraisers to fairly valve SAID timber, I
and shall furnish said proprietor a writ 7
ten certificate of said proceedings, :
and the Board OF Supervisors shall order a
warrant on the County Treasury for the
SUM assessed for such timber"
2278. In eighth line expunge 'for the
use of the county, Expunge the words
article" 18th line, insert section"
1919. Substitute "act' for article sixth .
line, also in last line but one
1856. Insert after the words having /
Them" the words ear the use Of them" (Of-
feaed in House by Mr.. Melville as an