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Students in due West College and Theo-

.36. Students in Due West College and Theo-
logical Seminary are exempt from road duty.
Act MHrcll 18th, 1878. Page 49,.
Persons duly warned are subject to the d.
rcctiUn OF the uversccr In charge. Failure to
work according 10 direction or said overseer
subjects the person 50 falling to fine or impsis-
ten dollars. or not Tess than five nor more
than twenty d:lys, brforcn Trial Justice. 18th
Statute, Page 1Si, Section 1, Act OF March 18th,
1871.
Any road hand, after being duly summon ed,
who shall neglect to assist In removing Oh
structioIIS from public rolds, shall pny three
dollars per day for every day the orcrsecr Is
Engaged In removing the obstruction for
removing. 18th Statute, Page 1S1, Section D,
Act of 18th Of March, 1871. ,
Persons liable to road dntS may be relieved
OF such work by paying TO the County TREAS
urcr one dollnr per duy for every day lie Is re-
quircd To work OH the public roads. lith
Statute, Pnge 7Sl, Section .. Act of 10Th OF
March, 1874 The amount SO paid Is to be mp
piled by Count commissioners To the repair
OF the ronds In the district in which such per-
son resides. 18Th Statute, Page GSi, Section 0,
Act OF March 10Th, lSSi.
Any one having performed road duty, wins
shall remove from one county 10 another, he
may be relieved by producing certificate from
the orcrBeer Of the highway district In which
he performed said labor, showing the numhcr
Of days he has worked during the year., or the
amount of money paid to the Treasurer. This
shall be u discharge fJr the amOunt specified
in The certificate. The rcsidencco of any person
who has a family shall be held 10 be where his
family resides, and the residence Of any other
person shall be held to be where he boards In
amy county Of this state. 18th Statutes, Page
7S7, Section II, Act Of March 10Th, 1874.
CITIZENS IA ERECT GATES.
1t shall be lawful for any citizen Of this State
over whoSc land any road may pass, otllcr
than n public highway, to erect gates thereon,
and any person owning or erecting such gales
Sl0ll In Iiuhln IN bn inftipfp1 fnr n npi>orpn n
they inil to keep them In good order. In cuse
any person shall Interfere with, iniur1, de-
stroy or wlilfi ~ leave open any sual, gites,
such person shall he liable to All indictmenta as
for miSdCImeanOr Sections 8 unu y, Chapter
Al, Revised Statutes.
The commissioners by Act OF February the
l1th, lSGSy have power to permit the erection OF
gates upon application of any Citizen whcnev.
lS772.
Inhabitants Of this State may cut bitches,
&c, across public highways. Any inhabitant
cf this State shall have power, for the purpose
of draining his or her lands, to cut IL ditch or
bitches. canal or canals, across any pubic
highway In this State; Prvuided, such person
shall be bound To bridge such canal or ditch
under tho direction OF the County Commits
%sloners, and keep the same in coed repair for
one year. after which time the County ON
m'ssloners shall take charge OF such bitches
or ca':alS and keep them In rcpnir. Section 10
Chapter II, Revised Statutes.
PENALTIES FOR ISJuRING AND oDsrRUCrING
HIGHWAYS, &c.
Persons willfElly injuring my highway OF
any pant thereof shall. upon conviction, oC
imprisoned not more than three rnonths moi
less than one month, and pny a fine not ex
cccding five hundred dollars nor less thar
twenty dollars, ut the discretion OF The Judge
before *ioln convicted. He shall also bcnl
the expense or rcpnirlng the same. Any ont
obstructing the highway and refusing to re
move the obstruction when requested SO to do
shall be deemed guilty Of a nuisance, and, up
on conviction, shall be fined not more thar
ten nor less than two dollars, and shall pay
the expense OF removing the said nuisance
SECTIONS ID and ID, Chapter II. Of the Revised
Statutes.
Employers Of laborcrs are required, wher
requested, to give the overscers u list OF til,
persons IN his employ liable 10 road duty
ANY refitsni TO comply with such request o
thco vcrscer Is n inisdemeanur, and the pcrsn,
so offending. upon conviction before 4 Tria
Justice, shall pry q fine Of ten dollars or b,
imprisoned ten days. Act Of March 18th, ISIS
Page 5l8.
DUTIES OF SOLICITORS.
On information of any two persons that ar!
highway has been diverted from It's origina
course, Without authority Of law, the SolicitO
shall commence suit against Suc1 person o
persons who have altered the highway. In or
der TO compel the PARTIES offending to rcstnr,
nc their OWE expense the high road to its orr 3
inal course. Section II, Chapter II, Itevisst
Statutes.