South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-10-07

required, allow fair compensation to
zoe owner for the articles 50 taken or.
damage cone by cutting the said ditch
but II the surveyor and owner do not a
gree as TO the amount. the same shall be
ascertained according to the preceding
section The sum so agreed on or ascer-
tanned shall be paid by order Of the cou II
out OF any money applicable thereto.
Fl. The surveyor may change any
county road in his precinct with the con.
sent OF the owner of the land in which
such change is made, provided such
change does not increase the length or
grade, or require more work 10 keep the
road in repair, or place the same on
worse ground than it was before such
change, or render the said road in any
respect worse than il was before the
change. Any Surveyor who shall make
such change otherwise than as prescrib-
cd by this section. shall be guilty OF n
mlsdemeanor. and on conviction thereof.
shall be fined not less than ten dollars.
SEC. %. Provides how road taxos
may be levied, collected and applied.
70. III any person assessed with any
road tax desire to pay tho same. or ATTY
part thereof in labor. he shall work on
the county roads or bridges in his dis
trict, If the same constitute but one road
precinct, at such times and places as
shall be appointed by the surveyor. or If
there be more than one such precinct in
the district, at such times aud places as
the county court may direct. Provided,
That in case there be moro than one road
precinct in the district, and there he
necessity for the expenditure of snch ia
in the precinct where such person re.
sides, then such labor shall be performs
cd in that precinct. Such labor shall be
performed in all eases under the direc-
ton of the surveyor, and The price there
Of, when performed by an able-bodied
man, as the law requires, shall be seven
ty-tivc cents per day. When any such
labor IS performed by or on behalf of
any person assessed with such road tax,
the surveyor within whose precinct such
labor is performed, shall give the person
performing such labor certificate set
ting forth the number Of days and frac-
tional part OF days labor performed by
such person. together with the money
value thereof as prescribed by tho fore
going rate. The sheriff shall receive such
certificate in DISCHARGE OF any road tax
with which such person may be CHARGED,
to the amount specified in said certificate
& the amount Of such certificate shall be
! allowed to the sheriff in bis settlement
! for the collection of the road lax. Any
surveyor knowingly giving q certificate,
TO any person charged with road tax, for
greater amount than tile labor actually
| performed, shall be guilty Of nisle-
meanor, aud on conviction thereof. shall
| De lined not less than ten nor more than
one hundred dollars. ProUjdeR fdriSer.
That any county court may. when there
is necessity for doing 81 as 20 any dis.
trict, direct that not exceeding one, thjrd
| OF the amour. levied under the proceed
! ing section shall be collected in money,
and paid into the county treasury to the
credit OF he road fund.
"a. Every surveyor Of roads shall be
allowed, for his services, 10y the county
court not less than one dollar nor more
than one dollar and CITY cents fer every
day necessarily employed by BIN in per
forming his Official duties, and his own
Aft lavit shall be received as prjGla IT,
cte evidence Thereof; aud such accoupt,
when eudited and allowed by tho court,
shall he paid out OF he county treasury
and ii he is liable 10 work on the roaas
there shall be deducted from his com
pcnsation two DAYS work in every wear.
and such Other number OF DAYS "a he
may be required 10 work on roads by or.
der OF the county court. ProUiIea, Tina:
not m re THAI three dollars sh I'll he
paid to any surveyor of roads for warn.
ing persons 10 work on tho roads in
any year.
%. The county court of county
may, upon petition, permit gates to lie
erected across any county road therein.
or cause any gate erected across coun-
ty road to be removed, but notice of ev-
cry petition for that purpose must be