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The Road Law,

Ing" II. W. e..
The Road Law.
The County Commissioners publish the fol.
lowing extracts from the Road law, for the
guidance OF nil concerned:
SEC. 9. That each township In the several
WAY district, and it shall be the duty of Inc
Board Of County Commissioner OF each
County annually, during the carly portion OF
each year, to appoint some suitable and prop.
er person Superintendent OF Highways for
each highway district: he shall be Il person
resident In the highway district for which he
Is appointed. and Of those Liable to road duty
therein, and by reason Of his office exempt
Highways shall hold his Office and he requlr-
cd to discharge the duties Of the same for
twelve months from the dnte of his appoint.
mcnt. lie may ne removed by the County
Commissioner and another appointed to nil
out his term, II for any cause they shall deem
his removal necessary or proper: he shall
have general supervision OF The highways and
roads In his district under the direction OF the
cry three months report to tho County Com
mis>inners In writing the condition of the
roads and bridges in his district.
SEC. 3. The superintendent Of Highway
Districts shall divide the highways In his dis
trict INTO suitable sections or districts OF not
less than two nor more than five miles cueh
and he shall appoint m ovcrsccr OF roads for
each OF Said sections or districts. lie shall NJ
so divide the persons liable TO rOad duty in
his Highway district into convenient and suit.
nhlc squads or companies, and assign n squad
or company to each OVerseer of q section or
district. He shall, rs fur as practicable, MS,
sign the ROAD hands 10 the nearest roads. lie
shall require the 0vcrseer Of roads In his high.
their respective sections or districts md work
tho roads and repair md build bridges OF
same, whenever he may deem 1t necessary,
after twelve hours notice, and shall require
every road hand to bring with him for use q
lluc, axe, mattocls Spade or other tool for work
ON the rOad or bridges. He shall determine
the number Of days for each working and the
tools To be brou sllt by such road lmnd: Pro
nrorequiicdo Of any one hand In u year. When
the County Commissioned or my Of them
give orders to tho superintendent Of High
way Districts to have any work done In his
district, anu he %ncglrcta TO do the same, he
be deemed guilty of n miSdcmeun0r,
and, upon conviction thereof In IL Trial Jus.
ticc Court, lie shall be fined In n sum of no
less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, and
the ovcrscers OF districts for neglecting 10
call out their hands and work the roads when
required by tho superintendent Of Highway
Districts snail be- deemed guilty OF a misde.
mctrOr, and, upon conviction thereof In the
Coust above nalntd, DC fined In u sum OF not
less tiiun five nor more than twenty dolIlrs.
Whenever a highway runs ulOn. the line OF
two highway districts the superintendent OF
Tie same shall Jointly divide the highway In
to suitable sections and appoint All overSecr
for each of said sections and they shall assign
to each oversccr from their respective districts
or from either district such laborers and road
hands us may be necessary to work Tic same.
Each Superintendent Of Highway Districts
shall cause his Ovcr>ecrs when working sec.
tiunS In which there are bridges TO have such
repairs or work done OH suctI bridges to pre-.
serve them Keep them In order ~ can
conveniently be done. by the road hands.
And In cusc the needed repairs 10 bridges are
OF such 81 character that they shall In the
opinion Of the superintendent be given out
under contract by the County Commissioner
he should report the same TO said Co,amls.
siOncrS without delay. -
SEC. T. any person liable to road duty, who
sinai have been duly warned two days before
the day fixed In his notice for such working
stating the hour and place OF working, shall
DC subject 10 the OverSeer In charge, II ANY
person OF the legal age refuse 10 work upon
highways and roads Wnving no jusliilablc cx.
rusc) according 10 the direction OF the over.
seer, he shall be deemed guilty Of u mIsdc.
meanor, and, upon conviction thereof In "A
Trial Justices Court, snail be fined In n sum
hot less thai five dollars, nor more than ten
dollars, OF be imprisoned In the County Jail
for 4 IriiOd OF not less than five nor more
than iwenty days.
SEC. ). That on any extraordinary occa.
Sion when any highway shall DC suddenly OBJ.
struc,cd by storm Or otherwise, SO us to re-.
quire immaculate labor to remove such Oh
struction, 1t shal be the duty OF the ovcrsccr
In whose district such obstruction occurs 10
proceed forthwith to have such obstruction
removed, and for this purpose shall summon
to his AID Il sufficient number OF workmen 10
open and repair such highway. If any per.
labor than l.. required by law for the year, lie
shall be pail for any such Overplus, ut the
rate OF one dollar per day. by the County Com.
missioners, npon The certificate OF the over
.l -.pt Lac sl.kk am, N
performed. II on any such extraordinary oc.
c,s!Ul the orersecr shall, Tor the splcc If q
day alter application Il to him for such
purpose By any citizen residing In his dis.
tricl. neglect tu call out q sufficient number
Of person. u speedily open and repair such
highway, he shall forfeit and pay to the Coun.
~ commissioner of his County, ~ be exppnd.
ed In the repair Of highway, when and where
necessary I'm his district. the suIno Of fifteen us,
dollars unless the Ovcrseer shall shOw suffi-
Client REASON for such neglect the aid fifteen
dulla 10 be collected by an action for debt,
In The name OF such County Commissioners
rs plaintiffs, before any Trial Justice In said
County. II on my such extraordinary occa
sion any person liable to work on highways
after being summoned tor The purpose OF re.
moving such obstruction by the oversccr
shall neglect 70 turn out and assist In open.
Ing and repairing such highway, lie shall be
deemed guilty Of umisdelneanor, and. upon
conviction thereof In amy Trial Justices
Court, shall be fined three dollars per day,
said 1ine 10 be collected and expended US here
inbefore provided In the matter OF fo%rleitures
of overScers.
SEC. 7. The County Commissioners shall
authorize the overscer Of my district to allow
Il man working one day, and also furnishing
q horse. pillow or cart, TWO days labor, and one
working himself for one day and furnishing n
wagon md two horses, mules or oxen, three
days labor.
SEC. i. All able-bodicI male persons be
tween the ages OF seventeen and fifty years
lie Highway and roads not less than three no
more Ihnn twelve dnys. undcr the dirertIon q,
Two ovnrroer of heI district in which thaw mny
rns,Je In worninS men 70 wo,k moi ths
reSlne. dm "atn'nS msea ~ %T'M upon LII t'e .
tRiot ~ ,"o x~,rneT rn"nir,n, him tn i've NO
.i ,mo t ~, oanh morson tha Lind ~ tooI So chill
tice ~ GaSl H.uHU n In hia ~ To- ~ ~ ~ -onds
vs. un y T. S sToTi no thn dnt ~ n NJ nnW en,ninvers c
anu ~ s1iL,i " ~ uu'y q "nS tnnPioye u ,o
iuLmtsn III nj r "ro IN h's 20 oonInumani liz
bio ~ roaH dntv whr,ever the same shall lie
~ :, a1r " ~, " Ill nvnrsco r''I Trnnu TIC
neiimmree Of anv em1IoVer TO comply with such
,ie,m"nnor md inon convictian Thereon before
e, Tri.I In.t;"e .ioii - y tina ot ion InI.
n Inrs a. = Ten ,iavs i~mnrisonnmen for every such
SEC. 10. The overseers in their respective
districts shall have full power to cut down and
make use of any timber, wood, earth or stone
in or near the road, bridges or causeway, for
the purpose of repairing the same, as to thein
shall seem necessary, making just c0mpcnSa.
ton therefor, should the same be demanded
overscers shall not authorize the cuttint.
down of any timber trees reserved by the OWL.
or in clearing Ills land OF planted for the par
nose of Shade or ornament, either IN the fields
around the springs or about the dwelling
houses or nppurtennnccs, nor the cuttin,, down
of any rniI timber when other timber NAV be
nroc,iycd rt or nanr the place. or take stone or
raTih rom within the grounds of any person
VI ~. o~ Sbai, ~ nv means hinder E,rbid or