South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-04-29
ROAD LAW.

The following are tic most irnpOr>
taut provisions of the new law. as
compiled by the Kanawha Gazette !:
Every male person between 81 and
so years OF age, residing in any road
precinct, is required upon three DAYS
notice to do two days work, between
LIST April and LIST of November. If
the two days work ls insufficient TO
put the roads in good condition, the
County Court, ut some term before
LIST April each year, may levy tax on
property or order two more DAYS work
per year, or both; no more than four
days work in Il year can be required
of man. Any one subject to work
on aroad may commute each DAYS
work required of him by paying to the
overseer seventy-five cents. If any
person fail, or refuse to attend aud
work when notified by the overseer,
or il he attends, and refuses to obey
any proper order of the overseer, or
spends the time III idleness or inatten-
ton to the work assigned him, he
shall be assessed with q road tax of
one dollar for each day by the over.
seer, which tax shall be collected
by constable, by distraint or other
wise, in the same manner as n sheriff
has power to collect county and State
taxes.
The County Court may transfer
hands from one road precinct to an
other when necessary to equalize the
amount of labor required on such pre-
cincts.
The residence of any person shall
be deemed TO be where his family re.
sides, or il he has no family, the place
where he boards.
Notice to work may be given by
the otcrsecr in person or by some
person under his direction a notice
III writing left at the residence of any
person is equivalent 10 personal no
tee. Notice in person may be oral
or written
An overseer may, with the appro-
val OF the County Court, exempt 4
person whom he may think unable TO
perform road work or to pay commu-
tation but such exemption must be
in writing and is good for only one
year.
Any person that has done his years
work or paid communication therefor,
IN one road precinct, shall not, if he
remove to another precinct, be re-
CURED to DO work that year.
Ii any person does more work
in any year than was due from him
for that Year, the overseer shall give
such person certificate OF the num-
Der @f extra days thus worked, which
shall 20 rs credit upon the next
years work. The extra days work
from hands may be required when by
al accident, such as land slide, fall
len timber or rocks, n road becomes
impossible, or a bridge becomes I'M
safe, in which case the overseer is re-
CURED to cal! out as many hands "a
may be necessary to repair the acci.
dent promptly; and the hands shall
do the work, although they may have
already done their years work, but
they get credit for the next year for
each extra day.
The ovcrseer shall keep o correct
account of the amount of work done
by each hand, by name, during the
year, and shall make report thereof,
whenever called upon to do SO by the
County Court.
Overseers are to receive not less
than one dollar and half nor more
than two dollars for each day neces.
sarlv engaged in his Official duties,
subject however. if he be himself liz
able to work roads, to deduction for
the amount OF work due from him
during the year, at Is cents per day {:
and he shall not be allowed more than
three dollars any year for warning
hands TO work the roads.