Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-23
TEE ROAD LAW.

men are compelled TO work twelve days
each year upon the roads under the new
law. This is not true, as anyone will
find who will read the law. 1t fixes a
minimum time of two days and maxi
mum time of four days. And the
County Court can do away with labor
on the roads altogether. if it so desires,
aud keep the roads ap entirely by tax
alton. Below we append few sections
Of the law, as follows:
!. The road precincts as now estab-
lished in the several couLties in this
State, shall remain until changed by
the county court.
,. The county court of county may
divide the several districts therein into
convenient road precincts, and may
from time to time change the bounda-
ries OF such precincts, and increase or
diminish the number thereof The pre-
cincts 10 each district shall be dlstn-
guished by consecutive numbers, and
the boundary lines thereof shall be re.
corded in the proceedings of the coart.
3. No road precinct shall include any
part OF an incorporated village, town or
city, which by the provisions OF It's
charter keeps It's own roads, streets and
alleys in order, Notwithstanding any
thing to the contrary contained in the
preceding sections.
/. The county court Of every county,
shall in the year 1881, and in ever! sec
end year thereafter, appoint a surveyor
of roads for each precinct OF their re
spcclive counties, who is a resident OF
the precinct for which he may be APP
pointed, and whose term Of Office shall
be for two years from the first OF Jann-
airy succeeding his appointment Va.
cancies in said office shall be filled by
the county court, from time to time as
they may occur, aud shall be tor the I'M
expired term; aud every such surveyor
shall give bond, with security III such
penalty rs the court shall prescribe, con
dilioued that he will pay and account
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surveyor reuse - ',''' ~ '"''' ,o.'e'
went! uoA'a'S' O"' ''I' 'G""', oo" ,'.,;,
S Snc '4 f"rfi,n 1 an" NJ Uerson Who has
s"r,.I ons .fc,m p,av refuse 70 serve
,I,a nav, farm, u,i,Lnn, Lairp subject TO
,.n,. MnnaI,y ,har.fnr
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,'",u o'i! y, ,,od ond :, Hi hs Tho
J',, IS =, .n ~ shnrir 70 deliver the same
~ no rcrsn, 50 arnointed before the
~ 49,, orbis ,srn # Office or
o' s,"o ,Ia,aat,or =. ,ossiIIo and unon
-, .,;I,n,- ~ ,;,L.r - ..iJ officers r.
o 49," ,I', ,,;,L ,tn nrovisions If Ills seq
t;nn ne .LaII he fined ten dollars,
T,or,' .,r,c,or If roads shall rer-
f,rn, ,ha tolI,u,;,r ,lr,i.s within his
n.a1 ,,roo;no, ,La, : to saw. He shall
io"" ', P',o,I' ,h t'," conn,y roads and
I.ii", a"'.o ,So .o,,,n 70 No NM in
, n',"I nr l%% and rrnair IF the rropcr
S Win won drained and to be cleared
and Lsnt rIaar Of rocks faIIjno timber.
land Sides carrasse, Of dead animals
a"J o,har destinations lie shall causc
nLo '( o,,ar0d and maJa oil Now county
. ~ ~ " ., l"l aI,ara,;nIs ~ tarmcr r,ajs
oJ"n ''"' ~, |', ra,, an,hari,y lie shaII
, ,us'Vu T.! p I,,l'j aML Lemi ., ,Ls forks
o""So .a ~ 10 P' - ar"ry rannty road