The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-12

So - ~; )fs{,,E c70ctfd, Ihat all
county q Dsso shall strictly 9cd9 per fore Sd o
the duties required Of them by this act, and
all other duties required of them by theroad
laws of this State, and for any neglect or
refusal to perform any duty required Of them
by this act, such overseer or overseers shall.
in addition to the fines imposed by exist
ing road laws, be fined by said board of
supervisors IN any sum not exceeding
twenty dollars, to be collected and disposed
of in the same way and manner as now
directed by law in case Of fines against
delinquent overseers of public roads, and
this section OF this act shall apply to such
person or persons as may have allotments
made to them OF portions of the publicToads
to work on as specified in the seventh sec
tion of this act.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, That the
said superintendent shall duly report in
writing to said board of supervisors. at
their meetings. or to the president thereof
In vacation, if requisite or necessary, to be
laid by said president before said board at
their next meeting, any delinquency or
neglect ofany duty required by law Of any
overseer of public roads in the county and
also any person or persons who have had
portion OF road allotted to him or them to
work on, pursuant to the provisions of the
seventh section of this act, if known to such
superintendent, particularly specifying such
delinquency or neglect of duty, and such
board Of supervisors shall take such action
thereon as they may deem proper in pur-
suance of law.
SEC. IA. Be ii FURTHER enacted, That the
board OF supervisors may in their discretion
direct the sheriff to deliver to said superin-
tendent all prisoners who have been con
victed Of misdemeanors, and committed to
the county Jail to serve out the sentence of
a court, to be worked by the said superin-
tendent on such of the public roads in
DeSoto county, as the board Of supervisors
may direct; and the said board may employ
guards prescribe proper discipline, and do
whatever IS necessary to carry out this pro-
vision and all necessary expenses incurred
thereby shall be provided therefor bv said
board and paid out Of the county treasury:
and such prisoners shall be subject to the
same rules and restrictions as when deliy-
cred to contractor, and receive the same
wages according to age and sex as is
now hXed by law for such prisoners; pro-
csded, this act does not in any way conflict
with the law now in force in regard TO the
county contractor.
SEC. 10 BE 1T fkrther enacted. That this
act IS hereby declared to be auxiliary TO the
Jaws now in force in said county. in relation
TO the public roads, and is not intended TO
repeal or modify such laws, except where
this act
SEC. is. BE It further enacted. That the
said board Of supervisors in the said county
OF DeSoto, shall have at any time full power
to discontinue the operation of the provis-
Ions Of this actin said county, without in
any manner changing or disturbing the
present road laws therein.
SEC Il. BE it further enacted, That the
SAID superintendent, in addition to taking
an oatn as required in section three in this
~ snall give bond in the sum of one thou
sand dollars, payable to said comfy for the
by this act.
SEC. 4. BE ii further enacted. That this
act take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
Approved, March 9, 1852.