The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29
Du,ie. Of Road Over~eers and
Hands.

nersons over Is and under go, |
iamended 1882 to read so, instead
of COY; not bIini, nor deaf aud
dumb, nor otherwise disabled by
disease'or loss oflimo, nor students or
teachers in n college, academy or
school, nor ministers Of the gospel
in charge of churches, shall be liable |
10 work on the pubic roads. Not
required to work more than ten
days in any year, except as hereafter
provided. Eight hours constant,
diligent labor to constitute days
work. Suitable deduction to be
made for what time of labor falls
short of this number of hours, either
from absence or idleness. Section
500.
LIST OF HANDS TO BE FURNISHED
Immediately alter appointment,
Overseers shall demand of every
person in his district list of all
hands he may have..be liable TO work.
This demand to be made personally
or in writing, left at their usual
abode of the person. If the person
refuse or neglect, for ten days, to
deliver the list of the Overseer, such
person shall forfeit ten dollars for
each hand liable to work, not given
in as required, to be recovered by
action in the name of the Board of
Supervisors. 1t is the duty of the
Overseer TO cause the action to be
instituted. Section $40.
ROAD, BRIDGES AND CAUSEwAYs TO
BE KEPT IN Coop ORDER.-Duty Of
Overseers to keep road in his dis
trict in good repair, and erect such
necessary bridges and causeways as
may conveniently be erected and
kept in repair by the labor of hands
assigned to said road. When Ov-
seer requires labor, he shall give
twelve hours notice, in person or in
writing, left at the place of abode, to
all persons whose labor he requires,
to meet at such tine and place as he
may appoint, and to bring with
them such tools as he may direct.
The Overseer to superintend and di-
rect the labor. In emergencies such
notice shorter than twelve hours may
be given, as the Overseer may think
proper. Section 84l.
DAMAGES To BE PROMPTLY REPAIR
ED -Overseers to keep advised as to
condition of their road districts, and
as occasion may require, call out
number of hands necessary to repair
bridges, stop washes, fill up mud
holes, causeways, boys, marshes or
swampy places, or repair damages
by rams, cuts or otherwise, not wait
ing for regular road working, such
labor to be justly apport'o led, if
practicable. Any Overseer failing
in this is liable to indictment, fine
and Imprisonment, or either. Section
$40.
WARNING HANDs.-Overseer may
appoint, il writing, one person liable
to work. t, notify hands, the person
thus appointed TO summon the hands
named in the list to be furnished by
the Overseer, and make return desig-
mating the hands warned, and the
date thereof. Such return ia prtma
fdcie evidence of the facts contained
in all prosecutions for penalties for
failing to appear and work in pur-
suance of not'cn. The person so ap-
pointed to be exempt from working
on road at that time, and If he fail to
give the notice as required, he is
Liable TO a penalty of ten dollars.
Section 843.
WAGONS, TEAMS, ETC, TO BE Fur
NIsHED.-When wagons, teams plows
or scrapers are required, the Over
seer ma ~ notify any person In his
district having them or the use OF
them, to furnish the same, who shall
be entitled to a credit as follows:
For each two horse pillow and team
with gears and hand to manage the
same, three days labor; for one horse
pillow, team, gear and hand, two days
labor; for each ox-plow and team of
three yoke OF oxen and two hands,
five days labor; for good iron or
steel-shod scraper, two horses and
hand, four days labor; for every
wagon, with team of four horses,
mules or oxen, and hand, four days
labor. If any person fail to furnish
the same, when required, he shall
forfeit, for each days failure, two
dollars, for as many days labor as he
would have been credited with, had
the same been furnished. Section
S44.
PROPERTY OF EXEMPTED PERs oNs-
All the horses, mules, oxen wagons,
plows and other implements and
tools of persons exempt from work
shall be liable to be used on the road
district on rcquisition Of Overseer,
not exceeding ten days for each
horse, mule. OK, wagon, pillow or
other thing in one year. Section
845.
How SUcH Times OBTAINED
Overseer may notify person or his
agent having charge of such things
as he does persons to work on the
road that they will be required.
Such person to designate one of the