The Dawson journal., 1883-11-15

| w udS0 eiI6 puDllC TOduS OF their
counties worked with the require
ments of this Act, and shall sum
mons, or cause to be summond, at
least one day before working, each
person subject to road duty, and
whose name shall be on the list
furnished him by the district com
mlssioners as aforesaid; if absent
from home, by leaving written
summons. and caused such per
sons to work on the publicroad to
which they may have been as
signed, and under hisrdirection or
such persons as he may appoint to
superintend such working, and if
any person or persons, by idleness
or otherwise, fails or refuses to
perform such work as the superin-
tendent may require, except from
providential causes, it is hereby
made the duty of the superinten-
dent to report such person or per-
sons to the county board, who
shall, after investigation and no
tlce to said parties, cause them to
work at least double the time first
assessed or to pay one dollar per
day for the time assessed, and on
failure to do either, shall cause
such party or parties to be imprls-
oned by the superintendent in the
Jail of said county for a term not
less than five or longer than twelve
days. The summons to work, as
before provided in this section.
shall designate the time and place
OF meeting, the road to be worked
and the tools required; provided,
however, any person may exempt
himself from such working after
being summoned and before work
ing by paying to the superintend-
ent fifty cents Cor each day he has
been assessed to work as afore-
said, which amount so paiG shall
be by said superintendent paid to
the treasurer, as hereinhefore pro-
vided in this Act to he us<d in
working the public roads of said
county and district. All moneys
paid out by the treasurer to the
superintendent or other persons
shall be on the order of the county
board, and record kept by said
treasurer Of all money racaivad
and disbursed.
Sec. x. Be it further enacted bv
the aforesaid, That all first-class
public roads in this State shall
have sixteen feet good wagon or
carriage way, drawn up to the CEN
tre IN an oval shape, with no OBJ
structlons on said road-bed or over
said roads; nor shall any dead or
decayed timber be left standing
within one hundred feet on either
side of the roads, and all cause
ways or bridges, not public as now
fixed by law, shall be so construct
ed and keep in good repair, so as
to have no mud holes or sinks, and
soon as the board of commission
ers thinks the assessments should
be make sufficient, then the hills
be graded down to reasonable
grade, and from year to year and
as rapidly as possible, in the sound
discretion of the board, the pub
lie roads shall be brought to per-
feet order and grade; provided,
the requirements in this section
shall not be required as to oval
shape and width where mountains
or other physical impossibilities
exist, nor shall the oval shape be
required on fla. sandy lands that
do not wesh or mire, and said su-
perintendent of roads are author
lied to make use of such timbers
as may be necessary in construct
ing causeways or bridges and pay
reasonable price for the same,
subject to a reference to the board
of commissioners if price tender
ed should be objected to by owner
of such timber, whose judgement
shall be final.
SEC. XL. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
all roads shall be measured COM
mencing at the courthouse and
mile post erected and signboards
placed at all cross roads or forks.
SEC. XII. Be it further enacted,
That if any person shall obstruct
any public road, unless by consent
of the board of commissioners, he
shall be guilty of contempt, and on
conviction shall be punished by
said commissioners by a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars and
shall work on the public roads not
exceeding thirty days; either one
or both of these punishments may
be inflicted in the discretion of the
commissioners.
Sec. XIII. Be it further enact
ed by the authority aforesaid,
That when any person shall feel ag
grieved by any road proposed to
be laid out through his or her land,
he or she may complain to the
board of commissioners, who shall
carefully consider such complaints
and if not clearly for the public
good or to surround some obiec-
tionable hill or mountain, shall
order the superintendent to desist,
and said boards shall hear all
complaints by or from the people
as against the superintendent of