The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29

ed To 90 so, or 10 iuFnisu suOStbubc
or to pay Communication money, and
stating a number OF days Of such
failure, and who were required to
furnish wagons, plows, etc., and
shall report the same to some con-
venient Justice of the Peace, under
oath, in which oath he must state
that the list contains all the delin-
quents. Such returns to be primd
facie evidence against such persons
as to such delinquency. Section
$40.
How DELlNouENTs ITO BE DEALT
WrrH.-Auy person summoned to
work road, failing to do so, or to
bring such wagons, tools, implements
or teams as may have been required,
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor. The
Justice Of the Peace, on receiving
report Of Overseer, shall issue war
rant for arrest Of delinquent, and
proceed as ia other criminal cases.
On conviction, each person shall be
fined two dollass day for each days
failure. IL fine and costs are not
Immediately paid, the delinquent
shall be sentenced to Imprisonment
in the county Jail for one month, or
until fine and cos,s and Jail fees are
paid. II delinquent will enter into
bond or recognizsnce in one hun
dred dollars, with sufficient sureties
approved by Justice CT the Peace.
payable to the Overseer or his sue
cessors, conditioned that such delin-
quent shall Immediately report to
Overseer and perfIrm labor for
period for which he is delinquent, as
the Overseer may direct, and pay
costs of proceeding against him, he
shall be discharged, and the Justice
shall preserve bond or recognizance.
If delinquent shall, within thirty
DAYS, procure evidence of the work
having been done, the Justice shall
mark bond or recognizance "cancel-
ed" and deliver up same. If not
thus Cancelled within thirty days,
the Justice shall issue notice to de-
linquent and his sareties to appear
on a day named, not less than five
days from service, and on day named
shall unless sufficient cause bt
shown, render final judgment and
issue execution, and, when money il
collected, pay it over to Overseer tt
be expended on his road. Sector
$50.
MONEY RECEIVED AND EXPENDED
Overseer to receive all money!
paid by road hands at the rate Of
one dollar day, in lieu of work, a
any time before report to Justice
and expend such money, and money
collected by Justice, or from any
other source on his road district t.
the best advantage. Duty Of Over
seer to direct labor Of delinquent
sentenced by Justices. Section S5l
PENALTY ON OvERsEEn.-Any Ov
erseer falling or refusing to apply
all money received by him as herein
provided, shall, upon conviction, b.
imprisoned not exceeding 81,
months in the county Jail, and fine(
equal to double the amount receiv
ed by him and not applied. Section
852.
ROAD DIvIDED.-Every Overseer
if required by majority Of hands as
signed him, shall lay off road int
equal divisions for convenience o
laborers, and assign some or agree
with laborers for keeping division in
repair. II persons to whom any di
vision be assigned fail to keep it il
good repair, he IS liable to all penal
ties imposed upon Overseers for fail
ing to keep road in repair, and Ov
erseer shall order out hands on sale
division, and cause same to be pu
and kept in repair. Section S53.
DAMAGES TO ROAD, BRIDGES, Ere.
TO BE REPAIRED.-If road, bridge O
causeways be at any time so dam
aged by high water or otherwise a
to be dangerous or unfit for travel
ers, the Overseer shall order on
hands to repair the same, thougl
they have already worked ten days
If the Overseer fail to do this, ate
notice any member of the Board o
Supervisors may employ sufficien
hands to repair the same, the ex
pense to be paid out of the County
Treasury. In addition of other pen
alties for not keeping the road il
repair, the Overseer shall be liabl
to refund money so expended, to b.
recovered by action in the name o
Board of Supervisors. Section S54
OBsTRUcrIoNs.-If any person oh
struct any public highway in any
manner, and does not remove tn,
same within twenty-four hours, Ov-
seer shall remove the same, and tn,
person so obstructing shall pay al
expenses of the removal, to be re
covered before a Justice in the nam,
of the Board of Supervisors. Over
seer TO cause suit TO be commenced
therefor. Section S55.
HEDGES TO BE TRlMMED.-Hedge
planted along road must be trimmed
by owner Of land on side next to road
and so kept that travellers will no
be Inconvenience. If hedges in