Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-08-14
SYNOPSIS OF THE ROAD
IL II.

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to be public roads.
Justices of the Peace in each town
ship incorporated under the name OF
Trustees In their respective townships
and the Magistrates incorporated under
the name Of Board OF Trustees OF their
respective townships and given fuil SD
peryision and control of the roads and
together with the County Commission
ers to lay out new roads.
Sec. 9. Board of Trustees meet first
Monday In May and November and rs
much oftcnei Is they may find neces-
sary. Shall keep q record OF their
meetings and be exempt from the tour
DAYS working the road. Shall examine
the condition of the roads at least tDtce
a wear and make reports to the Judge
at the Spring and Fall terms of Supe-
| rior Court. who shall transmit reports
TO the Solicitor with such instructions
az he may deem proper.
Every County Commissioner, Justice
| of the Peace. Board of Trustees. and Su-
pervisor who shall neglect or refuse to
perform the duties enjoined by this act
Shall be guilty Of a ~misdemeanOr and
on conviction shall be fined or impris-
oned at the discretion of the Judge
aud ir shall be the duty Of the Solicit
tor to prosecute such %offenses.
See. 3. Tie Trustees shall during the
month of May divi,le their respective
townships into suitable road districts
and annually make such alterations as
they may deem proper-and elect II
supervisor for each district. Each su.
pvrvisor who refuses or neglects to
qualify and serve shall forfeit and pay
the SUM o! $40 and costs.
Sec. 4. The road-bed shall be not
more than sixteen feet wi e unless the
County Commissioners SO order. The
supervisors shall open. keep in repair
and remove all distractions from their
respective roads :; and are authorized to
enter upon adjoining lands, to cut and
carry away timber, to use such gravel.
sand or stone hat may be necessary to
make, improve or repair said roads, and
to make such bitches and drains to
carry the water to the neares- water
course.
Sec. ). All able-bodied male persons.
between the ages of IS and 40 required
to work four days in each year under
the direction of the supervisor in their
respective districts, except persons per
maHently disabled in the military ser
vice Of the State ]; PrOUtded. any person
may pay to the supervisor 50 instead OF
performing the four days work.
sec. 6. Every supervisor shall order
out the hands of his district between
Feb. lst and Dee. lst to work on the
road. And any person 20 ordered ou1
rettl sing to attend, or refusing to obey
he supervisor, or spend his tim II
. idle ness or inattention to the duties a.
sighed him, shall forfeit and pay ths
sum OF 81 tor each offence, and for fail
ure to attend shall pay - and be guilty
of a miSdemeanOr and fined not NOR.
than s., or imprisoned not more than
five days. No person shall be release,
from work on the road by reason of tn,
failure of the supervisor to order hin
out before Dec. lat.
Sec. I. Amy person having performed
part of his work and then moved to an
other district, shall be credited with tn,
amount performed.
Sec. s. A days work to be ten hours
) Sec. 9. The residence OF any person
shall b. where his family resides, if II
has Il family. of any other person, wher
he boards.
, Sec. ~. Supervisors shall collect b,
suit or otherwise, all fines and forfeit
, ureS herein provided for and they ar,
required to prosecute all persons tailin:
to comply with the provisions Of thi
act.
= sec. IL. The supervisors shall expent
, the money collected in their respectiv,
districts and render reports to tn,
, Board of Trustees.
sec -. All money on hand ut tn
: end of the year to be paid over to hi
successor.
Sec. l3. Supervisor to construct TOO
l bridges.
g sec. IA. Supervisor to put and kee,
up sign boards. &c.
See. Is. Misdemeanor to deflce o
,, tear down sign boards, &c.
sec. Is. Trustees 10 furnish plOW.
scrapers or other tools for the use of tn
I district. Shall take receipts from .acI
, supervisor for the tools delivered t
= him and the supervisor shall be respon
! sible for them and make IA report amt
ally OF their condition.
. see. Il. The Commissioners an
Board of Justices of the Peace author
lied to levy a tax OF not less than Z no
j more than 20 cents on each 500 wort.
/. of property to be applied to worhin
the roads, to be collected as other take:
Sec. Is. The Chairman of the Count
N'AlnlASS'ohIlS Iu4IlctldlcIN after vi
levy of the tax shall give notice in tn
! county newspaper of the per centur
Oh each hundred dollars of ~valuatio
{ determined upon and said tax may b
discharged by labor on the roads unde
t the direction of the supervisors of tn
= several dist lets. and shall make, out
: list of the names of each taxpayer. {
; the mount OF the road tax with whic
each stands charged and transmit III
I same TO the supervisor of the prope
a districts.
+. See. 10. Any person charged with
! road tax may discharge the same b
u work at the rate of one dollar per da,
o toe which the supervisor shall give
IS certiticte, which shall be received b
the sheriff in settlement of the road tt,
In dividing the money the Truste.
Q shall be guided By the necessities Of II
u road and not by the number OF miles.
Sec. 20. Any supervisor neslectin
his duty to be fined not less than 81
nor more than $50.
= Sec. II. No work shall be performe
m any road not laid out according
Jt law.