The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-04

the order Of the county commission
ers. No person subject to road duty |
shall be compelled to work the road |
more than three days in any one
week, except in case of storm and
casualty. And if the public roads
and bridges in any county are not
worked, repaired and maintained by
tax as provided for in section II of
this act, then the county commits
sioners may levy tax not exceed.
ing one mill on the dollar in any one
year on the taxable property for
building and repairing bridges.
Sec. 9. The road overseer of each
division in each county shall, within
ten days after each road working,
file complaint against all persons
summoned by him to work the roads
in such division, who have, without
a legal or sufficient excuse, failed or
refused to obey such summons, or to
do the work required Of them, which
complaint shall be filed before the
Justice Of the peace having jurisdic-
tion of the district in which such de-
fault occurred, or before any other
court or officer having jurisdiction
of the ofense, and such justice, court
or officer shall cause such defaulters
to be arrested, brought before the
proper court and legally tried, and
if convicted, each defaulter shall be
fined not less than three dollars nor
more than ten dollars, or imprisoned
in the county Jail for not less than
ten days nor more than thirty days,
1 in the discretion Of the justice or
) court, for each offense, and if i'm
, prisoned shall be subject to hard
labor on the public roads for the
time of such imprisonment, under
the direction Of the county commits
, sioners. Provided, however, That
a failure by any overseer Of any road
, to file complaint within ten days
7 shall not relieve any offender under
, | this act from prosecution for the
3 violation thereof. All costs incurred
> | in such proceedings shall be paid by
3 the respective counties and taxed
). against and recovered of persons
Y convicted. Provided, however, That
r each road overseer shall be paid two
t dollars per day for each days ser
r vice in attendance upon court while
e prosecuting defsulters for failure te
lcomply with the requirements of this
81 sct. which shall be taxed as othel
e costs against persons convicted.
el SEC. 10. All manned or disabled
>. persons who ehail procure certifi
q Gates of such disability from some Ii
!. censed, practicing physician, perso u
!. Of unsound mind, and ministers il
e charge of church, shall be exoemp
o from road duty un Ter this act.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be the duty
,r each county commissioner of hi
is district to report under oath, to tn
It nearest justice of peace any roa'
j. overseer of any division in hi
r. district who shall fail or refus
D. without legal excuse to compl
b with any Of the duties requi'e
" of him by this act, and he shall b
d deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor an(
r. upon conviction, shall be fined nc
OIL less that twenty or more tina
er one hundred dollars, or imprisone
Iii in the county jail for not less tina
II ten nor more than thirty days, s
tv the discretion of the court.
r. Sec. IL. Any county comml
sioner who shall fail to perform an
he of the duties which he is by this la
in directed to perform shall be deeme
"a guilty of misfeasance in Office, ar
m upon conviction, shall be punishe
al by a fine of not less than fifty N
ed more than three hundred dollars,
ee bv Imprisonment in the county js
"a. for not less than thirty days nor mo
"a than six months at the discretion
nd the court; and it is hereby made Il
re- imperative duty Of the grand juri
tn Of the several counties in this sta
nd to investigate the accounts, doin
be and proceedings Of the county col
,er missioners of the respective count
Of as to the duties herein required
at them, and to present any comm
rk sioner who is guilty of misfes
m. ance. :.
he SEC. 13. Each road overseer
hereby required to put up sign-boar
er. at every important fork or crossl1
nd of the public roads in his divisio
rs and shall cause mile posts to
,te erected on all public roads
nd his division, and shall recei
res such compensation therefor as t
an county commissioner shall dete
ed. mine to be reasonable and just,
', to- be paid from the road fund in t
ice county treasury. The road overse
yer is hereby authorized to commu
eof personal labor for horses and mule
of wagons or teams, or any necessa
iir. implements furnished by any pers
for for the opening, working or repa
be ing of the public roads and bridg'
T.. - %o o11o- o1on a reasonable CO|