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

io counIv commissioners shall make
IN order for the opening of said new
md changed roads after giving
'hlrty days notice thereof by post
ng at the courthouse and at some |
public place nearest the road sought |
20 be changed or established, and i'll
'he road so laid out shall pass
through the lands of any person or
persons, who shall object to or con.
slider themselves aggrieved by the
same, and the board of county COM
mlssioners and the person or persons
aggrleved can not agree apon a rea-
sonable compensation to be paid out
OF the county treasury to such ag.
person or persons by order
of the board of county commission
ers, then and in that event the chair
man of the board shall file petition
to the circuit court of the county,
addressed to the judge thereof, pray
ing for the appointment by such cir
cult judge of jury of twelve men,
who shall be freeholders, registered
voters and residents in the vicinity
of said road, to assess the damages
that may be done to the person or
persons aggrieved whose land is
sought to be taken. Such petition
shall describe as accurately as may
be practicable the property desired
to be taken, and shall give the name
or names of the owner or owners
thereof, or of the person or persons
in possession thereof, and the pur-
poses for which said land is to be
taken. After such petition shall
have been filed the course of pro.
cedure shall be the same as thus set
forth in sections 2, 3, 4 and 5, Chap.
ter 1922, Laws of Florida, entitled
ian act prescribing the mode of pro-
cedure for the exercise of the powers
of eminent domain by cities and
towns, approved May 28th, 1885,"
and it shall be the duty Of the county
commissioners to order the damages
so assessed to be paid out of the
county treasury if the same be q
public road, together with all costs
Of the proceedings; but if settle
ment or neighborhood road, then by
the person or persons applying fol
the same, and all new roads laid out
and established shall be run as neal
as may be upon section lines and tht
subdivisions thereof.
SEC. 5. It. shall be the duty o
each county commissioner to taxi
charge of and superintend all tn
public roads, causeways and bridges
within his district under the direction
of the board of county commission
ers: and in consideration of the faith
full performance of such duties, tn
said commissioner shall be paid tw
dollars per day for actual service.
SEC. 6. Each county commlsslone
shall lay off the public roads in hi
district in subdivisions of convenlen
size. and shall appoint for each div
sion a suitable person as road over
seer for such divisions, and shall al
norton the hands residing in sue
district who are subject to road dut
among the different divisions of sal
district: and furnish the road owe
seer of each division with a list
such hands. Said road oversee
shall serve for one year and unit
10 euccossor ia APPOINTED, and sha
be exempt from any other road dut
for the time he serves as such owe
seer and for one year thereafter.
SEC. 7. The road overseers OF IL
several divisions shall summon
writing or in person, at such tim
!, and in such numbers as he may dee
e advisable, all persons liable to roa
duty and who have been appolnte
to his division, giving at least thr'
davs' notice, except in the case OF ca
ualties and storms, when one day
notice is sufficient, of the time ar
place where such person shall oe =
louired to work at, and the tools WI
' which he must supply himself; al
8 such notice, if in writing, may
served by leaving it with memo
of his family over fourteen years
age. at his residence provided, tn
no person shall be required TO wo o
y on the public roads beyond ths IN
= ;ts of the road district in which
!. . resides.
n SEC. 8. Every able-bodied male p'
!. sou over the age of eighteen years, al
under the age of forty'tiye yea
# resident in any county in TINS sta
:. for thirty days, shall be subject al
:. liable to work on roads and brldg
n in euch county for not more I'M
eight days in each year; Sn1 Pfovlde
,e That any such persons so subject
4 road duty may perform such servl
- hv an able-bodied substitute oV
) the age of eighteen, or in lieu there
o NAV pay to the overseer the sum
4 one dollar for each day ne Is requ
"a - ed to work, taking his receipt
~ .oo uhich receipts snail