The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-10
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Wor,xinr County Roads.


Mr.. Bass, from the House Committee
on Internal improvements, reported the
following bill, which was read the first
time, 'and ordered to be read second
time on another day, and ordered print
ed, viz
AN ACT to enable the counties in this
Commonwealth to work upon its public
roads able-bodied delinquents in the pay
ment Of the county levy tax.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth Of Kentucky:
81. That hereafter when there shall be
returned by the sheriff of any county
within this Commonwealth, or otherofficer
whose duty it is to collect the county
levy, in his final settlement of his ac-
counts rs collector of the county levy in
said county, list of the insolvents, and
the said list shall have been allowed him
IA a credit on his accounts in the manner
and upon the terms now provided by law,
II shall be the duty of the county court
clerk of said county or counties to FORTH
with prepare, in duplicate, list of said
insolvents rs returned from each magis-
terial district in said county, and to fur
nish one of said lists as aforesaid made
to each of the magistrates residing in
each Of the said magisterial districts IN
said county; and thereupon the said mag
istrate shall take said list so furnished
him by said county court clerk, and shall
thereupon ascertain in what road pre-
cinct in his magisterial district such able
bodied insolvents or any of them, prop
erly belong; and shall thereupon furnish
the surveyor OF such road precinct with
list of such insolvents returned as
aforesaid belonging therein; and there
upon il shall be the duty of such sur
veyor Of such road precinct to appoint a
day and notify said insolvents thereof,
by one days notice, either written or
verbal; whereupon said delinquents
shall attend upon said road under the
supervision of such surveyor of said road,
and shall under the conditions herein
after imposed, work out the amount OF
said county levy tax.
80. That when any insolvents, so as
aforesaid returned, are residents OF any
incorporated town, and not assigned "a
labor upon any public road in said county
then It shall be the duty of the County
Judge of said county to designate upon
what section of road leading into such
town such insolvents shall labor rs afore
said and he shall thereupon notify the
surveyor Of such section or precinct In
. writing, Of his action In that behalf
, whereupon such surveyor shall motif,
said insolvents as provided In section
first of this act and 1t shall be the duty
of said delinquents TO attend when mott
: fed and labor upon said road, excepting
, those excluded by section first.
%. That such insolvents as come with
E in the provisions Of section frat an'
q second of this act shall, when notified a
j.. aforesaid by said surveyor, attend at tn
b time designated and labor upon SAFE
: road, and for their labor shall receive
: credit of fifty cents per day upon thei
= said tax; and they shall continue :
Q labor from day TO day, as directed b
Q said surveyor, until they have thus work
4 ed out the full amount Of said tax; an
L for a failure to attend when notified, O
J. 10 labor when In attendance, they sha
Is he liable TO fine Of 81 80 for each da
a they shall fail TO labor, said fine reco'
= cradle by warrant In the name OF th
. Commonwealth before any justice Of Oh
peace In any county within this Common
a wealth, and enforceable rs other fine
n are by Law. ,e.. 81. ,ss-
Is "a. Any fines recovered under the pr
, ceding sections Of this act shall be a
l. piled a. IL Is now provided by law th'
n iines for failure 70 work upon road
> shall be applied.
n as. That II, after having been returne
v m insolvent rs aforesaid by the sheril
e any person shall desire 10 pay his AL
4 ,ax he shall have the right % do 80, an