Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-06-10
EXTRACT FROM THE ROAD
LAW. $50
UNDER SPECIAL Act FOR WORKING AND
KEEPING IN REPAIR TIE PUBLIC
ROADS OF TAzEwELL COUNTY.
ACTS OF ASSEMBLY, FEBRUARY 29rM, 1899.

Isl. 1t shell be the duty of ench
surveyor appointed upder This net to
notify all the bands allotted to his
precinct when and where they shall
meet to work tho roads of SAID pre-.
cinct, and shnll. with any money ap
propriated by tho board of suptrvis
ors To his precinct, hire hands to
work on snid road. But no hired
hands shall be worked in connection
with, or nt the anme time that per-
sons are performing the work re.
Iuired of them under this act He
shall sup,rintend and direct MI bands
while At work, see that the ronds nre
kept clear of distractions, of neccs
sary width. we'll drained, and other
wise in good order, and secure from
the falling of dead timber thereon.
He shall, OH the first day of Decem
Der, or ut the meeting of the board
of supervisors held thereafter, make
IL report under oath to said board,
showing the amount of money mp
proplinted to his preciuct and II G
amount received by him ON fines us
hereinafter provided, the manner in
which the said amounts were expend-
ed; the number of days work done;
the percentage Of said work done bv
hired lnhorera, and the price paid
per day therefor, aud also the condi
ton of said road.
2d. All male persons between the
age of sixteen aud sixty years shall,
upon being notified by the road sur-
yeyor, attend, either in person or by
sufficient substitute, with proper
tools mud work the roads on such
days as the surveyor may direct; lot
to exceed two days in any one year,
provided, however. That ministers of
the gospel and persons who hive
Lust leg or M arm. and persons liv
ing in.nn Incorporated town that pro.
vid>s for its poor and keeps it's
streets i'll order, are exempted from
such works and others who are 9th.
rrwi"e disabled may be exempt by
order OF the board of supervisors on
account of such disability. For every
! day on which there may be failure.
scventy-five cents shall be paid to c
surveyor within twenty days tho O..
aItor by tho person in default, if IL
person of full age, and if ~ minor, Ivy
his parent or guardian. If The money
be not paid in the time specified the
surveyor shall make out tick ct
against such delinquent party, or II o
persons liable to pny The same, itr
the amount of snid linr aud plac.. it
i'll tho hands of the cot+,ah, of lis
district or sheriff of tli, county, WHO
Is hereby required to receive The
Same for collection and give his re.
cclpt to the surveyor therefor, and
suid ticket shall have the force of an
execution. The officer who il; cilnrg-
ed with The collection of said fine
shall proceed us in collecting taxes
or county loyios. Snch officer shalt
have IL lee OF twenty five cents i'll all
casos where the fine is collected by
him, to De paid I'y the party in adj
dIio Ia the line. He Shall pny over
to the surveyor ali such fine within
thirty days after they nave come inlu
his hands, OF retu st ne TO survey
or .as insolvent where the fine canuo;
be collected by lovy. If the Officer
fail tn make payment Of the fine, o.,
reiiiru the sHlr msolvrnt, Withiu
SKY ,iay.- i,Dn IL !ata he recelyc,,
1t, IL" and i!la SuretlJI on his official
bond s',nli bo liable Tor such fine,
whtlner collected by him or not, t..
be recovered by the Surveyor upon
motion before IL Justice Of the peace
lie shall return TO the board of su
p"rvisors annually, by the first day
III December, ii list of all fines so col
lscted, with the names OF SURVEYORS
to whom the same have been paid.
3d. Each surveyor shall be paid
one dollar for each day actually en-
ployed III working on roads where he
has MS many ar ten hands employed
but he shall not be allowed, however
any compensation for warning in the
hands, and for his failure to compl,
with the requirements of this net, on
to keep the roads in ~ good contli
ton rs possible. with the mcaus al
his command, he shall he fined not
less than ten nor more than fifty dol
lars, which shall be applied to keep
ing his road in good order.
4th All lcvies made and collected
urder this net shall be collected aud
accounted for by the county treasur
en- us other lavies are. and shall bt
p"id out to the surveyors and Other
parties entitled thereto OH the war
rant Of the board of supervisors.
5tb. Tho board of supervisors shal
keep book known III the road book
i'll which shall be kept an account oil
the road tax levied i'll each magiste
rial district, and tho amount collect
ed thereof, and how apportioned
among tho various precincts, and q
list of tools furnished TO each sur
veyor, who, upon new surveyor he
lug appointed, shall account to the