Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-27

of the district. This ticket ought
to, and will, we think, sweep the
district, and every man who has
the welfare of the country at heart
should turn out and work for the
success of the ticket.
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The Road Law and Amendments.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Ma
tional Council: That for the pur-
pose of the better improvement Of
the roads or public highways Of
this nation, the judges OF the dis
trict courts of the several districts
of this nation are hereby author.
lied to locate public roads or high
ways within the limits of their re-
spective districts in the way and
manner hereinafter provided.
SIC. 2. That upon application
by petition to the district judge of
not less than ten citizens, residents
of the neighborhood wherein any
public road is sought to be located,
and not less than thirty days be-
fore the holding of the next regu-
lar term of the district court, set
ting forth the reasons or the
necessity for a public highway
through their neighborhood, begin
ming and terminating at certain
points in the district, the judge,
upon hearing said petition in open
court, and being satisfied of the
necessity of a public highway as
prayed for, shall by order of the
court locate and declare said road
a public highway.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of
the Judge of the district court to
appoint three suitable persons to
| Law off and mark out each public
road by him located, and said per-
sons shall not lay off or mark out
any road through the farm or en-
closure of any citizen without such
citizens consent,
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF
the judge of the district court to
define certain boundaries along
said roads wherein all persons liv.
ing arc liable to work upon said
roads.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty oi
the Judge OF the district court to
appoint some suitable person q:
| overseer of each public road within
the district, whose duty it shall be
to warn, at least three days before
the day fixed for work upon sale
road, all persons liable by law L
work upon public roads within hi
boundary as fixed by the court, tC
appear on a certain day, and at
certain place, and bring the tool
required by the overseer, for tn,
purpose of work upon said road.
SEC. 6. All male persons be
tween the ages of eighteen an'
ffty-five years who have resnlet
within the boundary in which the,
are warned to work ten days pre-
vious TO the time they are warne,
shall be subject TO work on an,
public highway within the re
spective boundaries in which the!
reside.
SEC. z. All persons who are un
able to perform labor by reason o
physical disability shall be eX
empt from work on any road.
SEC. s. No person shall be com
PEELED to work upon public high
ways more than ten days in an.
one year nor more than four day
at any one time or in any on
month.
SEC. 8. Each person liable t
work on public roads or highway
who shall furnish a substitute VIII
is accepted by the overseeror VIII
shall pay to the overseer one dol
lar per day, in lieu of the tim
such person is liable TO work upol
a public road, shall be exempted
and discharged from work or labo
on all roads or highways for s.
much OF the time as he is warned
and liable to work, as he shall pa.
(for) OF his substitute shall labor
/ SEC. 10. All moneys paid to an.
overseer of roads under the pre-
ceeding section shall be faithful,
applied by him for the improve
ment and repairing of public high
ways in his Boundary, with the ap
proval of the district judge.
SEC. IL. All persons subject +
work on public highways shall
8 labor in accordance with and unde
: the direction of the oyerseer of Tia
road, for the boundaries in whicl
= they are liable to work.
SEC. ~. If any person subjeC
TO road duty who shall have ha
/ at least three days actual motto
according to this act and failed @
neglected to pay for the full tim
+ he is lawfully warned TO work an
e shall refuse or neglect to attend b
e himself, or substitute to the az
a ceptanee Of the overseer by whol
he shall have been lawfully war;
= ed, on the day and at the time an
l. place directed by said oversee
d shall, upon complaint Of the owe
|. seer before the district court in III
way and manner provided for b
civil actions at law, and upon col
(. yiction be liable 10 pay in goo
n and lawful money Of the Unite
! States, or national warrants or ce
= tificates a fine OF one dollar per da,
g together with costs Of suit.
u SEC. 13. All non-citizens wll
G are males, residing under permit