The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-03-16


cen and under fifty yesrs OF age,
except licensed ministers of the
Gospel and citizens Of incOrpor.
ated towns and cities, TO provide
with necessary tools
and implements, and TO work on
the public roads of the county not
exceeding two days in week, and
six days in each year, and in cases
of unusual emergency, the over.
seers may require the road hands
to work u greater number OF days
in any week or year. In cases
where the fiscal court shall pay
the road hands for their work. the
said court may require them to
work more than six days In q year.
Any such citizen may furnish an
able.bodied substitute to work 10
his place. A days work on the
road for such hands shAll be
eight hours. The fiscal court In
it's discretion, may pay the hands
so ordered TO work on the roade
reasonable compensation per
day for all or any part Of their
labor.
The judge Of each county court
shall. at the first regular term OF
his court after this act kkes Ell.
feet, divide his county into road
precincts, shall fix boundaries for
the same. and shall allOt all the
able. bodied male citizen within
said boundary, between the ages
of eighteen and fifty years, to
work on the roads in their respect.
i've precincts. For each precinct
he shall appoint an overseer, q
resident Of the precinct, who shall
hold his Office two years from the
day OF his appointment and until
his successor shall be appointed,
unless sooner removed by the
county court. And the county
Judge shall fill all vacancies that
may occur in said Office. -
The fiscal court ok M rnty
term aftsr the tskif e4S 81 ibis
act, and everyone ved ihere.
after, appoint a supervisd bf roads
10 and for it's county, whdeball be
a citizen Of the county, and who
shall hold his Office Tor the term
of two years, and until his success.
sor is appointed aud qualified, IN.
less sooner removed by the fiscal
court.
In counties wherein roads are
worked by taxation, II shall be the
duty Of the supervisor, at the
court house door in his county, on
the first Monday 10 March in each |
year, after twenty days. written or
printed notice posted at each vot.
ing place in the county, to 1t out
to the lowest and best biddof, who
shall give bond with surety, ap.
proved by the supervisor, the
working and keeping 10 repair Of
all the roads in said county, for
the term of not less than one year
nor more than two years there.
after, the said work to Be done 80
prescribed In the bonds Of con-
tractors.
That the supervisor or overseer
shall, on the order of the county
judge, entered of record, hire wsg.
ons. plOws, scrapers and teams,
and procure forage for sane; aud
either hire or purchase for the
county such tools and implements
as may be necessary and suitable
TO perform the work, which Le may ,
have done by hired hands, delin. ,
Quents or convicts. He shall be
responsible on his bond for the .
preservation and safe keeping Of
such tools and implements, and it
shall be unlawful and q breach Of .
bis bond to loan or hire out, or TO !
inner any one TO use the same, :
Unless under bis contract as su. ,
,ervisor. ,
That all delinquent and capita. =
ION tax payers Of the county be. !
ween the ages OF eighteen and 7
lfty years, shall be required to /
work ont their said taxes at such :
lines aud on such roads az the !
supervisor may prescribe within =
reasonable distance of tbeir re. :
'pective place Of residence. for
such work the delinquent shall =
rave credit at the rate of one dol. q
ar for each full days work Der. I
'ormed by him. The Supervisor I
'hall notify such deliuquepts, ss !
DAD hands are now required by Z
general law to be notified: and r
or falling or refusing to comply n
With the order Of the Supervisor. h
when so notified such delinouents q
ire made liable to all the points a
md penalties now imposed by Q
general law on persons who faili h
'r refuse to work on roads. d
All male persons con6ned n 1
county jails or wOrk.houses. nm. 9
Ter judgment of a court directing q
nat they may be worked at bard.
abor, shall be available to the
supervisor or Overseer, for the 0
purpose of working them on(nhe o
'ublc highways. 4"
II shall be unlawful for The f"
county judge, any justice Of tho o
'eace, sheriff or tax collector, ri
ounty attorney or Supervisor or I"
assistant supervisor, or any over. a
Ger, to become directly or in. G