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Sec, 3. Aud every overseer is here.
by required To account to the board Of
township commissiC pers at their an
nual settlement for all tools received,
material used or funds expended, un-
der this act, and they shall also return
q full and true list and statement of
the names of all persons within their
respective districts who have been Or
dered out to perform the labor as re-
ouired by this act, and after each work
ing to note the hours actually worked,
work each hand does, and he shall
make and furnish a list to the board
of township commissioners of those
who have refused or neglected to per.
form the same, and shall by oath at,
test the correctness of each list so kept
and all fines and forfeitures used for
and recovered under the provisions of
this act shall be paid over on demand
by the magistrate or constable collect
ing the same TO the county treasurer
wherein such fines or forleitures &C.
crued; and the several overSeers shall
also render an account to the town
ship board of commissioners ut the
annual settlement of all moneys ex-
pended and all property remaining in
their hands at the time of the settle
ment. also all judgements that remain
unpaid, and the name of the judgment
debtor, and magistrate before whom
souch judgments were obtained and
the amounts thereof and the township
board of commissioners shall make
such order as to the prosecution Of the
suits by the overseer of the proper dis
trict against such delinquents of the
township board of commissioners the
interest of the township may require.
Sec. 10. That all property that may
remain in the hands of the overseer at
the time of the annual settlement with
the township board of commissioners
shall be turned over to his successor
in office as soon as such successor
shall be elected and qualified, taking
receipt therefor, and deposit said re-
ceipt with the township commission
ers. 1t shall be lawful for any over
seer to sue out executions on any
Judgment that remains unpaid within
his proper district at any time when,
in his opinion, the same Can be col
lected, and the money so received aud
collected shall be paid over to county
treasurer as provided in the foregoing
section by the magistrate 50 collect
ing.
Sec. II. That the county supervisor
of roads and highways within the
county be, and is hereby, authorized
to have the overseer to construct foot
paths or bridges over streams, swamps,
marshes, and along the highways of
his county.
Sec. 10. That each overseer within
his district may erect and keep up, at
the expense of the county, at the forks
and crossroads, a post and guide board
or fngerboard, containing au inscrip-
ton in legible letters directing the
way and distance to the town or
towns, or public place or places, situa-
ted on each road, respectively.
Sec. 13. That il any person shall
willfully demol1sh, throw down, alter
or deface any guide.board, every per-
son so offending shall, upon convic:
tion thereof, before any magistrate of
the proper county. be fined in any
sum not exceeding $40 and the cost Of
the suit, or be sentenced to labor on
the public works of the county for a
term of not more than 80 days, and
the money, when collected, shall be
by the magistrate collecting the same,
paid over to the county treasurer.
Sec. IA. That the county board OF
commissioners be. and they are here
by authorized to furnish signboards,
ploughs, scrapers, or other tools for
the use of the several districts, at their
discretion, to be paid for out OF any
moneys in the county treasury not
otherwise appropriated. and turn the
same over to the chairman of the
township board of commissioners and
take his receipt therefor. The town
ship board of commissioners shall take
a receipt from each overseer for such
impliments as they may deliver to
him, showing to him the number, kind
and condition thereof, and such over
seer shall be liable for any injury or
damage that may result to such imple
ments, or to any Of them, by proper
use thereof, or by unnecessary expos
ure to the weather, during the time
the same may be in his possession; !;
and he shall. on the first Tuesday of
February annually, return the same
to said township board of commission
ers. The amount for which overseers
may be liable for such improper use
or neglect may be recovered by action
in the name of the township board of
commissioners, or any person using
the plows, scrapers, or other tools
furnished by the county board OF COM
mlssioners Tor other purposes than the
purpose for which the same was fur
nished, shall be fined not more than
$50 nor less than S., or imprisoned
not less than 10 nor more 30 days.
Sec. Is. That the county board OF
commissioners in the several counties
may, in their discretion. authorize and
require the county supervisors to hire
and employ overseers and laborers
upon the public highways under con-
troll of overseers, at such compensa-
ton as the board may determine.
Communication taxes and such other
funds as may be applicable to high
ways may be used in payment for such
work.
Sec. IL. That each and every over
seer who shall neglect or refuse to
perform the several duties enjoined
on him by this act, or who shall, un-
der any pretense whatever, give or