The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-04-30
NEW ROAD LAW.
1t Provides for the Performance
of Labor on Streets and
Public Roads.

SECTION /. Be il enacted b. The
General Assembly OF the State Of
Ohio, That the council of any mu-
nicipal corporation may require each
able bodied male person between
the ages of twenty one and fifty five
years, resident of the corporation, or
territory attached as in this sub di-
vision provided, to perform by him.
self or substitute, in each year, two
days labor upon the streets and al
leys of such corporation, or upon the
public roads or highways that lie
with such attached territory, which
labor shall in lieu of the two days
labor required to be performed upon
roads and highways; provided that
active members of volunteer engine
companies not exceeding sixty-four,
of hook and ladder companies not
exceeding thirty, and of hose com
panies not exceeding twenty, shall
be exempt from the performance of
such labor during membership, and,
having served faithfully as such for
five consecutive years, shall be ex-
empt for FIVE years thereafter; and
provided further, that such labor
may be commuted by the payment OF
two dollars and a half ($2. 5Ql, to be
expended where the the labor should
have been applied.
SECTION 2. Upon the refusal to
perform such work under the prop
er street commissioner, or other off.
Ger appointed by the council, the de,
linauent shall be liable to the same
fines, penalties, and forfsitures as are
provided against persons refusing to
perform two days labor upon the
roads and highways in other cases.
and the same shall be recovered in
the name of the corporation, before
the mayor thereof.
SECTION 3. The street commits
sioner, or other proper officers, shall
have power to collect by suit, all
fines, forfeitures and penalties arising
under the provisions of this sub-di'
vision.
SECTION 4. All male persons be
tween the age of twentv-one and
fifty five years, able to perform OF
cause to be performed the labor
herein required, except every hon
orably discharged soldier who served
in the United States during the act
ual war, pensioners of the United
States government, acting and con
tributins members of companies
troops and batteries of the Ohio Nat
ional Guards during their member
ship, and any person who Is mem
Der of any fire engine, hook and lad
der, hose, or other company, for th'
extinguishment of fire or the pro
lection of property at fires, under tn
control of the corporate autho rite
of any municipal corporation, ane
who receives no pay for such service
during the time he may continue al
acting member of such company
shall be liable annually, to perform
two days labor on the highways, IN
der the direction of the road super
visor of the road district IN which h
resides.
SECTION S. But if person bein
warned as hereinafter provided, pa
the supervisor in whose district j
which he resides the sum of two dol
lars and fifty cents ($2.50D within
three days after being notified by tn
supervisor, the same shall be re
ceived in lieu of the two days l:
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! SECTION 6. Each supervisor sha
order out every such person residen
in his county, between the first da
of April and the first day of Jul
annually, and direct him to do an
perform the work aforesaid on th
public roads within the district.
SECTION 7. There shall be no al
peal from any judgment rendered b
any justice of the peace in the pu1
susnce of the last preceding sectior
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SECTION 8. No person shall be n
released from performance of labc
on the public highway by reason 1
neglect of any supervisor to orde
him out on or before the first day {
July. II \
SECTION 8. If any person remove
: from one district to another betwee
, the first day of April and the fir
day of November, who has, prior
such removal, performed the who
, or any part of the labor aforesaid,
y and produce a certificate OF tf
: ssme from the supervisor of the pro-
er district, such certificate shall be
complete discharge for the amour
therein specified.
SECTION 10. Any person calle
: upon to perform labor upon the pul