The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-04-24
Two Days Labor Law.
Enacted by the Legislature on
Thursday Of Last Week.

Enacted by the Legislature or
Thursday Of Last Week.
The council of any municipal
corporation may require each able.
bodied male person between the
ages Of twenty-One and tifty-five
years) residents of the corporation
or territory attacht Il rs in this sub.
division provi led, to perform by
himself or substitute In each year
two days labor upon the streets
and alleys of such corp rations, or
upon the public roads or highways
that lie with such attached terri
tory, which labor shall be in lieu
Of the two days labor required to
be reformed upon roads and high
ways; and provided further. that
such labor may be committed by
the payment of three dollars to be
expended where the labor should
nave DeeH dppllcu.
Upon the refusal to perform such
work under the proper street com
missioner, or other officer appoint.
ed by the council, the Delinquent
shall be lialle to the same fines,
penalties, and forfeitures as are
provided against persons refusing
to perform two days labor upon
the roads and highways in ether
cases; and the same shall be recov-
ered in the name of the corpora
ton, before the mayor thereof.
All male persons between the
age of twcnty.one and fifty-fve
years, able to perform or cause to
he performed labor herein required
except every hOn0rably discharged
soldier who served in the United
States army during the actual war,
pensioners Of the United States
government, acting and contribut-
ing members of companies, troops
and batteries of the Ohio national
guard during their membership,
and any person who IS Il member
of any fire cns inc, hook and ladder
hose or other company for the eX-
tinguishment of fire or the protec-
ton Of property at fires, under the
control Of the corporate authori-
ties Of any municipal corporation,
and who receives no pay for such
services during the time he may
continue an acting member of such
company, shall be liable annually
to perform two days labor on the
highways, under the direction Of
the rOnd supervisor Of the road dis
trict IN which he resides.
Each supervisor shall order out
every such person, residence in
his district between he fifteenth
day Of April and the first day Of
July annually, aud direct him to
do and perform the work aforesaid
on the public roads within the
district; the order shall be given
TO each person at least two days
prior for the performance of the
labor, either personally, or by
written no lice left at his usual
place Of abode; and if any person
so moi fled " WhO is liable to perform
such labor, reiu SeS or neglects to
attend, by himself or substitute, to
the acceptance ofthe superyis or, or
having attended, refused To Oh 81
the directions Of the supervisor, or
inatteniion to the duties assigned
him, he shall forfeit and pay the |
sum of one dollar for such offtnsc,
and shall fu ther be liable in all
cases Of non attendance, to the
amount allowed for two days work,
TO be recovered by action before II
justice of the peace of the proper
township, at TIE suit Of the super
visor within whose district he
resides, and the mo ey so collected
shall be applied by the supervisor
to the improvement Of roads in his
district, and accounted for by him
at the annual settlement with the
trustees Of his township.