The Green Forest tribune., 1897-07-08
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DoC. 10. ueTo SualI not more tuau
seven persons work on the road and
bridges in each respective district at
the same time unless by SPECIAL order
of the county court.
Sec. 20, One set of hands shall be
warned to work two days. another set
work two days. and third set to work
two days, all Of which may be warned
on the same day. but the notice given
to each person shall state the day that
such person has to work. They should
be SO warned as to have one set going
out before the next set comes in, so as
to have only one set working at the
time in the same district.
Sec. 81. A days work shall be eight
hours; to commence at s a. N. to Il IN.
and then from p. N. to 5. p. m. of
each day, which time shall constitute
days work for each person to work
on public roads, highways and bridges
! in the State of Arkansas under this
act.
Sec. o. The person warned to work
shall be at the appointed place at tho
hours and times mentioned in the pre-
ceding section and work under the
direction of the overseer; and if the per-
son fails to work faithfully during the
hours mentionen the overseer shall
dock and charge such person for the
time he fails to put in, and if such
person fails to work on account Of sick
ness he shall be charged with such
time an allowed to work the time out
at such other time as the overseer shall
direct, but if such person fails to wsrk
for any other reason than sickness he
shall pay for such time in lawful money
of the United States.
Sec. %. Should any enc subject to
road bridge duty fail to work. when
warned to work at the time and place
and manner required by overseer one
dollar for each day pro rata for each
part of a day that he fails to work,
and if the same is not paid at once to
the overseer the person so failing to
work shall be guilty of isdemean-
or and the overseer shall report him
to some justice of the peace or to the
grand jury of the county, and upon
conviction he shall be fined not less
than five dollars and not to exceed ten
dollars with costs for each day or part
of a day he failed to work.
Sec. "a. The overseer shall give to
each person receipt for each day or
part Of day such persons works or
pays, and when the time has been
worked or paid for, as set forth in this
act, then such person shall be exempt
from further road dnty for one year
from the time the county made the
order at the levying term of taxes to
work the road under this act.
Sec. q. The overseer shall report
to the county court at each regular
term of the county court and as much
oftener as the county judge may require
in vacation or in term time under his
oath, giving such facts and figures as
the court or judge may require, and
should the oversser fail to have dis
charged his duty under the contract
and law, the county court may dis
charge him at once and declare contract
forfeited, and the overseer shall not
be paid such sum for service as re-
maino due him until he has settled
with the county court for any damages
sustained by the county and his dis
trict on account of having failed TO
comply with his contract under the
law; and the county court shall at once
order suit against the overseer and his
sureties on his bond and that the
overseer having failed to discharge his
duty shall be guilty of midemeanor
and upon conviction shall be fined in
any sum not less than twenty-five
and not to exceed fifty dollars aud
costs.
Sec. 26. The road and bridge COM
missioner contracted with and appoint
ed under this act shall examine and
report the condition of all bridges in
the county, the repairs necessary and
: when bridges should be replaced and
made new, giving the estimated cost Of
all bridges and repairs on the same,
4 an d shall sign and swear to such re.