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divide the respective townships into suitable
road districts. They shall elect an oVerseer
whose term OF Office shall be two years. and If
he fails or refuses TO serve shall be fined $1,000
gang. That If vacancy occurs from any
cause, the Board shall elect bis successor.
And the overseer has the right to appoint
man TO serve who is liable TO road duly, and
as he serves as overseer,
1t shall be the duty Of every overseer 10
ma Ike out a list OF all persons liable 10 road
duty belonging to his section, and the over
seer Is authorized to demand Of any person
or corporation, the names Of any and all
hands in his, her and its employ. And
should any person or corporation. refuse to
port the matter to the nearest magistrate, and
cause such persons to be prosecuted.
Overseers are also authorized To appoint
some suitable person, liable to road duty on
his road, as warner, and such person shall
be exempt from road duty for the time he acts
as warner. And the overseer having furnish.
ed said warner with list OF the hands liable
notice on each and every hand. either by
seeing the parties personally and giving
verbal notice, or by leaving written notice at
the residence OF the party, OF the honr and
place OF working on said section; and the
person SO warned shall bring with him such
necessary tools and implements used on a
farm as the overseer may direct. All or the
hands belonging to and assigned 10 road
section are TO work under the direction and
the supervision of the overseer. Overseers
are also required to take good care Of all tools
furnished them by the county, and not per-
NIT or suffer them to be used for any, purpose
other than the working of the public high.
ways, and to account to the county commits.
sioners for all tools in their possession and
the manner and kind OF labor performed on
their section, and turn over all tools to their
successors.
Each overseer may erect and keep up al
the expense OF the county at the forks anu
cross. roads, post and guide board or finger
board containing an inscription 10 legible let
ters, directing the way and distance to the
town or towns or public place and places
situated on each road. And the overseer ts
authorized to prosecute any one who defaces
or demOlishes the same.
Each overseer will have all small bridges
on his section put down and kept In repair by
the road hands--the county paying for lum.
ber and nails only.
1t is unlawful for any overseer to perform.
or cause labor to be performed, on any road
not regularly laid out and established by
law.
1t is unlawful for any railroad company to
obstruct any public road or the drainage OF
the same, or to empty the water from It's
bitches into any public road. ANY any over
seer of the proper district is authorized TO
warn any railroad company by leaving q
written notice with any agent, or Informing
any agent OF said railroad company personal
ly. to remedy all such matters to the accept
ance Of the overseer. Should such company
refuse to do so, the overseer shall at once re-
port the matter TO the supervisor.
An overseer who peglects or refuses TO
cause four days labor to be performed on his
section annually is liable 10 prosecution.
WHO LIABLE TO ROAD DUTY.
In York county all male persons able to
perform road duty between the ages OF Is and
IS years, except ministers Of to 30 years the
IT, trol nhnRr nfo onrO
old soldiers, are required annually to per.
form, or cause to be performed, four days
labor on the public highway under the direc-
tGn OF sne eSss 81 fsn Inc o
constitute days work. Any one liable to
road duty is allowed in lieu thereof TO pay
communication tax OF $l.OO to the county
paid at any time on or before the 1st day Of
February. and, for each year thereafter. such
tax must be paid on or by the first day OF
by such overseer as Aforesaid. shall refuse or
neglect, having had al least u hours notice.
TO attend by himself or substitute to the &C.
ceptance Of the overseer, or, having attended.
shall refuse to obey the direction OF the over
seer, or shall spend the time in ideress or
any inattention to the duties assigned him,
shall be guilty of q misdemeanor, ana on
conviction thereof. shall be nned not more
than $1,000 nor less than $500 and costs, or be
sentenced 10 the county chaingang not more
tnan ten nor less than five days, and 1t is the
duty OF the overseer to carry out the provis-
ions OF this section.
The residence of any person who has
family, Is, where his family resides, and the
residence of any other person is where be
boards or may be found. Ali tramps and
persons who have no visible means OF support
are liable to road duty wherever they may
be found.
HOW ROADS OUGHT TO BE WORKED.
The roadbed shall not be less than 16 nor
more than 20 feet wide. exclusive OF bitches,
roots and runners, unless so ordered by the
county board Of commissioners. 1t shall be
the duty OF each and every overseer to work
the roads under his charge thoroughly as he
goes, arching the same to the centre, with
drain on each side to convey the water, and
when necessary to protect such drains from
washing by placing In stone, gravel or other
substance; whenever 1t Ia necessary to con-
vey water TO or to provide for it to cross any
road, he shall have the drain across such road
laid in stone, gravel or other hard substance,
when such material is conveniently obtain
able and OF such width as to afford an easy
crossing where bridge may not be neces.
sary; and he shall protect the roads by
suitable drains from Interference by cultiva.
ton or otherwise; he shall open or cause to
be opened, all public roads or highways
which have been or may hereafter be laid
out and established In his road district and
remove or cause to be removed. all obstruc.
tions that may from time to time be found
thereio, but shall not run new road In less
than fifty yards OF dwelling house without
the consent OF the owner.
The County Board OF Commissioners are
authorized to levy an annual tax not ex
oeeding one mill on all the taxable property
OF the County, which shall be expended On
the roads in the same manner as the COM