The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-08-15
Duty of Road Ovcrseers.

What Deemed Public Roads, and Theil
Width.-All roads now laid out and open
ed, or hereafter laid out and opened, &C
cording to law, shall be deemed public
roads and highways, and shall be opened
and worked at least ten and not more
than thirty feet in width. Causeway
shall be at least ten and not more than
sixteen feet wide, and the earth necessary
to raise and cover the same shall be taken
from the side SO as to form ditch on each
side of the causeway; and where bitches
are necessary, road or causeway shall moi
be less than sixteen feet between the
bitches. The width of the roads and
causeways shall be specified in the COM
mission of the overseer. Sec. 1894.
Order of Board Of Supervisors Neces-
sary to Change road.-lt shall not be
lawful for any person to turn, alter, OF
change any public road, unless by order
of the board of supervisors, under penalty
of fifty dollars for each offense; and an
old road shall not be obstructed until the
overseer shall certify to the board of
supervisors that the new road is in all re-
spects fit for travel. Sec. 43os.
Road Not to Be Obstructed.-lf any
person shall fell any bush or tree into any
public highway, road or navigable water,
or obstruct the same in any manner what
ever, and not remove the obstruction
within "a hours, the overseer of the road
shall remove the same; and the person so
telling the tree or bush, or otherwise OBJ
structing the road or whatever, shall for
felt and pay all the expenses of removing
the same, to be recovered before any just
ice of the peace of the county, and it is
the duty of the overseer to cause suit to
be commenced therefor; and such person
shall be liable for all damages occasioned
to another by the obstruction. Sec. 1895.
How Roads to be Worked. ALI public
roads shall be kept open and worked to
the width required by. law, and, when
necessary, shall be raised in the middle
and sloped toward the bitches or sides.
which shall be kept open and of sufficient
size and proper fall to drain the roadbed
Sec. 44I3.
Who to Work on Roads.--All male
persons over the age of IS years and un
der the age of 50 years, not blind nor deaf
and dumb, nor otherwise disabled by dis
ease or loss of limb, and not students OF
teachers ia any college, academy, Of
school, nor ministers of the gospel ir
charge of churches. nor rabbis, nor mem
bers of the national guard, nor seafarine
men actually engaged as such, shall be
liable to work on the public roads; but q
Iperson shall not be required to work or
the roads more than ten days in any ont
year, unless in cases hereinafter provided
for; and hours constant, diligent labo
shall constitute days work upon thu
roads, and suitable deduction shall b
made for what the time of labor falls shor
of this number of hours, either from
absence or idleness. Sec. 44I6.
Communication of Labor.-Every person
may commute the labor for which he il
liable on the public roads by paying t.
the overseer, at any time before he i
warned to work, five dollars, or after h
is warned and before default, six dollars
and he may commute any days labor b.
Ipaying one dollar before default. Sec
44I7.
| Overseer to Receipt for Money; How Il
Expend 1.-THE overseer shall give ;
receipt to every person paying him money
and he shall expend all money received
| by him in working the roads and in build
ing or repairing bridges or as the board o
supervisors may direct. Sec. 44IS.
| Guilty of ENLIGHTENMENT, When-Th
overseer of every public road shall repor
| to the board of supervisors at the end o
every six months, and at other times ]
the board shall so direct, in what name
| and for what purpose he has expended
the money received by him from ever.
source, and shall account to the board fol
the same, and pay over any balance a
the board shall direct; and if any oversee
shall fail to expend any money received
| by him in the manner and for the purpos
provided by law, or 10 account for an.
pay the same over as the board shall di
rect, he shall be guilty of embezzlement
Sec. 44Io.
| Wagons, Teams, Plows, ETC., Furnish
ed on Notice. When wagons, teams
plows. or scrapers, are required in work
| ing the roads the overseer may notify an,
person in his district liable to work; hav
ing them, or having the use of them, t
furnish the same, who shall be entitlet
to credit as follows: For each two hors
pillow and team, with gears and a hand tt
manage the same, two days labor; 70
each OK plow and team Of three yoke Q
oxen, and two hands to manage the same
five DAYS. labor; for q good iron or Stee