The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13
No Chance Whatever to Es-
cape the Duty
NOTICES TO Be SERVED
BY the Superintendents OF
the Various Wards
Even Enough Not Notified Person
Must Report or He Can be Ar.
rested and Fined.

The law requiring all men be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and
fifty-five years to peform every year
two days labor on the public high
wass of the road district in which
they live has been a general topic
of discussion In Marion ever since
was announced that the statutes
would be strictly enforced here. Mon
day is the fret day of the time set
70" enorcing the law, and George
Lium A(aritd, superintendent of
the streets and sewers. is making
active preparations to see that all
men liable under the provisions of
the law shall meet IS requirement.
He has had formal notices printed
and these will be served on all OF
the voters who must obey this statute.
The work Of serving these notices
which will inform each man who re-
ceives one of them the day and the
place for beginning his two days SER
vice, will be started as soon as aid
superntendents are appointed.
Superintendent Blum is only acting
under instructions from the board of
public service, that body having de-
cided at meeting held this week to
see that this law is strictly en-
forced. The notices will be served by
ward superintendents who are to be
appointed by the service board. Each
ward in the city will represent road
district. and each one will be in the
charge of superintendent, whose
duty it will be to serve notices and
to bring suit against all who fail to
respond.
Ap exact understanding Jof the
various provisions of the law is bad
ly needed throughout theclty owing
to the fact that but fewhave taken
the pains TO examine the measure and
get the real facts.
| Local attorneys seem to be one
in the belief that the law, while to all
appearances unjust, Is constitutional,
and can be enforced. No man whose
years Is entitled to exemption ex-
cept certain citizens specified in the
law itself. A man who is physically
disabled must pay the ward superin-
tcndent SO or employ substitute to
serve his two days, IL his finances
are such that he can pay the amount
The law states that no man shall be
released from the performance of Ia
bor on the highway by reason of the
street commissioner naglecring to
give formal notice. All are supposed
to know the law is in force and are
expected voluntarily to do the work
or pay the equivalent In money.
The only persons exempted by the
provisions Of the law are honorably
discharged soldiers who served during
actual warfare, acting of contribut-
ing members of the Ohio Neational
Guard during the actual membership
and volunteer members of fire dee
|partments.
Within three days after receiving
notice, each man must either report
for duty or must pay SO in place Of
the two days work to the street COM
missioner in charge of his district
1.-THE street commissioner will place
lthis money in the municipal treasury
and 1t will be used as a fund for
future improvement of public high
ways.
There shall be no loafing on the
job. The law states that If any man
fails to work or spends his time in
idleness or inattention he shall for
felt and pay 81 for each offense. Any
man failing to respond to the street
commissioner notice shall be liable
to a penalty of 81 besides the SO as
sessed for the two days service.
This amount may be recovered by
an action brought In the court of
the justice of the peace elected in
the road district where the offender
resides. The man sued shall not
be entitled to any exemption under
the laws OF the state against execu-
tion issued on any Judgment.
Work will start promptly at Z
O'Clock every morning. II any man
happens to own team OF horses,