Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-03

appointed by the district supervisor. al
the hour OF seventy-thirty q. M. with
such tools, implements, or teams as the
supervisor may direct, and that nine
hours constitute a days work.
Sec. 10. The residence of anv ner.
son subject to road duty who has and
lives with a family shall be held to n
where his family resides; and the res.
idence Of any other person shall be
ttneld TO be where he boards, in any road
district in Henderson county.
Sec. IL. In establishing new roads
or IN changing the location of old roads
after the same have been authorized by
the board of county commissioners it
shalk be the duty of the general road
supervisor to lay OF and mark out such
new roads or changes in old roads to
the best interest of the public, doing as
little damage to the property over
which said roads shall pass as the ma
ture of the case and the welfare of the
public will permit He shall make a
report Of his work to the board of
county commissioners, giving the be-
ginning and ending point of the new
road or the change of the old road,
the names of the landowners whose
property said road shall pass over, as
sessing the amount of damage to be
paid to each landowner land, in assess
ing damage, due consideration shall be
given to the benefits derived from the
building or opening of said road; and
when said report has been passed upon
and accepted by the board of county
commissioners, then such new road or
change in old road shall be constituted
d public road. And it shall be lawful
for the general road supervisor or any
district supervisor to- enter upon the
lands of any property-ho1der over
pose of constructing, building, and
which said road may pass for the pur-
opening to the public travel said road:
Provided, that after any new road or
change in an old road has been grant
ed, and made a public road according
to law by the county commissioners,
then the building and opening of said
road shall not be delayed by any ap-
peal from the commissioners TO the
Superior court on account of damages.
Sec. IL. The general road supervi-
sor or any district supervisor shall
have the right to use thirty feet in
width for the construction of any pub
lie road where it is directly under the
control of the Henderson county road
supervisors, if deemed advisable by
the general road supervisor; and the
proper authorities shall have the right
to enter upon any lands for a distance
Of fifteen feet on either side of any
public road and remove any timber
that may damage said road on account
of shade: Provided, that this shall not
apply to any ornamental or hsade trees
surrounding buildings.
Sec. 13. The general road superviz
sor, or any district supervisor, is here
by authorized to enter upon any lands
adjoining public roads for the purpose
of opening bitches for draining said
roads, and they shall have the right to
turn The water out of any public road
at any point that they may deem neces-
sary, doing Is little damage to the
lands adjoining the road as the nature
OF the case and the public goodwill
permit. Any person who shall willful-
ly or negngently obstruct any such
ditch shall be. guilty of a misdemeanor
and on conviction shall be fined not
more than twenty-five dollars or inn
prisoned not nor than thirty days.
Sec. IA. That If any person shall
willfully demolish, throw down, altar
n~ deface any guide-board> mile-post,
damage any public bridge, fill up or OBJ
struct any side ditch or drain, OF in
any way willfully damage any part of
the public highway, every person 80
offending shall be guilty Of a misde-
meanor, and, upon conviction before
any Justice of the peace, shall be pun
ished by a fine of not more than twen-
dollars or be imprisoned for not
than. thirty days.
) Sec. Is. That if any person OF per-
sons or corporation, or any agent or
servant of any corporation, shall OBJ
struct any public highway of this
by permitting any railway cars
or locomotives to remain upon or
across any public road or highway for
O period longer than five minutes, or
shall permit any timber, iron, rock, or
any other obstruction to remain upon
or across any public highway. to the
hindrance or inconvenience of any perl
or persons passing along said high
any such person or corporation
10 offending shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor, and On conviction shall be
fined not more than twenty-fv dollars
md shall be liable for the damage
to any p-ersonNcaused by such
obstruction Provided, that this section
shall not apply to distractions caused
~ unavoidable accidents.
Sec, 16. Tt shall be unlawful for any
company to obstruct the drain
of any public road or highway in
manner, or to empty the water
rom its bitches into n public road;
it shall at all times keep in repair
ll-spublic railway crossings; and IL
aid company shall raise or lower the
rrade of any such crossings, it shall
% fhe duty of such company to make, Il
D it's W expense, proper and conven-
emit approaches to such crossings on
grade which may be easily and con-
lenfently used; and if any railway
company shall fail or refuse, after
notice by the general or dis {
rict road supervisor left with any
of such company upon whom
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