The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-12

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the names Of all persons who are en-
titled to compensation for dragging
roads, said book to be known as the
dragging record of the township.
The dragging superintendent shall
report all claims for dragging record
ed therein that are in accordance
with the provisions of this act to
the township trustees, who shall at
their regular meetings in June and
December of each year, pay all claims
for dragging that have the approval
of the dragging superintendent and
that are not inconsistent with this
act, out of the funds of the township,
the sum to be paid for such dragging
not to exceed the sum of fifty cents
per mile for each mile travelled while
dragging the road. They shall not
allow any claim for dragging unless
q return card has been duly returned
to the dragging superintendent, show
ing said work to have been done by
his order and within twenty-four
hours after the receipt of notice to
perform such service. They shall
each year during the month of Janu-
ary, fix the price to be paid for drag
ging during that year.
1t shall be the duty of the dragging
superintendent to keep the dragging
records of the township, recording
therein the names of all persons en-
titled to compensation for dragging,
the date of such service, date of CIV
ing notice for such service, date
of return card, the amount allowed
for such service, but no persons
name shall be recorded therein as be-
ing entitled to compensation for drag
ging, unless his return card has been
filed with the dragging superintend-
ent, showing said service as having
been performed by order of such
dragging superintendent and within
the time required for such service.
1t shall be the duty of the dragging
superintendent to cause all roads to
be dragged that the township trustees
may from time to time direct, at such
time as in his judgment is most ben
Official. He shall cause the work to be
done by giving the parties contracted
with for the performance of such SER
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ficient; he shall on or before the 18th
day of February in each year, con-
tract with one suitable person in each
dragging district to drag the roads in
that district for that year; but if no
suitable person in the district will
contract to drag the roads of the dis
trict, the dragging superintendent
shall contract with any suitable per-
son in the township. The dragging
superintendent may at any time can
eel such contract, or contracts, for
| dragging the roads, when the stipula-
tions therein contained have not been
| properly complied with, or when the
! work is not done in suitable man.
| ner.
A penalty of not less than ten dol
lars nor more than twenty-five dol
lars for the first offense, and for
each subsequent offense not less than
twenty-five dollars, is provided for
violation of this act.
The new law conflicts somewhat
with the general law relating to the
duties of road superintendents, and
inasmuch as the latter is unrepealed,
it will be necessary for the trustees
to discreetly divide the work in or
der that one road will not get all the
der that one road will not get all the
labor and improvement to the entire
neglect of the others. The split drag
has been recommended by the state
department, but this is matter for
the trustees themselves to work out
and decide upon, the sole aim of the
legislation being to procure better
and more intelligent care of the high
ways.