Year: 1868

| To DC assessed Tor ROAD purposes IN
their respective counties aud town
ships, shall give notice in some news.
paper in general circulation in the
county &c the per centum on each
hundred dollars Of the valuation so
determiood to be assessed in such
county and township rcspeo lively,
aud that said tax may be discharged
by labor on roads under the direction
OF the supervisors of the several dis.
tricts, aud shall make out list orth'
names Of each tax payer Of the amount
ofthe road tax with which each stands
charged, and transmit she same TO
the clerk of the proper township.


SEC. 20, That il shall be the duty
Of the township clerk, Immediately
after the reception Of such lis,, to
make out aud deliver to each super.
visor aforesaid an abstract of the
amount OF the road tax each person
in said district is charged with.


SEC. 81. Any person charged
with a road tax may discharge the
same by labor on the public highways
within the district whore the same is
charged, within the time designated
in this act, at tho rate OF one dollar
and Grty cents per day, aud ratable
allowance per day lor any team aud
implements furnished by any person
under the direction Of the supervisor
Of such district, who shall give to
such person certificate specifying
the amount of taxes so paid, aud the
district aud township wherein such
labor was performed, which certificate
shall in no case bo given for any
greater sum than the tax charged
against such person, aud the county
treasurer shall receive all such Ger
tIdcates as money in the discharge of
said road tax. All road taxes col.
lected by the county treasurer shall
be paid over to the treasurer OF the
township from which tho same were
collected, aud shall be expended on
the public roads in the township from
which the said taxes were collected,
under the direction of the trustees of
the proper township, aud all funds
heretofore levied for road purposes,
and not expended shall be expended
by the trustees as other taxes collected
under the provisions of this act.


SEC, %. That any landholder
through whose land any state, coun-
ty or township road is now or may be-
hereafter laid out aud established, is
hereby authorized, under the dircc
ton of the supervisor of the proper
district, to construct passway or pass.
ways, either over or under such road
or road, 50 as to permit the stock of
such landholder to pass aud repass;
provided, that such pa-sway or pass
ways shall not be constructed over or
under any road within the limits of
the outlots of any city, town or viii
lagc, and shall not hinder or obstruct
the travel on such roads; provided,
further, that the said passway or pass.
ways shall be kept in good repair at
the expense Of such lundholders.


SEC. %. That when any vacancy
shall occur ID the Office of tho super
visor By death, resignation or other
wise, the trustees Of the township
wherein such vacancy occurs, shall
appoint some suitable person TO fill
the vacancy; the person so appointed
shall before entering upon the duties
of his Office, take an oath or allirma-
ton to faithfully and impariially dis.
charge the duties of his office, and
shall be under tho same restrictions
aud penalties as though he had been
duly elected and qualified.


SEQ. 81. That each and every su.
pervisor who shall neglect or refusc
to perform the several duties cn.oined
on him by this act, or mall under
any pretonce whateYcr, give or sign
any receipt or certificate, purporting
to be receipt or certificate for labor
or work performed of money paid
unless the labor shall have beon per-
formed or money paid prior to tie
giving or signing Of such receipt or
certificate, shall forfeit, for every such
Offense, not less than five dollars nor
more than IF y dollars, to be recover
ed by action before any justice of the
peace within the township where such
supervisor may reside; aud it is here
by made the duty of the trustees Of
the township to prosecute all offences
against the provisions of this section;
provided, that if any supervisor con-
eeives himself aggravated by the
judgement Of such justice Of the
peace, he may on giving sufficient
security to said justice for the pay
ment of costs, appeal to the court Oi
common pleas, who shall make such
order therein as to them may appear
Just and reasonable.


SEC. 20. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any supervisor to perform or
cause labor to be performed on any
road not regularly laid out and estab :
lished by law.


SEo. 20. That each and every
supervisor who shall cut and take any
timber, stone or gravel, for the pur-
pose Of making, improving or repair
ing any road or building, or repairing
any bridge or crossway within his
district, shall, on demand Of the
ownor or owners Of the aod', their
agent or agents, or the guardian OF
guardians of any ward, o. the exc
cutor of any win having the lands in
charge, from which timber, stone OF
gravel were taken as aforesaid, shall
give a certificate showing the quaint
; ty Of such timber, stone or gravel
with tho value thereof respectively
and the lime and purpose for which
the samo were taken.


SEC. 27, That any persons o.
, persons who shall receive a certificate
} as provided for in tho foregoing see
Z tion, shall present the same 10 ,h'
oouuty commissioners Of the propel
county at my regular session of sail