Year: 1869

be repaired or the obstruction re-
moved aid he may for that pur-
pose call upon and notify any In
habtant Of the district to afford
him the necessary aid, or may
hire other laborers, or employ
other means to open or repair the
highway and bridges, and In such
case the notice shall be deemed
sufficient to anv person owing tax.
es payable in the district, in order
to make him liable for neglect to
pay his tax money, if such notice
shall be given 9 hours previous 10
the time when he is required 70
appear and labor. If any person
shall, in such case, perform labor
more than sufficient to paw the
taxes due from him, or if a person
not indebted for taxes shall per
form labor, the amount of such
labor, or the balance, may be-
credited to such person towards
bis highwey tax the succeeding
year. '...s


LY: If in such case any surves<
or shall, for the space of twc9vS
hours after application made to
him Tor that purpose, neglect to
call upon the inhabitants of his
district, or Use other proper mea-
sures to repair or open the high.
way or bridge which may be ont
OF repair or obstructed, he shall
forfeit and pay to the Selectmen of
the town, to be expended in re.
pairing highways in such district,
the siam OF ten dollars, with costs,
to be collected in the name of tile
town, unless such surveyor shall
show sufficient reason for suoh
neglect. ... .r..- .-.. p.


LVI. IF in such case any inhab.
liant of any district, whose name
shall be on the tax bill of such dis
trict, whether any tax shall DO due
from him or not, shall for the
space of six hours after being call
ed on, Or notified, by the surveyor
for that purpose, without sufficient
reason, neglect to turn out and ~
sist i'll repairing or opening such
highway or bridge as he shall DO
required, he shall forfeit and pay
to the Selectmen of the town the
sum of three dollars, to be collect
ed and expended as provided in
the preceding Section


LVlI. If any person against
whom a surveyor shall have tax
payable in labor shall neglect after
being notified, as provided in this
Act. to work out his tax, shall be
liable to pay his tax in money;
and the surveyor shall proceed to
collect the same, and shall have
all the power which the County
Treasurer has by law to collect
State taxes; and shall proceed in
the same manner in the collection,
and shall have the same fees.


LVIII. 1t shall be the duty of
each surveyor to lay out, in such
manner rs he may think beneficial,
in making and repairing highways
in his district, all moneys collect
ed by him in his tax bill, or re-
ceived in any other way for that
purpose.


LlX. Each surveyor shall keep
fair and regular accounts of all
labor performed and ali moneys
received and expended in his dis
trict, and of the labor that may
have been performed by any per-
soEs over and above their taxes,
and make return of his accounts to
the Selectmen aanualiy in the
month of December. And it shall
be the duty of such surveyor to
pay over 70 the Selectmen any
moneys which may remain in his
hands uncxpended; and any mon
eys which may be 30 received from
the surveyor shall be paid over by
the Selec.men to the succeeding
surveyor, to be expended in the
district; and when any person
shall have oyerpaid their taxes, in
labor or otherwise, the balance
shall be credited to such persone
on their taxes for the succeeding
year. .... .......


Tx. IF any surveyor shall have
failed to collect the taxes contained
in his tax bill, as required by law,
or if he shall fail to pay over any
moneys which he may have col
lected and not expended, the Sc.
lectmen may proceed against him
in the same manner, as provided
by law, in case Of delinquent Coun-
~ Treasurcrs or collectors Of taxes.