Year: 1868

SECTION 1. Be Il enacted bg the
General assembly Of the IState Of
Ohio, That the trustees of the sew
eral townships of this state shall, on
the first Monday of March next, di
vide their respective townships into
suitable road districts, aud, annually
thereafter, may make such alterations
therein as they may deem proper, and
cause bIief description thereof to be
made on the township record, and
also furnish each supervisor with a
plat Of his road district; aud shall
cause The same notice to be given as
is now required by law for the election
of other township officers, of the
election of as many supervisors Of
roads as there shall be road districts
in the township.


SEC. 2. There shall be elected in
each townshipin this state, on the
first Monday of April next, aud an
hually thereafter, one supervisor Of
highways flr each Of said road dis
tricts, who shall reside therein aud
no cloctor shall vote for more than
one supervisor at such election,
and such elector shall be resident
Of the same district in which the per.
son so voted for shall reside. Super
visors SO elected shall take an oath
faithfully and impartially TO discharge
the duties of said off c, and the trus
tees may require of such supervisor a
bond payable to the State Of Ohio, in
trust for said township, in such sum
as they may determine, with security
to be by them approved, conditioned
for the faithful discharge of the du-
ties of said office, and, on refusal OF
neglect to qualify and serve, shall
forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars
and costs, to be collected by the trus.
tees in an action of debt. Moneys so
collected shall go into the road fund
Of the township, to be expended as
other road moneys.


SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty
of each and every supervisor to open,
or cause to he opened, all public roads
and highways which shall have been
or may hereafter be laid out and es.
tablished in his road district, the same
to keep in repair, and remove, or
cause to be removed, all Instructions
that may from time to time be found
thereon for which purpose the super
visors are hereby authorized to enter
upon any uucultivated or improved
lands. unincumbered by crops, near
70 or adjoining such roads to cut
and carry away timber, except trees
or groves on improved lands, pl'uted
or left for ornament or shade; to dig,
or cause to be dug and carried away,
any gravel, sand or stone which may
be necessary to make, improve or re-
pair said road, and to enter on any
lands adjoining or lying near the road
to make such drains or bitches
through the same as he may deem
necessary for the benefit of the roads
doing as little injury to said lands
and the improvements thereon and
timber, as the nature of the case and
tho public good will permit; and the
drains and bitches so made shall bt
conducted to the nearest water course
aud shall be kept open by such su
pervisOrs, and shall not be obstructeC
by the owner or occupier of said lands
or any other person or persons having
the same in charge, under the penalty
of forfeiting a sum not exceeding ter
dollars for each and every offense, tC
be collected by the supervisor, anC
paid over by him to the township
treasurer, and applied to the roaC
fund Of the township.


SEC. A. That all able, bodied MALI
persons, and all male persons able IL
perform or cause to be performed the
labor herein required, between The
age Of twenty and ffty five years
except persons permanently disabled
in the military service of the United
States and any person who Is now Ol
shall hereafter become an acting mem
ber of any fire engine, hook aud lad
der. hose or other company for th'
extingpishment Of fires or the pro
lection of property at hres, now ex
isling and under the control Of th'
corporate authorities Of any city Ol
Incorporated town or village within
this state, OF of any such company