Year: 1868

county, by ths auditor of the county, in
separate column from the other levies for
road purposes, and shall be collected in
money and expended under the direction
of the commissioners of the county in
both.


SEC. Is. That if the trustees of any
township shall deem sn additional road
tax necessary, they shall determine the
per centum to be levied upon the taxable
property of their respective townships,
not exceeding three mills on the dollar,
and shall certify the same to the county
auditor IN writing, on or before the first
Monday OF June In each year; and the
auditor Of he county shall assess the same
on the taxable property in the township
not included in any city, town or incorpo-
rated village, and the same shall be col
lected IN the December installment, and
paid opt as other taxes, except as hereinaf-
ter provided.


SEC. 10. That the auditor of each
county, Immediately after the eountycom-
missioners and trustees of townships at
their annual sessions for that purpose, have
determined the amounts to be assessed for
road purposes in their respective counties
and townships, shall give notice IN some
newspaper in general circulation in the
county of the per centum on each hundred
dollars of the valuation so determined to
be assessed in such county and township
respectively, and that said tax NAV be
discharged by labor on the roads under
the direction of the supervisors of the
several districts, and shall make out list
of the name of each tax payer, of the
amount Of the road tax with which each
stands charged, and transmit the same
to the clerk Of the proper township.
SEC. 20. That iC shall be the duty of
the township clerk, Immediately after the
reception of sseh list, to make OUT and de-
liver to each supervisor aforesaid an ab-
stract of the amount Of road tax each
person in said district is charged with.


SEC. 81. Any person charged with q
road tax may discharge the same by labor
on the public highways within the dis
trict where the same is charged, within
the time designated in this act, at the rate
of one dollar and fifty cer,s per day, snd
q rstable alUwance per day FOR any team
and implements furnished by any person
under the direction of the supervisor of
such district, who shall give to such per-
son q certificate specifying the amount of
tax so paid, and the district and township
wherein such labor was performed, which
certificate shall in no case be given for an y
| greater sum than the tax ehargsd against
such person, and the county treasurer shall
| receive all such certificates as money in
the discharge Of road tax. All road taxes
collected by the county treasurer shall be
| paid over to the treasurer of the township
from which the same were collected, and
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, and all
funds heretofore levied for road purposes,
ard not expended, shall be expended by
the trustees as other taxes collected under
the provisions Of this act


SEC. %. That any lsndholder through
whose land any state, county or township
rosd is now or may hereafter be laid out
or established, is hereby authorized, under
the direction Of the supervisor of the pro
per district, to constructs q passway or pass
ways, either over or under such -oad o.
roads, so as to permit the stock Of such
landholder to pass and repass provided
that such pssswsy or passways shall not
be constructed over or under any road
within the limits or outlots of any city,
town or village, and shall not hinder or
obstruct the travel on such roads pro-
vided, further, that the said passwsy or
passways shall be kept in good repair at
the expense of such landho.ders.


SEC. %. That when any vacancy shall
occur IN the Office of supervisor by death,
resignation or otherwise, the trustees Of
the township wherein such vacancy occurs,
shall appoint some suitable person TO fill
such vacancy the person so appointed
shall, before entering upon the duties OF
his Office, take an oath to faithfully and
impsrtially discharge the duties Of his Of
fee, and shall be under the same restric'
tions and penalties as though he hsd been
duly elected and qualified.


SEC. "a. That each and every supervi-
sor who shall neglect or refuse to perform
the several duties enjoined on him by this
act, or who shall under any pretence what
ever, give or sign any receipt or certificate,
purporting to be receipt Or..certifcate for
labor or work performed, or money paid,
unless the labor shall have been performed
or money paid prior to the giving or sign
ing of such receipt or certificate. shall for
felt, for every such offense, not less than
five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, to
be recovered by an action before any JUS
tice of the peace within the township where
such supervisor may reside; and it is here
BY made the duty Of the trustees of the
township TO prosecute all ohenses against
the provisions of this section; provided,
that if any supervisor conceives himself
aggrieved By the Judgment Of such justice
of tie pesce, he may, on giving sufficient
security to said justice for the payment Of
costs, appeal to the court Of common pleas,
who shall make such order the rein as to
them may appear Just and reason able.


SEC. 25. That it shall DO unlawful for
any supervisor to perform or cause labor
to be performed on any road not regularly
laid out and established by law.


SEC. 2G. That each and every supervi-
sor who shall cut and take any timber,
stone or gravel, for the purpose of making,
improving or repairing any road or build
ing, or repairing any bridge or erossway
within his district, shall, on demand Of the
owner o: owners Of the lands, their agent
or agents, or the guardian or guardians Of
any ward, or the executor of any will hav-
ing the lands in charge, from which tim
ber, stone or gravel were taken as afore-
said, shall give certificate showing the
quantity of such timber, stone or gravel,
with the value thereof respectively, and
the time and purpose for which the same
were taken.


SEC. q. That any person or persons
who shall receive certificate as provided
for in the foregoing section, shall present
the same to the county commissioners of
the proper county at any regular session Of
said commissioners, within twelve months
after the taking and carrying away Of
such timber, stone or gravel, and the com
missioners being satisfied that the amount
as aforesaid is just and equitable, shall
cause the same 10 be paid out of the coun-
ty treasury; but if not so satisfied, they
shall determine what sum, in their opinion,
would be just.


SEC. 2S. That each supervisor shall re-
ceive for his services two dollars per diem
for. the time actually employed on the
roads, deducting the Communication for his
two days labor.


SEC. %. That any time during the
wear when any public highway shall be
ob4tructed, it shall be the duty of the
sDneryisor of the district in which the
same may be, forthwith 20 cause such
obs.rncti5n to be removed, for which pur-
nose he shall Immediately order out such
number Of persons liable to do work or pay
tax upon the public highways of his district
as he NAV deem necessary to remove said |
obsructions; if the person or persons thus
called out shall have performed their two
days' labor upon the public highways, or
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