Year: 1877

cially expended as directed by the said
road commissioners, and that they
shall keep strict, accurate and item
lied account OF their own time spent
and Of the time worked by Taxpayers
on the road by or under them, and
that they shall settle and account Tor
the same under oath or affirmation to
the said road commissioners on or be-
fore the fifteenth day of December of
each year, and shall only have credit
for his own work, for the work OF tax
payers and for amount of uncolected
tax to balance bis account.


SEC. 10. That in the month OF De.
cember Of each year, tho said road
commissioners shall make and return
certified list of all unseated lands,
together with tho seated lands owned
by non-residents in each OF the said
townships, in which the road tax OF
the said year remains unpaid to the
county commissioner, and the pro-
ceedings for collecting the said tax
shall be tho same as is practiced in the
several counties for collecting seated
or unseated county taxes on which
there is no personal property TO make
the tax, and when collected shall be
paid to the township treasurer.


SEC, IL. That on or before the sec
ond Tuesday of February, in each
year, the said road commissioners shall
issue their warrant under their hand
and seal, together with schedule and
list ofall delinquents and balances, add
ing thereto five per centum for collec-
tion fees on all taxes yet due, except
the unpaid taxes returned to the coun.
ty commissioners as aforesaid, and
such as they know the township audi
tors will and ought Of right to exon
crate from payment, which warrant
shall be directed TO the Constable, re.
turnable in fifty days to the township
treasurer


SEC. II. And the said Constable shall
give each delinquent personal or writ
ten notice of the amount due, and il
not paid within ten days, the said Con
stable is hereby required to levy and
collect the same by distress and sale
of goods and chattels of such delin-
qucnt, giving ut least ten days notice,
by written or printed advertisements,
and shall retain out of the proceeds of
sale, after dedncling the taxes, the
same Ice as may than be allowed Con,
stables by law for levy and sale upon
writ Of execution, and the defendant
shall have no right TO the benefit OF
stay or exemption; the bond Of sald
Constables, as now required by law,
shall stand as security for the faithful
performance of their duty under this
act: Provided, That if the said delin.
quents pay to said Constable the
amount they stand charged within ten
days or upon demand, he shall only
have five per centum for his services.


SEC. 13. That it shall be the duty
of the said road commissioners TO take
the general charge and supervision of
all the public roads and bridges in each
of the sand townships of this Common
wealth, and on the second Monday of
April in each year they shall settle
their account With the township audi.
tors; they shall be charged with the
whole of tbs taxes, real and personal,
that they assessed in thtir several
townships, and shall have credit for the
work done by the pathmastcr, for the
exonsrations allowed them by the
township auditors, for the amount re
turned TO Constable for collection, for
amount returned to county treasurer
for collection, for making duplicates a
fair price, and for their own services,
their accounts to be sworn TO before
the auditors, the president Of the board
of auditors to administer the oath or
affirmation aforesaid.


SEC. II. The said auditor shall with
in sixty days after the second Monday
OF April in each year, cause an itemiz-
cd statement Of the road account as
settled to be published in one of the
public newspapers Of the county near
est 20 their township, and said publ
cation shall be continued in said paper
tor three successive weeks, or by six
written or printed statements put up
in us many public places in the proper
township, aud failure to publish the
same as aforesaid by the township au-
ditors shall be deemed u misdemeanor,
and upon conviction Of the same pay
a fine OF not less than twenty dollars,
TO be collected us debts OF like amount,
and paid to the township treasurer for
the use OF the road funds.


SEo. 1b That oil moneys raised in
the several townships Of this Common
wealth, by tax or otherwise, tor road
purposes, shall be collected and paid
to the township treasurer, and when
expended it shall be done by direction
Of the road commissioners, and drawn
out Of the treasury by orders signed
by Two or more OF the said road com
missioners upon the said township
treasurer.


SEC. l6. That said township treas
urer shall give bond before entering
upon his duties, with one or more sure
ties, TO the township auditors to bea
proved by ut least two Of them in sucl
amount us they shall fix for the use d
the road fund Of said township, condi
toned that no shall faithfully perform
bis duties with hdellty rs township
treasurer during his term OF Office.


SEC. II. That the compensation q
the treasurer Of the road funds OF th'
several townships shall be fixed by th'
township auditors, not to exceed two
per centum Of oil moneys paid out BY
him; tho compensation Of the roac
commissioners shall be fixed by tn,
township auditors not to exceed one
dollar and fifty cents per day, for eacf
day necessarily employed in the trans
action of the road business OF theil
several townships, and the path mas
ters shall be allowed tho same daily
pay as il allowed TO those working ou
their tax, not to exceed one dollar ant
fifty cents per day of ten hours actua
labor.


| SIC. ls. That any person elected
road commissioner and neglccting O.
refusing TO act, shall pay fine OF tel
dollars, to bc collected as other debt
Of like amount, and paid into the town
ship treasury for the use OF the ron'
fund, unless no shall have served a
such for a term Of one year within th'
last four years past


SEc. ID. II shall DO lawful d. any
time after the passage of this act 10
the road commissioners Of any town
ship in this Commonwealth, upon
petition signed by two.thirds OF ih
actual assessed valuation Of said town
ship, asking the making and repairing
of all roads and bridges, be lot 10 th