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Year: 1878

SEC. 4. CAS- amended March %, 1876.
Such Road Overseers shall be elected at
the general election in the year 1876, and
in the year 1877, and a. the general elec-
tions every two years thereafter, who
shall qualify and take their office on the
first Monday in December subsequent to
their election, and those elected at the
general election held in the year 1876
shall hold the office for the period of one
year from the date Of their qualification,
and those elected at the general elections
held in the year 1877, and every two years
thereafter, shall hold their offices for the
period Of two years from the date of their
qualification and the Board of Supervis-
ors shall have power, and it is hereby
made their duty, to fill, by appointment,
am vacancy that may occur in the office
Of Road Overseer, in any district of said
county, for either fractional or full
term.


BOND AND OATH OF FOVERSEERS.


SEC. 5. Any person appointed or elect
ed Road Overseer, before entering upon
the duties of his office, shall take and sub
scribe the usual oath of office, and shall
execute bond to The People of the State
of California, with two or more sufficient
suretes, in sum not less than double
the probable amount Of road money that
will come into his hands. to be fixed on
by the Board Of Supervisors, and shall be
conditioned on the faithful performance
of the duties of the office, and the pay.
ment into the County Treasury of such
money as he shall be required to do by
the provisions of this Act.


ROAD POLL TAX.


SEC. 6. Gas amended March 25th
1868. AT the November term of the
Board of Supervisors the said Board shall
levy upon ali able bodied male persons
Except Indians), between the ages O
twenty -one and sixty years, n road pol
tax OF not less than two nor more thar
four dollars per annum, which tax shall
be paid in labor, MS hereinafter provided
at the rate of two dollars per day pro
uiied, that any person liable to perform
road duty may pay the same, whel
called upon by the Road Overseer, il
cash. And such Board of Supervisor
shall, at the session of the said Board 70
the purpose of levying State, county an
other taxes, levy property tax for roa
purposes upon all taxable property in sal
county, Of not less than five nor NOR
than twenty cents on each one hundre
dollars, which said property tax shall |
assessed and collected at the same tin
and in the same manner, and levy Co.
the same officers, as other property take
pro0ided, that when any person shall pc
form more labor on the highway in al
one year than is required by this Act, Il
Overseer of the district in which said Il


Dor shall be performed shall receipt
such person for the extra amount of labC
} so performed, and said receipt shall
good and receivable for road dues for an
subsequent year.


DUTY OF COLLECTOR.


SEC. Z. 1t shall be the duty of tn
Year: 1878

SEC. Z. 1t shall be the duty of the
Collector to keep separate account of
the road tax collected in each Road Dis
trict and Of the Treasurer to keep tho
moneys so collected in the several Dis
trcts in separate Funds. These Funds
of the several Road Districts shall be under
the control of the Board OF Supervisors,
who may disburse the same for the con-
struction of bridges, the opening or i'm
provement Of roads of general utility to
such counties, or may in their discretion
transfer them to the Road Overseers, to
be expended by them IN the improvement
of the roads each Fund in the District
where it was collected. The Board of
Supervisors shall draw money from tho
Road Fund by drawing their orders on
the Treasurer, and said orders shall spe-
city the particular Fund from which they
are to be paid proUtded, that in no in
stance shall the Board of Supervisors
draw their orders to exceed the amount
in the Road Fund upon which said or
dars are drawn
Year: 1878




SEC. Is. Gas amended March 25, 1869.
Road Overseers shall receive pay for their
services on the roads at the rate of two
dollars and fifty cents per day, and for
the collecting of the road tax from per-
sons who neglect or refuse 10 work on tho
roads, ten per cent. of the amount collect
ed proUided, that in tho Tina spent in
seizing and selling property for the forci-
BILE collection Of said tax, the Oversecr
shall not receive pay per diem and tho
Board of Supervisors may draw their or
ders on the Treasurer in favor Of any
Overseer who may have balance due
him on settlement, for the amount of bal
anco, payable out of the fund o. the dis
trct of which such person is Overseer.--
Any Overseer neglecting, failing or re-
fIsing to perform any Of the duties pre-
scribed by this Act, besides being liable
to be removed, shall be deemed guilty Of
q misdemeanor, and on conviction there
Of before any Justice OF the Peace in tho
county shall be fined in any sum not OK
ceeding two hundred dollars, for which
fine his official bond shall be liable, and
when collected shall be paid into the
County Treasury ard placed in tho Road
Fund of his District ; pr OUided. that II,
through the negligence ofany Road Over
seer, tho Road Poll Tax Of any person
liable to pay the same shall not be col
lected, said Overseer's official bond shall
be liable for said tax and it shall be the
duty of the Board OF Supervisors TO col
lect the same and pay it into the Treasury,
and the Treasurer shall place the same
with the Road Fund Of the District for
which said person ia Overseer.


OBSTRUCTING HIGHWAYS.


SEC. Ia. Any person or persons, com ?
pany or corporations, who shall obstruct
any public highway, either by placing an
obstruction therein, or by digging canal
or ditch, or deepening the waters Of any
stream, and not bridge the same the full
width of the road within twelve hours or
sooner if possible. by placing good and
substantial. timbers across the same, not
exceeding six feet apart, and planking
the same with plank not less than three
inches in thickness, unless permission
shall have been granted by the Road
Overseer ofth District to build the bridge
of a less size, but in no case to be loss than
sixteen feet in width, or shall neglect OF
refuse to keep such bridge across such
ditch, canal or stream In good repair
Year: 1878

SEC. s. The Road Overseers shall
warn and require all persons in their Re
spective Districts who by this Act are IL
able to road duty, to perform such labor
on the roads and highways of the Dis
trcts as is herein required, and they shall
notify such persons ofthe time when, and
the place where, such service must be
performed, and shall superintend and di
rect such labor and tho Overseers shall
cause all the roads and highways OF their
Respective Districts to be kept clear OF
distractions, and in good repair shall
cause banks to be graded, bridges and
crossways to be made, and tho same TO
be kept in condition for the accommoda-
ton OF travel, and shall cause guide
boards TO DO erected at the Intersections
of roads, where tho convenience OF the
travelling public may require the same
and shall have full power to contract for
labor and material necessary and proper
for accomplishing these objects proud
ed, that his expenditures shall not exceed
the means at his command TO pay for the
same.
Year: 1878

SEC. II. When any Road Overseer
shall pay any money INTO the County
Treasury, it shall be the duty Of the
Treasurer to place it to the credit of tho
District of which the person so paying is
Overseer and the Treasurer shall pay
money out of the Road Funds on orders
drawn by the Board OF Supervisors.
Year: 1878

SECTION l. All roads in the Counties
OF Shasta and Trinity arc hereby declar-
ed to be public highways which are now
used as such and have been declared such


by order of the Court of Sessions or Board
of Supervisors, or which may hereafter
be declared such by said Board, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this Act.
Year: 1878

The road west of Opelousas, as far as
twomiIes out, known as "Taylor's lane" :"
has been an eye-sore for many years to
all passers, and worse than that to those
who became its victims in the way OF
boeged horses and vehicles. it seemed
to be impossible to ever get it repaired
and rut in good condition by the road
hands. under the general road law OF
the parish. The road in places, through
the lane, has gradually become consld-
erably lower than the general surface
and in rainy weather, the places having
no drainage, become bog holess extend
ing entirely across the road, by the con-
tinual cutting of wheels into the SOFT
ened clay. Under the new law requir-
ing convicts in certain cases to work on
the public roads, sheriff Duson, with
his small force, has greatly improved
this road. The marsh that crossed the
lane about midway, and that became
one huge bog hole when travelled through
much. he has drained, thrown up an
embankment or causeway through 1t,
and made an additional bridge for the
passage of water. This place, the worst
part of the road, is therefore made en-
tirely good. He has done some heavy
ditching on the other bad parts; and
now all that remains to be done to make
the road good from one end of the lane
to the other, is, to draw the dirt, thrown
from the bitches, to the middle OF the
road; tear down the banks on either
side of the road where they are too
high, and bring that dirt to the middle,
so that there will be a gentle slope from
the center out to the bitches, and thereby
constant drainage. We hope sheriff
Duson will complete the good work
already so we'll begun, before he leaves
this road to work ON some other one
1t is o very important one; as it is the
only direct road to Opelousas, for the
residents of the western part OF the
parish.
Year: 1878

DIDN'T LIKE PERSONAL SERMONS
A Vermont clergyman who used to live
in Louisiana tells this story of former
parishioner of his, the somewhat otori-
GUS j. Madison Wells: One day Wells
said to him, Mr., l should come
and hear you preach oftener, but every
time come you preach personal ser
mon, and I do not like to be attacked in
that way every time | attend your
church." To this the reply was: Major
you are so seldom at church that could
not know when to prepare sermon per-
sonal to your case, and that relieves me
from your accusation. But the truth is
Major, it would be hard for clergyman
to breach sermon against any sin for
bidden in the decalouge and not make
it sermon that you might think was
intended for you personally."-[Alexan'
dria Democrat.
Year: 1878

Sentences must be properly construct
ed if they are to be understood. A
clergyman meant to say that, while he
was preaching, a parishioner Of his had
died in a state Of beastly ixtoxication,
and, to draw therefrom a moral lesson


but he made himself unhappy by saying.
"And my friends, that man died while
was preaching in state of heastly in.
toxication." His congregation requested
him to wear the blue ribbon, or else to
look mo re carefully after his commas
Year: 1878

Halifax, n. s., C1lronlcle.l


A Nova Scotian who, some years ago,
went to the far West to seek his for
tune, met with success and, in writing
to a friend in Halifax, said he now felt
like taking to himself a wife, but, being
Bluenose," he preferred a Nova
Scotian and wished his friend, It he
knew any Halifax lady who would have
him, to send along her photograph
His friend showed the letter to, lady
friend as a good joke and she decided
to accept bis offer. The photograph
was sent out West, and proving salts
factory, a correspondence was com
menced and the lady finally engaged to
be married to the gentleman, neither
having ever seen the other The bride
elect has gone on to the United States
in company with her father to be mar
ried. May neither be disappointed on
meeting, and may the match prove a
happy one.
Year: 1878

to demand, and our people were scam
pering away like herd of wild buffa-
loes, some scarcely knowing where.
This is our third stampede this year.
Mr. Humphreys was well developed
case of yellow jack. He died yester-
day. His little child also has the fe-
yer. Capt. Loving telegraphed to
Memphis for physician and nurses.
Our doctors, however, were doing
their duty towards him. DR. Hunter
and some nurses arrived yesterday and
on examination confirmed the diagno>
sis of Our physicians. and that he had
no change to make in the treatment.
He left nurse and went back to
Memphis, promising to return again
in a I1ay or two. A good many are
of the e1i4-aYn that the fever here will
be confined to comparatively narrow
limits and we trust it may soon be en-
tirely eradicated from our midst. The
lateness of the season Is one thing de<
cidedly in our favor. Those who are
left are organizing Howard Associa-
ton and have agreed to stand firmly
by each other to the last. This is
the proper course to persue, and we
are glad to seesome here arenot afraid
and who will not shrink from duty in
any form. Such people will not be
forgotten by the people of Milan and
are an ornament to any town.
Year: 1878

At last the fearful scaurge is upon
us, and our little city is in the grasp
of that awful fend that has scattered
such misery snd despair ever 90 many
of our southern towns. But we for
The first tine realizeits significance.
On last Tuesday our town was alive
with trade, the streets were crowded
with country people, wagons and cot
ton. About twelve o'clock the an
nouncement was made by The physi>
clans, that yellow fever was in town,
and advised every one to leave. a
general stampede ensued, worse than
any proceeding one, and in less than
two hours not acountry-man or wagon
was in town and our town people need
ed no second warning; every possible
means of conveyance was brought IT,
Year: 1878

We are willing to receiveztwenty or
thirty cords of wood in payment of
inscriptions fer the EXCHANGE, and
we would be glad to receive it during
the summer montbs. Bring it in
while the roads are good, ana before
cotton picking time comes.
Year: 1878

In Clothing for mea ard boys, we
are prepared to show a mere exten>
sive line than we ever did before.
Prices on these goods are much lower
than ever before, We claim the larg-
est stock in town. You cBn decide
yourself when you come and see. Its
strictly for sale and we will sell it low.
Year: 1878

Lee We'll has got back from the
East, and brought one of the Finest
and Largest Stock of general Dry
Goods, ever was brought to the town
of Milan. Prices are very low, and
below we give you a Price List of some
of our goods.
Year: 1878

We have extended our premises
clear around from Main to Front street
and it will be treat to any one to
look through our mammoth stock; We
claim more cheap goods than anyone
concern in town. We prefer light to
darkness and it makes US feel good to
give good fat bargains. Come and see
us.
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD


1 resa with surprise the published protest by ..
number of medical setting forth the list
diseases to be caused by the noise OF metropolitan
Elevated Road. Insanity in IT'S various forms Is un-
fortunately increasing Statistics however show that
u much larger proportion OF tie insane IRON he
quiet rural districts than froyu large noisy cer Let
the learned gentlemen rec oncc this fact with their
statements " tncy can. Again. IL cannot Re shown
that men working Al NOISY trades " no arc daily
posed to and continuous than that
caused by the passing OF an elevated railroad train
are more liable Than other people TO the dts
ordcrs specified la tho protest No doubt people
aiobg the line OF the road have been kept awake but
when the noise " req uccd TO a minimum and thc get
accustomed To whs remains they Will sleep we'll
ruodgh venture TO assert that tue statements OF


The protest are not tenabIe ana the medical gentle
men who signed It could not readily have taken
better way TO or ing their deliberate judgment into
contempt Than w IT'S publication. MEDiCU5.
Year: 1878

During the campaign of 1903 Napo-
leon arrived at Brun, in Moravia. He
had to pass the Old Gate; a steep ascent
leads to this gate, contiguous to which
are several houses; one of these was oc-
cupied by mechanic as dwelling and
workshop. Among his journeymen was
a native of Tyrol, an industrious and
worthy fellow, but. like all his country.
men. furious enemy to Napoleon and
the French. On the morning when the
Emperor rode to the Speilburg the Tv-
rolese was missing His comrades were
just talking of him when the apprentice
entered the shop and mentioned that be
had seen the Tyrolese at the window OF
the loft. This awakened curiosity, and
the master went up to the loft to see
what he was doing; he found him kneel-
ing at the window, with gun ready
cooked lying before him, and bis eyes
fixed on the road by which Napoleon
was to pass. AS the house stood on the
declivity of the bill, consequently lower
than the gate, tine Emperor on horse
back, at the moment when he came ur


to the gate, would have been nearly 90


a line with the window where his hum


BILE foe had posted himself; and the dis


lance would have been so small tha


scarcely any marksman, and least Of all


Tyrolese, could have missed his aim
A few moments after the master had dis


armed his workman Napoleon passed


the gate and rode down the hill. Hi


destiny was not yet accomplished.
Year: 1878

"Of nv condition there is no hope
that it should ever change; the waters
have gone over me; but out of the black
depths, could l be heard, / would cry
out to all those who have set foot in
the perilous food.


"Could the youth to whom the flavor
of his first wine is delicious as the open.
inc scenes of life, or the entering upon
some newly discovered paradise, look
into my desolation, and be made to un
derstand what dreAry thing it is when
a man shall feel himself going down .
precipice, with open eyes and passive
will !; to see his destruction and have nc
power to stop it; to perceive all good
ness emptied out of him, and yet not b.
able to forget time when it was other
wise; to hear about the piteous specta
Gle of his own self-ruin: could he Gel
nv fevered eye. fevered with last night
debauch, and feverish in looking for thi
nights repetition of the folly: could b
feel the body of death out of which


CRY hourly, with feebler and feebler out
cry, to be delivered, it were enough t
make him dash the sparkling beverag
to the earth in all the pride Of Its madr
ling temptation, = Charles Lamb.
Year: 1878

Suppnse the woman OF this country
would refuse to work over eight hours a
day, what would man do for his supper ?


aMan wants but little here below, nor
wants that little long. IT it is the pat
ronsge of q man who never pays his
debts.


"That boy will make his mark in the
world some day. said q parent of his
dullest child, So be did. He never
learned to write.


"Loye is blind" and that's the reason
why it can get along with one small
hand lamp, turned down as low as it will
20, as well as under blazing chande-
lier of fifty barners.


Hay and oats are so cheap in this State
that the Detroit Free Press thinks it is
cheaper for New Yorker to be jackass
than a man; and by Joye! We know o.
several persons who have heen acting or
the suggestion these six months.
When you hear,something chuck dowr
suddenly, and cannot imagine where i
csme from. you may come pretty nea
solving the problem by remembering
what you do when you miss a hickor!
nut, and hit your thumb with the ham
mer. Cont you always throw away th
hammer Of course you do, and 81
does your neighbor on the next lot,
III
Year: 1878

A story of the attempt ON the life OF
King George Ill is worthy to be re,
membered. On May Is, 1900, the En-
glish Ministers received notice that an
attempt would be made to assassinate
the King. and advised him not to go to
Drury Lane. George HI replied that
he Was afraid of nothing. On arriving
he to6ks scare 10 enter his box first, and
as he did so pistol shot was heard land
bullet lodged in the ceiling. He turn
ed and said to the Queen, who was be
hind him:


"Stand back for a moment; they are
burning some cartridges"


He then advanced to the froEt of the
box and. folding his arms. called aloud


"Now you may fire, if you like"


An appeal to the sentiment and admi
ration OF a crowd always produces its
effect The audience rose to their fee
like single man and raised loud accla
nations. After this be allowed his fam
lily to enter the box, saying:
SNOW there isno danger" 70


Three times "God Save the King" wa
sung, and Sheridan, who, was present
added two new verses. When the Kins
was complimented on his courage, he re
piled. tio p


"The life of a King is at the mercy o
any one who is willing to expose hi
own. only performed the duty of m.
station" ~
Year: 1878

round the camp, while eyes that could
not be closed in sleep watched the stars
and listened with the keenest attention
for further sounds that night. The next
day a grave was dug for the dead man,
and, With poor Eliza as chief mourner,
the corpse was buried in the midst OF the
long grass and bright flowers Of the
prairie.
Year: 1878

One item Of peaceful new > comes from
Montreal-that the Orange lodges in
other Canadian towns have been led to
reconsider their announced purpose to
take part in the Montreal Orange parade
tomorrow, and will stay home. But the
outlook is still black, and { he peace-lov-
ing citizens are in state of mind border
ing closely on panic The military au-
thorities are pushing forward their pre-
parations.
Year: 1878

REPORTS are in circulation that
England is negotiating for more real
estate in Asia, now belonging to Turkey.
Should the latter power see fit to give
slice of Syria to England it will come
within the agreement between the two
governments. England guaranteed
Turkish territory against all comers.
But there is nothing to prevent her
from getting as much for herself as her
greed can stand.
Year: 1878

A PROMINENT Georgia Democrat has
written to Postmaster General Key to
say that the independent party move
ment is fast assuming winning proper
tions. The Bourbon Democrats ad-
NIT that defeat of the Democratic
ticket in that State in 80 would dis
solve the party there. The writer
wants no Office, he says, but asks
the President and Mr.. Key to continue
in their course of action towards the
South
Year: 1878

WE take but little account of the
rumor that Don Cameron is to with
draw from the U. S. Senatorial race
and substitute the venerable Simon.
Even If the legislative nominations
throughout the State are not fortunate,
the Don will spend just that much
more money.
Year: 1878

BUSINESS OUTLOOK HERE.-The paper mills are all running, the Cowles Hardware Co, are doing a rushing business, having doubled their help since July. They have been building an addition on the east end of their shop, and have put in two new wheels in place of one old one. Patent spring door butts are what the Go. are hurrying over. A new shop is going to be put up right away for the manu- fracture of cutlery. Orders for goods have been received to the amount of over seventy five thousand dollars worth, enough to keep them busy quite while. They win employ

 No LICENsE.-Another year of drouth to the poor drinker, providing some seller does not break the law and the whisky lover does not go out of town for his bitters. The other day l noticed couple of fellows-strangers here stop at Pat. McMannus saloon. Their general appearance showed what they wanted. They did hot stay long enough to drink, and the conclusion came to was, they could not got it. They drove on down to Skaters and hitch ed their team. The last I saw of them they stood outside trying to get into Skaters base ment, wondering, no doubt, what kind of town they had got into.

 PAINFUL AoCIDENT.-Mr. Littlehale's little girl came very near being burned to death. She was playing with matches, got her clothes on fire, and before the fire was put out it had burned her badly.

 ENTERTAINMENT.-The Spaulding Bell Ring CTS give an entertainment on Monday night of this week.,

 REMOvAL.-Rev. Mir. Brown, rector of the Episcopal church, has moved to Brooklyn, Mir. Ellsworth formerly leader of Ellsworth band and who has been away studying, is to take charge of the parish.

 BACK HoME. Fred Payne, leader of Payne's Quadrille band before he moved to the State of New York, is back again and takes charge of Ellsworth band.

 REBULT.-The shop at Burlington station burned month or two ago is being rebuilt

 M. J. w.