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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March 30, 1868
Volume 142, Page 2985   View pdf image (33K)
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THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 64T

giving five days' notice of the time and place of
meeting ; provided, that no person shall be com-
pelled to labor more than three miles from his
place of residence.

 

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That if any person
from whom such labor on the public road shall be
required, under the provisions of the preceding sec-
tions, shall make it satisfactorily appear to the
Supervisor of said road district, that he is physi-
cally unable to perform the said labor, and is not
able to pay the fine hereinafter provided, or to
furnish a substitute, it shall be the duty of the Su-
pervisor to exempt such persons from the perform-
ance of the said labor.

Physically
unable.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the said County
Commissioners shall furnish to the Road Super-
visors whatever implements or tools may be neces-
sary for the repairs of the roads, and the said Su-
pervisors may make commutation of labor for teams
and carts, or wagons, or furnish the same as they
may deem proper, and the said County Commis-
sioners are hereby authorized to fix and establish
the amount to be allowed to the owner per day
for the use of such teams, carts or wagons.

Furnish tools.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That every person
liable as aforesaid to labor on the said roads, who
shall fail to obey the summons of the Road Super-
visor, or furnish a substitute, shall upon demand
made by said Supervisor, pay to him the sum of
one dollar and fifty cents, and the said Supervisor
shall collect and account under oath to the County
Commissioners for all sums of money so collected,
and shall apply the same under the directions of
said County Commissioners, to hiring laborers to
work on the public roads, and shall pay over to
his successors upon the order of the County Com-
missioners any surplus that may remain in his
hands; and the said Supervisor shall make a report
once in every three months to the County Commis-
sioners of the money received and expended by him.

Fail to obey
summons.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That any person liable
to labor on the said roads as hereinbefore provided,
who shall fail to obey any summons made as afore-
said, or to furnish an acceptable substitute, and
who shall refuse upon demand made as aforesaid


Penalty.



 

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