THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 663
Sec. 5. And be it enacted. That if any person
from whom such labor may be due and required,
shall make it satisfactorily appear to the said Road
Commissioners that he is physically unable to per-
form such labor, or is a non-taxpayer, and over fifty
years of age, and is not able to furnish a substi-
tute or commute for such labor, as provided in the
next succeeding Section, it shall be the duty of
the said Commissioners to exempt such persons
from the performance of said labor. It shall be
the duty of the Road Commissioners to make out
a list of such persons as are hereby required to
work on the roads in the several districts, and pro-
portion the labor to the several sections, as in their
judgment may appear to be just and proper.
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Physically
unable.
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Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That every person
liable, as aforesaid to labor on said roads, who
shall fail to obey the summons of the contractor
or supervisor, or furnish an acceptable substitute,
shall, upon demand by said contractor or super-
visor, pay the sum of one dollar and fifty cents for
having failed to perform such labor, and the said
contractor or supervisor shall collect and receipt
to such persons for the same, and apply all sums
so collected to the repairs of the road in his con-
tract or section by hiring the labor for such pur-
pose, and shall report under oath to the Road
Commissioners.
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Penalty.
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Sec. 7. And be it enacted. That the County
Commissioners shall annually levy the amount of
money necessary for the repairs of roads as a sepa-
rate and distinct tax, which shall not exceed ten
cents on the hundred dollars.
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Levy.
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Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That any person
liable to labor, failing to obey the summons as
aforesaid, or furnish an acceptable substitute, and
failing or refusing on demand made as aforesaid to
pay to the contractors or supervisor the sum of one
dollar and fifty cents, shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor, and shall, upon complaint made by such
contractor or supervisor, be liable to be arrested
and brought before some Justice of the Peace of
said county, upon a warrant to be issued by said
Justice, in the name of the State, and shall upon
proof of such summons, and of failure to obey the
same, and of a refusal to pay the said sum of one
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Failing to
obey.
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