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such road district an additional special tax of not more than ten cents in tiie hundred dollars, to be collected as other county taxes, and to be expended under the direction of the County Commissioners in the improvement of the roads within said dis- trict. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That any Su- pervisor may be sued before any Justice of the Peace, in an action of debt, in the name of the	Special tax.
said Commissioners, for any dereliction of duty under this Act; the amount to be recovered not to exceed in any case the sum of one hundred dol- lars, according to the aggravation of the case, either party having the right of appeal to the Circuit Court, as in other cases of small debts; and all sums so recovered shall be applied in aid of the road fund of the district where such Super-	Compel pay- ment.
visor acts, or he shall be liable to indictment in the Circuit Court of said county, and may he fined at the discretion of the Court, and the fines im- posed shall likewise be applied to the road fund of his said district. Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That the several Su- pervisors shall have power, with the assent of the	Indictment.
County Commissioners, to contract with the pro- prietor of any lands adjacent to any public road for keeping said road or any designated part there- of in repair for the term of one year; and said contractor shall, during the time covered by his contract, be liable to be proceeded against for any dereliction of duty in respect to repairing said roads in the same manner as is above provided in respect to Supervisors, in addition to his lia- bility for breach of his contract. Sec. 11. Be it enacted, That if any person shall encroach upon any public road by fences or other	May contract for repairs.
obstructions, or by cultivating the same within fifteen feet from the centre, or shall purposely de- stroy or injure any bridge or culvert, or destroy or injure any guide-post or guide-boards, or dig any ditch or drain across any road, and not keep such ditch or drain secure and well covered, and in good repair for the passage of all vehicles over the same to the full width of said road, or if any per- son shall drain any water into or upon any public road, each and every such person, for every such 20	Penalty for violating law.