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collected as other county taxes, and to be expended under the direction of the County Commissioners for the improvement of the roads within said dis- trict.	Improvement.
Sec. 8. 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 said Commissioners, for any dereliction of duty under this Act; the amount to be recovered not to ex- ceed in any case the sum of one hundred dollars, according to the aggravation of the case, either	May sue super- visor.
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 supervisor acts, or he shall be liable for indictment in the Circuit Court of said county, and may be fined at the discretion of the Court, and the fines imposed shall likewise be applied to the road fund of his said district.	Appeals.
Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That the several super- visors shall, with the assent of the County Com- missioners, contract with the proprietor of any lands adjacent to any public road, or his or her authorized agent for keeping said road, or any designated part thereof in repair for the term of one year, and said contractor shall, during the time covered by his contract, be liable to be pro- ceeded against for any dereliction of duty in re-	Contract with proprietor.
spect to repairing said roads, in the same manner as is above provided for in respect to supervisors, in addition to his liability for breach of his con- tract.	Liability.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That if any person shall encroach upon any public road by fences, dirt bridges, or other obstructions, or shall pur- posely destroy 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 person shall drain any water into or upon any public road, each and every such person, for every such offence, and for each and every day any such ditch or drain shall be suffered to remain out of	Destroy or in- jure.