ART. 2. ] ROADS. 147

1886, ch. 385.

196. Whenever any public road shall be obstructed in any
manner, and whenever any bridge or culvert shall be out of
repair or dangerous, it shall be the duty of the supervisor to
remove the obstruction and to have the bridges and culverts
rebuilt or repaired; provided, the cost thereof shall not exceed
ten dollars—in which case he shall report the same to the county

commissioners, whose duty it shall be immediately to cause the
obstructions to be removed, or such bridge or conduit to be
rebuilt or repaired by making a contract therefor with some fit
person—and all moneys required to carry out the provisions of
the several sections of this sab-title shall be paid out of the funds
of the county on the order of the commissioners; and all bills
of cost for hire of persons and teams or for other expenses
incurred in repairing the public roads shall, when approved by
the county commissioners by endorsement thereon, be receivable
from the party to whom due, or his assignee in writing, in payment
of county taxes due by the lawful holder thereof.

Ibid.

197. The several supervisors shall make a summary statement,
quarterly, commencing the first day of May in each and every
year, to the county commissioners, of the state of the roads

within their districts and the expenses incurred by them under
the four preceding sections; the amount of money paid out by
them in constructing and repairing roads, and to whom paid,

with the vouchers for the same, certified to by affidavit of the
supervisor, the blanks to be furnished by the county commission-
ers; each supervisor shall be entitled to receive a sum not to
exceed two dollars per day for each day he is actually employed
on the roads for the said county commissioners, and shall be
wholly exempt, during his term of office, from militia duty and
from service on juries.

Ibid.

198. In addition to the proper proportion of the general road
tax levied for ordinary expenses of roads and bridges within the
county, the county commissioners shall have power, in their dis-
cretion, upon the petition of thirty or more land owners within