1830 SOMERSET COUNTY. [ART. 20.

1888, ch. 96.

228. It shall be the duty of each road supervisor to cause all
public roads in his district to be kept cleared, smooth, and in
good repair, with good and sufficient bridges and underdrains
where required, and to keep the same in good repair.

Ibid.

229. All able-bodied male residents of Somerset county, be
tween the ages of twenty-one and fifty-five years, shall be com.
pelled to kbor not less than two days, of eight hours each, in
every year, on the public roads in the district in which they re-
side; provided, however, no person shall be required to labor
more than four miles from his place of residence.

Ibid.

230. Whenever in the judgment of the road supervisor any
of the public roads in his district shall require repairs, he shall
summon to work on such road such number of persons residing
in the district as he may deem necessary, giving to each of such
persons at least two days' notice of the time and place of meet-
ing, and what tools they must furnish.

Ibid.

231. No person shall be deemed to have discharged his lia-
bility to work on the public roads until he shall have actually
worked sixteen hours thereon in each year; and the supervisor
shall keep the time each person shall work; and when any
balance of time for such work shall be due from any person, he
shall be liable to be again summoned to work by the supervisor
as often as may be necessary, until such person has worked out
his time of sixteen hours for each year as provided by section

Ibid.

232. Road supervisors may make such commutation of labor
for teams, carts, wagons or road machines, as they may deem
proper, and all commutations shall be reported by them in their
semi-annual report to the county commissioners.