FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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shall not in any district or sub-district be given out under

contract, the supervisor shall employ the necessary labor

and teams to do the work required, and shall dispose of the

same in such manner as will be most economical and best

for the public benefit ; and all bills for contracts, and for

labor and materials to be supplied for the roads shall be

made under oath, and shall be approved by the respective

supervisors before payment shall be made by the county

commissioners.

SEC. 106. And be it enacted, That each road supervisor

shall divide the roads of his district into two convenient

Roads to

sections and number them, and if desirable make any sub-

be divided
into

divisions of his district, and he shall keep an account of all

sections.

work, and other transactions pertaining to the roads of his

district showing the kind and quality of work done on each

section of said roads, by whom the work was done, and the

cost of the same, which said account shall be returned

monthly to the county commissioners who shall keep a

record of the same, which shall at all times be open for

public inspection.

SEC. 107. And be it enacted, That any supervisor shall

be subject to removal by the county commissioners for neg-

Removal
of super-

lect or refusal to comply with the duties of his office, pro-

visors.

vided that notice of the charge be given to him and he have

an opportunity to appear and answer the same ; and if any

supervisor shall resign, or be removed, his place shall be

filled by the county commissioners immediately thereafter.

SEC. 108. And be it enacted, That the county commissioners

shall keep a record book for each district in which shall be

Record
book.

recorded all the roads of said district, hereafter to be

opened, and all surveys and other proceedings in reference

thereto, or in reference to any bridge in said district.

SEC. 109. And be it enacted, That the road supervisors

herein provided for shall take charge of all the roads and

Super-

bridges in their respective districts, and shall see that no

visors to
take

obstruction is permitted in or upon any road or bridge in

charge of

their respective districts, and when any road or bridge shall

roads and
bridges

form the boundary between any of the districts, the county

commissioners shall assign to each district its portion of

said road or bridge ; any person placing any obstruction of

any kind whatsoever in or upon the public roads, or in the

side ditches thereof shall be liable to a fine of five dollars

and costs for each and every offense, which fine may be

imposed by any justice of the peace in the district in which

said offense shall be committed, upon the complaint of the

road supervisor having charge of said road, provided said