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Session Laws, 1878
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JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 783

visor shall keep a list of all delinquents, and report

 

the same to a justice of the peace of the election dis-

 

trict in which he is supervisor.

 

SEC. 157. The justice to whom such list shall be

 

reported shall issue his warrant in the name of the

Issue warrant

State for every person so appearing to be delinquent,
to be directed to some constable of the district, di-

 

recting him to bring said delinquent before him for

 

trial, and if upon trial it shall appear that said de-

 

linquent failed to appear at the time and place ap-

 

pointed by the supervisor, his agent or deputy, with

 

proper implements for work, unless prevented by

 

sickness or wheat harvest, or appearing, refused or

 

neglected to perform reasonable labor, and has not

 

furnished a substitute or paid the supervisor, his

 

agent or deputy, as aforesaid, the justice shall fine

Amount of

each delinquent the sum of seventy-five cents for :

fine.

each day's delinquency and cost, and shall order the

 

person fined to stand committed until the fines and

 

fees are paid, and in all such prosecutions the super-

 

visor shall be a competent witness for the State ;

 

provided that in all cases in which fines may be im-

 

posed under this law, any person may appeal to the
Circuit Court, as in other cases, giving bond with

Bight of ap-
peal.

good security, in the penalty of twenty-five dollars,

 

to prosecute his appeal with effect.

 

SEC. 158. All fines collected by any justice of the

 

peace under the preceding sections shall be by him

 

paid over to the road supervisor ; and these fines, to-

 

gether with all the monies paid to road supervisors

 

by persons in lieu of their work on the county roads,

Fines— how

shall be spent by the supervisors in employing other

disposed of.

laborers and hiring teams, or any other necessary

 

expenses in repairing and improving roads; and the

 

supervisor shall furnish a statement under oath to

 

the County Commissioners of all monies collected

 

and expended, and of each day's labor employed on

 

the road, his own labor being separately itemized.

 

SEC. 159. It shall be the duty of the supervisor to

 

assign each individual a reasonable and uniform

Assign work.

amount of work each day, and direct him how to

 

perform it ; the ditches on the side of the public

 

roads shall be cut and opened so as to furnish the

 


 

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